Annika Falkengren

Annika Falkengren, "née" Bolin (born 1962) is President and Group Chief Executive of the Swedish bank Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) since November 2005.

Falkengren studied economics at Stockholm University and holds a B.Sc. degree. [Emilie Westholm, " [http://www.realtid.se/ArticlePages/200509/29/20050929173310_Realtid329/20050929173310_Realtid329.dbp.asp Annika Falkengren] " at the news site "Realtid.se", Sept. 29, 2005 (mentions that she studied economics at Stockholm University); [http://taz.vv.sebank.se/cgi-bin/pts3/pow/wcp/index.asp?ss=/pow/wcp/templates/sebcollection.cfmc.asp%3FDUID%3DDUID_08E923783B4E13C3C1256F010045DCD0%26xsl%3Dse%26sitekey%3Dsebgroup.com%26lang%3Dse SEB Board of Directors] (mentions her degree).] She has worked for SEB since 1987, when she started as a trainee, worked in the Trading & Capital Markets division from 1988 until 2000, and was Head of the Corporate & Institutions division from 2001 until December 2004, when she was appointed by the board to succeed Lars H. Thunell on January 1, 2006, meanwhile serving as Deputy Group Chief Executive. [ [http://taz.vv.sebank.se/cgi-bin/pts3/pow/wcp/index.asp?ss=/pow/wcp/templates/sebcollection.cfmc.asp%3FDUID%3DDUID_08E923783B4E13C3C1256F010045DCD0%26xsl%3Dse%26sitekey%3Dsebgroup.com%26lang%3Dse SEB Board of Directors] ; " [http://cws.huginonline.com/S/1208/PR/200412/972348_2.html Annika Falkengren VD i SEB 1 januari 2006] ", press release from SEB dated December 15, 2004. ] As Thunell left for the World Bank, she eventually took office on November 10, 2005. [ [http://cws.huginonline.com/S/1208/PR/200509/1011239_2.html] .]

Media has focused on her sex and the fact that she had a child in 2005, just a few months before entering her top position. [Mary Mårtensson, " [http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/foraldrar/story/0,2789,576380,00.html Bebismamma knep toppjobbet] " ("Mother of baby took the job"), "Aftonbladet", December 16, 2004.] The Swedish business magazine "Veckans Affärer" named her the most powerful woman in Swedish business in 2005. [" [http://www.va.se/start/visalista.asp?listid=11 Näringslivets 125 mäktigaste kvinnor] " ("The 125 most powerful women in [Swedish] business").] , and the "Financial News Online" has ranked her as No 68 among the "100 most influential people in European capital markets". [" [http://www.efinancialnews.com/index.cfm?page=fn100 The Financial News 100 most influential people in European capital markets] ", "Financial News Online", undated. Other Swedes on the list are Marcus Wallenberg (b. 1956), President and CEO, Investor AB, chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (no. 43), Conni Jonsson, Managing partner, EQT Partners (78), Björn Savén, Chairman and chief executive, Industri Kapital (92), and Karin Forseke, Chief executive, Carnegie Investment Bank (98).]

On Fortune's "Most powerful women in global business 2008" Falkengren was ranked as number 7, being the second most powerful business woman in Europe. [http://www.e24.se/mankvinna/efterborsen/riktliv/artikel_742653.e24 (Swedish)]

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