Trustly, which operates in the payment solutions space, has made two appointments to its leadership team as it eyes further expansion in Europe.
Annika Poutiainen will be joining as Chief Legal Officer, while Georg Kaltenbrunner will start in March as Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer.
According to a press release: “Both roles will be central to supporting the strong and sustainable future growth of Trustly, which has already undergone significant expansion in 2023, most recently with the acquisitions of SlimPay and Ecospend”.
Poutiainen has wide ranging experience in regulatory environments and financial companies.
She has held the positions of Executive Chair of the Council for Swedish Financial Reporting Supervision, Head of Market Surveillance Nordics at Nasdaq and Head of Unit, Prospectuses, Exchanges, and Clearing Houses at the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.
She has been a board member at a number of companies in the financial services and payment industries and is currently serving as a board member at telecommunications and mobile money services company Airtel Africa.
She comments: “I am excited to join Trustly, the innovative account-to-account payment leader with a strong human centric approach where rules and regulation are seen as crucial enablers and contributors to the company’s success.”
“I am proud to be part of this journey and look forward to working for the continued success of the company.”
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Kaltenbrunner, meanwhile, will oversee compliance and risk on a group level.
Prior to this, he held the position of Group Chief Risk Officer at the Luminor Group, where he was also a member of Luminor Group’s Management Board.
He has also held positions including Group Chief Operational Risk Officer for Nordea Group, Member of the Board of Directors of Nordea Funds, and Partner at McKinsey & Company.
He comments: “I am thrilled to be joining the success story that is Trustly, where I will be working with the team to build a strong and scalable risk management and compliance platform. This is a crucial step in ensuring its business resilience and supporting our long-term ambitions.”
Johan Tjärnberg, Group CEO at Trustly, says: “We would like to extend a warm welcome to Annika and Georg, who are a really strong addition to the leadership team.”
“They join the company at a dynamic and exciting time, and I am confident their respective teams will flourish under their guidance.”
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