Executive CommitteeExecutive Committee


The Board of Directors has approved the establishment of an Executive Committee headed by the Chairman of the Executive Board.

The Executive Committee is a co-ordinating forum whose principal objective is to take an overall view of Group activities with a particular focus on the interaction between support functions, individual brands and country organisations.

The Executive Committee consists of

Peter Straarup Peter Straarup
Born in 1951
Chief Executive Officer
Chairman of the Executive Board
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Hired in 1968
Education: Diploma in Business Administration
Tonny Thierry Andersen Tonny Thierry Andersen
Born in 1964
Chief Financial Officer
Hired in 1999
Education: Master of Business Administration
Thomas Borgen Thomas F. Borgen
Born in 1964
Head of International banking activities and Danske Markets
Member of the Executive Board
Hired in 1997
Education: Master of Business Administration
Sven Lystbæk Sven Lystbæk
Born in 1951
Head of Shared Services Centre
Hired in 1983
Education: Master of Science (Economics)
Per Damborg Skovhus Per Damborg Skovhus
Born in 1959
Head of Group Credits
Hired in 1979
Education: Master of Laws
Steen Blaafalk Steen Blaafalk
Born in 1961
Head of Danske Markets
Hired in 1980
Education: Master of Business Administration
Eva Veileborg Hald Eva Veileborg Hald
Born in 1969
Head of Group Communications
Hired in 2010
Education: Master of Laws
Ilkka Hallavo Ilkka Hallavo
Born in 1956
Head of Sampo Bank in Finland
Hired in 1980
Education: Bachelor of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
Helle Havgaard Helle Havgaard
Born in 1959
Head of Group HR (as of March 1, 2010)
Hired in 2010
Education: Danish bar examination (High Court)
Andrew Healy Andrew Healy
Born in 1967
Head of National Irish Bank
Hired in 2005
Education: Bachelor of Science (Financial Services)
Gerry Mallon Gerard Martin Mallon
Born in 1969
Head of Northern Bank
Hired in 2006
Education: MA in Economics at Cambridge University
Trond Mellingsæter Trond Mellingsæter
Born in 1965
Head of Fokus Bank
Hired in 2005
Education: Master of Science (Economics) and Master of Management
Niels-Ulrik Mousten Niels-Ulrik Mousten
Born in 1963
Head of Danske Capital
Hired in 2001
Education: Master of Science
Lars Stensgaard Mørch Lars Stensgaard Mørch
Born in 1972
Head of Danske Bank Sweden
Hired in 1999
Education: Masters degree at Warwick Business School
Henrik Normann Henrik Normann
Born in 1953
Head of Danske Bank Denmark
Hired in 1983
Education: Master of Arts
Peter Rostrup-Nielsen

Peter Rostrup-Nielsen
Born in 1966
Head of Group Risk
Hired in 1991
Education: Master of Science (Economics)

Georg Schubiger Georg Schubiger
Born in 1968
Head of Group Business Development
Hired in 2002
Education: Lic.oec. (Finance and Accounting) and MA (European Studies)
Mads Jacobsen

Mads Jacobsen
Born in 1952
Chairman of the board of directors of the Baltic units 
Associate Member of the Executive Committee
Hired in 1975
Education: Master of Science (Political)

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The All Risk committeeThe All Risk committee

The All Risk Committee, which reports to the Executive Board, was established in 2005. The Committee determines the Group's overall balance sheet, capital and financing structure. It also sets forth the Group's general principles of risk management, its risk policies and its investment strategies.

The Committee consists of the following Executive Committee members:

Peter Straarup
Tonny Thierry Andersen
Thomas Borgen
 Sven Lystbæk
Per Damborg Skovhus
 Peter Rostrup-Nielsen
Steen Blaafalk

Head of Risk Models & Framework, Sune Visti Petersen, also participates in the Committee's work.

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