Swedbank AB (publ) named Jens Henriksson as its new president and CEO, effective as soon as possible, according to an Aug. 28 statement.
Henriksson will join from insurer Folksam AB where he is president and CEO. He will take over from Anders Karlsson who has been acting CEO since March 28. He took over after Birgitte Bonnesen was dismissed in March as the money laundering scandal that hit several Nordic and Baltic banks engulfed Swedbank.
Karlsson will return to his role as CFO of the bank.
