Robert Swaak to succeed Kees van Dijkhuizen as CEO of ABN AMRO
January 09 2020 - 2:00AM
Robert Swaak to succeed Kees van Dijkhuizen as CEO of ABN AMRO
Robert Swaak to succeed Kees van Dijkhuizen as CEO of
ABN AMRO
AMSTERDAM, 9 January 2020 – Robert Swaak
(59) will be appointed by the ABN AMRO Supervisory Board as CEO of
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. for a four-year term. Mr Swaak will succeed Kees
van Dijkhuizen during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 22 April
2020. The appointment of Mr Swaak is subject to regulatory
approval.
The former chairman of the Board of Management
of PwC Netherlands, Robert Swaak will be appointed as the new CEO
of ABN AMRO. Mr Swaak has previously held various executive
positions at PwC Netherlands, including CFO, COO, CHRO and chairman
of the Board of Management (from 2006 to 2013). He was part of
PwC’s Network Leadership team until 2017, responsible for Global
Clients and Industries, and is currently Global Relationship
Partner, responsible for a number of global clients.
Mr Swaak will focus on further refining and
implementing ABN AMRO’s strategy, with a view to building a
future-proof bank with a feel for what’s going on in society and an
eye and ear for clients, employees and investors. High priority
will also be given to the further implementation of improvement
programmes relating to Detecting Financial Crime (DFC), promoting
public-private cooperation on DFC and compliance with the growing
number of rules and regulations.
Tom de Swaan, Chairman of ABN AMRO’s Supervisory
Board: ‘We are very pleased that after having carried out an
extensive and thorough procedure, we are able to appoint Robert
Swaak as the new CEO of ABN AMRO. Over the past 30 years Robert has
acquired broad and relevant expertise in the financial sector and
he is a seasoned executive who knows the ins and outs of what it
takes to run a large listed company. At the same time, Robert is a
modern leader who can build bridges and who has proven experience
in heading up and managing the successful implementation of
challenging strategies and innovations. Moreover, as a
non-executive and supervisory board member of various organisations
in the Netherlands, Robert is firmly rooted in Dutch society. And
so I have every faith that he will make a valuable contribution to
ABN AMRO’s future.
Robert will succeed Kees van Dijkhuizen during
the AGM on 22 April 2020. This brings to an end a period of seven
years in which Kees has served ABN AMRO in exemplary fashion – the
first four years as the CFO and from 2017 as the CEO. Thanks to his
vision and leadership, we are ready to move on to the next chapter,
a period in which the bank will consolidate and further strengthen
its position. Kees and his team have introduced a strong purpose
and strategy, both of which resonate well within the bank and in
society at large. And with ‘Banking for better, for generations to
come’, ABN AMRO has made its role in society understandable and
clear. ABN AMRO owes Kees a great deal.’
Kees van Dijkhuizen, CEO of ABN AMRO: ‘I’m proud
to have been able to help shape the future of ABN AMRO. During the
coming months, I will continue to give my all to implement our
plans and strategy, with the support of all the bank’s employees,
and I will help Robert to prepare fully for his new role once he’s
joined the bank. I’ve come to know Robert as an engaging and
intelligent man and I’m convinced that he’s the right person to
navigate ABN AMRO into the next phase.’
Robert Swaak: ‘ABN AMRO’s role and the direction
the bank has chosen to take resonate with me. It is this, together
with the clear challenges ABN AMRO is facing as well, that
strengthened my conviction that this is a good step. I am keen to
take on these issues and I very much look forward to starting at
ABN AMRO.’
The appointment of Robert Swaak is subject to regulatory
approval. The Employee Council and NLFI have issued a positive
advice with regard to his appointment.
This press release is published by ABN AMRO
Group N.V. and contains inside information within the meaning of
article 7 (1) to (4) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (Market Abuse
Regulation).
ABN AMRO
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