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Frank Vang-Jensen, CEO of Nordea

Who is the CEO of Nordea in 2026?

Frank Vang-Jensen is the Group Chief Executive Officer and President of Nordea. Frank has held the CEO seat since September 2019, and was previously President & Group CEO at Handelsbanken.

Updated September 24, 2026
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Time in seat
7 years
CEO since September 2019
Years at company
9 years
Joined Nordea January 2017
Career span
28 years
First recorded role January 1998
Summary
  • Frank Vang-Jensen rose through Nordea: Head of Personal Banking & Country Branch Manager & Country Senior Executive Denmark from January 2017, then Koncerndirektør, Head of Personal Banking & Member of Group Executive Management from January 2018, before taking the CEO seat in September 2019.
  • Frank Vang-Jensen was null at Handelsbanken from July 2014 to July 2015.
  • Frank Vang-Jensen sat on the boards of Finans Danmark from January 2017 to December 2019, and of Swedish Bankers' Association from January 2015 to January 2016.

Current company

Nordea

Nordea is a Nordic financial institution.

financial servicesHeadquartered in HelsinkiFounded 2001Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm

Source: Wikidata

Career and education

Frank Vang-Jensen joined Nordea in January 2017 and has been CEO since September 2019. Before Nordea, Frank was President & Group CEO at Handelsbanken from January 2015 until January 2016.

Career

  1. Nordea2017 to present
    • President & Group CEOSeptember 2019 to present
    • Koncerndirektør, Head of Personal Banking & Member of Group Executive ManagementJanuary 2018 to January 2019
    • Head of Personal Banking & Country Branch Manager & Country Senior Executive DenmarkJanuary 2017 to January 2018
    • Chair of the Board of Directors, Nordea Kredit RealkreditaktieselskabJanuary 2017 to January 2018
  2. Nordea Asset Management2019
    • Member of the Board of Directors
  3. Finans Danmark2017 to 2019
    • Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
  4. Swedish Bankers' Association2015 to 2016
    • Member of the Board of Directors
  5. Handelsbanken1998 to 2016
    • President & Group CEOJanuary 2015 to January 2016
    • July 2014 to July 2015
    • Head of Handelsbanken SwedenJanuary 2014 to January 2015
    • July 2007 to July 2014
    • CEO Handelsbanken DenmarkJanuary 2007 to January 2014
    • CEO Stadshypotek ABJanuary 2005 to July 2007
    • Regional Area Manager Handelsbanken DenmarkJanuary 2001 to July 2005
    • Branch Manager Copenhagen CityJanuary 1998 to January 2001
  6. BEC Financial Technologies2007 to 2014
    • Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
  7. LokalBolig-kæden2012 to 2014
    • Chair of the Board of Directors
  8. Handelsinvest Investeringsforvaltning A/S2002 to 2005
    • Member of the Board of Directors

Sources: LinkedIn profile

Education

Copenhagen Business School, HD, Organisation & LeadershipINSEAD, YMP, Management ProgrammeCopenhagen Business School, HD, Finance & CreditHarvard Business School, Executive ProgrammeSource

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Bernardo AntunesChief Transformation Officer · SWE@nordea.com
Jamie GrahamGroup Chief Compliance Officer and member of Nordea Group Leadership Team · FIN@nordea.com
Kirsten RennerGroup Chief Information Officer & Head of Group Technology · DNK@nordea.com
Jussi KoskinenChief Legal Officer, Board Secretary, Member of Group Leadership Team · FIN@nordea.com
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Frequently asked questions

Who is the CEO of Nordea?

Frank Vang-Jensen is the Group Chief Executive Officer and President of Nordea. Frank has held the CEO seat since September 2019, and was previously President & Group CEO at Handelsbanken.

When did Frank Vang-Jensen become CEO of Nordea?

Frank Vang-Jensen has been CEO of Nordea since September 2019, according to LinkedIn profile.

What did Frank Vang-Jensen do before Nordea?

Frank Vang-Jensen was President & Group CEO at Handelsbanken from January 2015 until January 2016, according to LinkedIn profile.

How long has Frank Vang-Jensen been CEO of Nordea?

Frank Vang-Jensen has been CEO of Nordea for 7 years, since September 2019.

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Methodology

The seat holder is identified in Unify's professional profile dataset, then confirmed against the company's published leadership page, its SEC filings, and Wikipedia before publication. Career and education rows carry the public document they were taken from. Leadership team membership follows the company's own leadership page; in-seat dates come from filings where available and otherwise from the profile record. Company figures are read from the Unify headcount page for the same company and are profile coverage measures, never company-reported workforce totals. The employee preview lists vice president and senior vice president level profiles by department. No personal contact details are published.

Identity confirmed against Wikipedia, Nordea. Last verified: September 24, 2026.