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Karri Varis Appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer At Aktia Bank Plc

PRIVATEAug 30, 2024almost 2 years ago

Position

Chief Financial Officer

Company

Aktia Bank Plc

Karri Varis
FinlandFinancial ServicesRetail

Description

Aktia Bank Plc announces the appointment of Karri Varis as the interim Chief Financial Officer effective from 1st September 2024. Varis will report to Aktia’s CEO and be a member of the Group’s Executive Committee. This appointment follows the decision of the current CFO, Outi Henriksson, to step down from her position at the end of August.

Company Information

Company

Aktia Bank Plc

Location

14 Mannerheimintie

Finland

About

Aktia is a Finnish asset manager, bank and life insurer that has been creating wealth and wellbeing from one generation to the next for 200 years. They serve their customers in digital channels everywhere and face-to-face in their offices in the Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Vaasa and Oulu regions. Their award-winning asset management business sells investment funds also internationally. Aktia employs approximately 860 people around Finland. Aktia's assets under management (AuM) 31 December 2023 amounted to EUR 13.7 billion and the balance sheet total was EUR 12.0 billion.

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