Annika Falkengren ''née'' Bolin (born 1962) is a

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banker, one of

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’s seven managing partners. She started her professional career in 1987 at

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (, abbreviated SEB, is a northern European financial services group headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. In Sweden and the Baltic countries, SEB has a full financial service offering. In Denmark, Finland, Norway, ...

where she ascended through the ranks to become its President and CEO in 2005, a position she occupied until 2017. Over her career she has held various Board Membership positions and received numerous awards, most notably being repeatedly ranked by

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as one of the most powerful women in Global Business.

Early life and education

Annika Falkengren was born on 12 April 1962 in

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where her parents were stationed as diplomats for the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Being born into a diplomatic family, her initial years were characterized by frequent relocations. She returned to Sweden to pursue her studies at the

Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket (SSHL) is a coeducational independent school for boarding and day pupils between the seventh and twelfth grades. It is located in Sigtuna, Sweden. The school is attended by Swedish boarders, local children an ...

Boarding School and following that continued her higher education at

Stockholm University Stockholm University ( sv, Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, so ...

from where she graduated in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in

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and

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Career

Falkengren joined SEB in 1987 directly out of university as part of the Banks’ graduate training program. This was the first stepping stone in a long career with SEB that would see her hold various senior positions and responsibilities spanning over 30 years and culminating in her assuming the helm of the Bank in 2005 as the President and CEO of SEB, a position she held until July 2017. Along the way she headed Fixed Income Trading and Sales, Trading & Capital Markets Division; and Corporate & Institutional Division, before being nominated on 10 November 2005 by the Board of SEB to succeed Lars H. Thunell as he left for the

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...

. In August 2017 Annika Falkengren joined

as Managing Partner. Amongst her responsibilities today is Group Corporate Sustainability which she co-chairs with the Groups Senior Managing Partner, Patrick Odier, as well as risk, marketing and communications. Annika Falkengren has served on the boards and supervisory boards of, amongst others,

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Munich RE Munich Re Group or Munich Reinsurance Company (german: Münchener Rück; Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft) is a German multinational insurance company based in Munich, Germany. It is one of the world's leading reinsurers. ERGO, a Muni ...

Scania Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conte ...

, and

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. She also served as board member and then chair of the Swedish Bankers’ Association. She currently is a member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or ''Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien'' (IVA), founded on 24 October 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the royal academies in Sweden. The academy is an independent organisation, which promo ...

and sits on the board of the

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and IMD Foundations.

Recognition

Swedish business magazine ''

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'' named her one of the most powerful woman in Swedish business in 2005 and 2013. The '' Financial News Online'' has ranked her in 2006 as No 68 among the "100 most influential people in European capital markets". In 2012, the Euro Finance Group awarded Annika Falkengren with the European Banker of the Year award.

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has repeatedly ranked her among the 10 most powerful women in global business, being the third most powerful woman in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2015.

References

External links

Fortune Magazines - Top 10 Most Powerful Women Globally
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