Nordea announced Wednesday the appointment of Heikki Ilkka as new Group Chief Financial Officer.

Formerly head of Group Finance & Business Control in Norder, Heikki Ilkka will also become a member of Group Executive Management (GEM) and will be reporting to Group CEO Casper von Koskull from 1 January 2016.

Mr. Ilkka first joined Nordea in April 2015 as head of Group Finance, having previously worked extensively with Ernst & Young (EY). From November 2015 he led the Group Finance & Business Control unit within Group Corporate Centre, which will be a function with direct reporting to the Group CEO once Mr. Ilkka takes office.

"I look forward to working together with Heikki and welcome him to the GEM team," commented Casper von Koskull. "He brings with a set of valuable skills and profound financial experience that will be supporting our financial focus and exciting development towards the Future Relationship Bank."

 

Photo: LinkedIn/Heikki Ilkka