From diplomat
to Danske Bank

Who will succeed the top managers in the Group?
I work with succession planning and talent development. My particular area of responsibility is the succession process in 2007 and the internationalisation of the Group’s talents. One of the programmes we are working on concerns shorter postings abroad, with the aim of strengthening the international mindset of our younger talents. This area in the Group is increasingly in focus to ensure that future managers think about, and understand the Group from an international perspective.

Danske Bank is far more international
There are several similarities between Danske Bank and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. But I have been struck by the fact that Danske Bank is less rigid in terms of social conventions, less formal in its way of thinking and far more international than I thought. Working in such a large Group also means that you have a larger playing field on which to operate. A large HR development team provides opportunities for looking at subjects in-depth and in new ways within individual disciplines. As a recent member of staff I have noticed that there is considerable focus on personal and professional development in the job.

Common platform and the individual brand
The fact that I work in a multi-branded company is a theme that runs through all the areas of my work. We need to be focused and aware of both the common platform and the features that characterise each individual brand.

What characterises both aspects of my job in the Group is that I am involved in working on strategically important cases; and that I need to use my political flair and intuition, and be able to work across frontiers and cultures. Best of all, I have some fantastic colleagues who are highly qualified and have a great sense of humour.