Danske Bank’s Board of Directors has appointed Chris Vogelzang as new CEO. 

Chris Vogelzang brings many years of management experience from the financial sector. From 2000 to 2017, Chris Vogelzang held several positions at the Dutch bank ABN AMRO – the last eight years as a member of the bank’s management board and head of its global retail and private banking activities. 

In The Nordic Startup Salary Survey 2018 , Danske Bank and Arkwright X have charted pay levels within Nordic startups. The objective of the survey is to help founders, executives and employees find a mutually agreeable and attractive price for a career.

The global economy is looking weaker, with continued concerns over growth in China and a lot of discouraging data from the manufacturing sector, not least in the euro area. A lot of this weakness is likely to prove temporary. Even so, there is a risk that we face a period of more prolonged weakness. So far, though, the Nordics have been resilient to the global manufacturing slowdown, broadly speaking. 

Adults have always had difficulty understanding – and been quick to judge – what young people spend their time on. But if you don't understand the young people of today, you may be missing out on attractive investment opportunities. The key word here is eSports, says Danske Bank’s investment strategist Lars Skovgaard Andersen.

Danske Bank now offers Danish home owners a new possibility of protecting themselves against the risk of their loan becoming more expensive. Today, we are launching a Danske Bolig Fri loan with the option of locking in the interest rate for one to ten years. The loan is a competitive alternative or supplement to mortgage loans.

On Friday 31 May 2019, Denmark holds its first ‘Great Pocket Money Day’, where all children across Denmark can set up their own ‘shop’ and make their own pocket money on what they sell. The event is organised by the children’s events guide app GoLittle, headed up by former TV host Morten Resen, and Danske Bank.

Danske Bank’s business customers need access to innovative solutions. That’s why the bank has teamed up with Zenegy. Danske Bank now owns 11 percent of the tech startup specialised in cloud based salary systems.

Our online banking and mobile banking are among the innovative solutions that have earned us the award as Digital Financial Institution of the Year by Finanswatch.

“We are happy about the award. We see it as recognition of our efforts to develop new and innovative digital solutions in cooperation with and to the benefit of our customers,” comments Line Munkholm Haukrogh, Head of User Experiences, Digital & Channels in Danske Bank.