BORAS, Sweden, Jan. 12,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After more than fifteen
years as CEO and following the completion of a number of key
strategic milestones, Mattias
Carlsson has discussed his role with the board of directors
for a period of time, and they have thereafter agreed that he
should leave his position as CEO during 2023. The board of
directors has appointed Joakim
Jansson as the new CEO of TF Bank starting in August 2023 at the latest. Joakim Jansson joins from Swedbank AB, where he
has been head of Group Payments, Lending & Cards. Mattias Carlsson will remain with the company as
Senior Business Advisor.
Joakim Jansson holds a BSc and a
PhD in Economics from Uppsala
University. He has more than fifteen years of experience
from various positions both with Swedbank, where he inter alia has
been head of Group Payments, Lending & Cards, and with
Handelsbanken, where he inter alia has been CIO and head of the
international banking business, the insurance business and business
support within Investment Banking, Asset Management and Corporate
Banking. Joakim Jansson also has
experience from the Swedish Premium Pension Authority and from the
Swedish Department of Finance.
John Brehmer, the chairman of the
board of directors of TF Bank comments:
"I am delighted with the appointment of Joakim as Mattias'
successor. Joakim brings extensive and broad experience from
banking. His expertise and leadership skills contribute to TF
Bank's future development.
Under Mattias' leadership, TF Bank has had a fantastic
development, with consistent growth both operating income and
profitability. The company has strengthened its offering and
position to become a leading niche bank. Mattias has led TF Bank
from a private company to a strong and growing public
company."
Mattias Carlsson, TF Bank's CEO
comments:
"I am very proud of TF Bank's growth journey. It has been a
joy to lead a company with so much potential and to work with an
incredible team that has helped TF Bank reach so much success over
the years. It is now with confidence I shortly hand over the baton
to Joakim, who brings broad experience and a fresh perspective on
how we going forward further can strengthen TF Bank's position. I
am also happy to transition into a role as Senior Business
Advisor."
Joakim Jansson, TF Bank's
incoming CEO comments:
"I am delighted by the opportunity to enter into the role as
CEO of TF Bank. The company operates in an exciting part of the
banking sector and has continuously delivered good results and
solid growth for many years. My background and experience will
enable me to contribute to TF Bank's further expansion and success.
I am excited to start working with TF Bank's management and
employees - we are going to create
great results ogether."
For further information, please contact:
John Brehmer, chairman of the board
of directors, +46 (0) 706 70 40 67.
TF Bank in brief
TF Bank was founded 1987 and is an internet-based niche bank
offering consumer banking services and e-commerce solutions through
a proprietary IT platform with a high degree of automation. Deposit
and lending activities are conducted in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Austria and Spain through branch or cross-border banking.
The operations are divided into three segments: Consumer Lending,
Ecommerce Solutions and Credit Cards. TF Bank is listed on Nasdaq
Stockholm.
This is information which TF Bank is required to disclose
under the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was provided
for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out
above, on 11 January 2023 at
22:00 CET.
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