ABN AMRO CI&TO Christian Bornfeld to step down on 1 May 2022
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. has announced that its Chief Innovation & Technology Officer (CI&TO), Christian Bornfeld, has decided to leave ABN AMRO on 1 May 2022. Christian has accepted a position closer to his home and family in Denmark. The process of finding a new CI&TO has been initiated.
Robert Swaak, CEO of ABN AMRO:
“I want to sincerely thank Christian for his vision and leadership and the tremendous work he has done for ABN AMRO in the past four years. It is with great regret that we will see him go, but I fully respect his desire to work closer to his home and family in Denmark. Until 1 May, Christian will be fully committed to ABN AMRO. He has been a driving force for the bank in recent years, as one of the architects of our current strategy and of our ambition to serve our clients as a personal bank in the digital age. Christian has been instrumental in future-proofing the bank’s IT landscape and our way of working and in reinforcing our bank- wide KYC capabilities and activities. His knowledge, skills and companionship will be sorely missed. I wish Christian every success and happiness in his new job.”
Christian Bornfeld, CI&TO:
“It is with mixed emotions that I will be saying goodbye in a few months. I have immensely enjoyed working with all my colleagues at ABN AMRO and would like to thank them for that. The passion, professionalism and expertise at ABN AMRO are exceptional. At the same time, I’m excited about this new opportunity, which will allow me to work closer to my family in Denmark. So when this opportunity arose, I decided, together with my family, to return to Denmark. I have a lot of respect for Robert and my colleagues in the Executive Board. I firmly believe in the current strategy and in ABN AMRO’s ability to be successful as a personal bank in the digital age. I’ll be following the bank’s progress closely for years to come.”
Nicholas Lyons to step down from Bupa Board
Bupa is announcing that Nicholas Lyons will be stepping down from the Bupa Board following his nomination to be the Lord Mayor of London from November 2022.
He will step down from the Board on 31 August 2021 ahead of being appointed one of the two Sheriffs of the City of London in September, a precursor to taking up the role of Lord Mayor next year.
Bupa Chairman, Roger Davis said: “This is a very prestigious role, and I am delighted that Nick has been recognised in this way. I am very grateful to Nick for his service on the Bupa Board and its committees, particularly his work on guiding our sustainability and corporate responsibility strategy. I wish him every success as Lord Mayor.”
Nicholas joined the Board in November 2018 and is a member of the Nomination & Governance and Remuneration Committees, and chair of the Sustainability Committee. Outside of Bupa, he is the Chairman of Phoenix Group plc and a director of Convex Group Limited and Miller Insurance Services.
ABN AMRO CFO to step down per 28 February 2021
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Clifford Abrahams, has decided to leave ABN AMRO per 28 February 2021 to pursue another opportunity outside ABN AMRO. The process of finding a new Chief Financial Officer has been initiated.
Robert Swaak, CEO of ABN AMRO: “I want to congratulate Clifford with this great new opportunity. I see his leaving as a regretted loss for the bank, though at the same time I fully understand that this opportunity together with his personal wish to work closer to his home and family in the UK is an offer he can’t refuse. Until 28 February 2021 Clifford will be fully committed to ABN AMRO. After our Q4 results in February 2021 we will take time to thank Clifford extensively for his valuable contribution as CFO over the past four years.”
Clifford Abrahams, CFO: “I am excited about this new opportunity closer to home in the UK and at the same time I will be sad to leave ABN AMRO. ABN AMRO has great professionals to work with and a meaningful purpose, Banking for better for generations to come. I have huge respect for Robert and my colleagues in the Executive Committee. Together we have shaped the strategy review. I am really looking forward to taking part in our Investor Update coming 30 November.”