Danske Bank on Tuesday announced the appointment of Magnus Agustsson as its new chief risk officer.

Agustsson will become part of Danske’s executive leadership team when he joins by Dec. 1, the bank stated in a press release. Until then, George Anagnostopoulos will continue as the bank’s interim head of group risk management.

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