Joined the Bank in September 2019; appointed as Chair in February 2021

Experience

• Experience in international financial institutions and advising government
• Board membership and committee chairmanship experience in other UK-listed banks
• Experience in investment banking activities and in leading bank restructurings
• Deep understanding of strategic planning and implementation

Arne has worked in the financial services industry for over 25 years. He has held a number of senior leadership and advisory roles at prominent financial institutions including the IMF, World Bank, Swedbank, Carnegie Investment Bank AB and the Swedish Ministry of Finance and Bank Support Authority. Arne had a leading role in the handling of the Swedish banking crisis in 1991-1993. During the Asian crisis, he assisted the FRA in Thailand and FSC/KAMCO in South Korea with the handling of problem assets. During his career, Arne has also served as CEO of entities outside the financial industry and as an independent non-executive director at the Turkish asset management company, LBT Varlik Yonetim and Slovenian bank asset management company, DUBT Ltd.

Current External non-executive appointments

None

Committee membership

• Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee
• Member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee

Joined the Bank in July 2021

Experience

• Extensive experience in banking, credit, capital markets and legal
• Significant risk, corporate governance, strategy, and structuring experience
• Strong Emerging Markets banking and stakeholder management experience
• Relevant experience and expertise in information security risk management

Eran is an experienced international banker and lawyer who held senior roles for over two decades in leading financial institutions such as Commerzbank, Citibank, ING Financial Markets and Deutsche Bank across both developed and emerging markets. Eran accumulated valuable knowledge in capital markets, SME, retail lending, corporate governance, liquidity, and balance sheet management, as well as risk management, audit, and strategy implementation. He also served as a non-executive director and risk committee chair at Privatbank, the largest bank in Ukraine.

Current External non-executive appointments

• Chapter Zero Ukraine, Caucasus, Supervisory Board Member
• Chapter Zero Uzbekistan, Advisory Board Member
• Discus Advisory Limited, Director

Committee membership

• Chair of the ESG and Ethics Committee
• Member of the Risk Committee
• Member of the Technology and Data Committee

Joined the Bank in September 2018; appointed as SID in September 2021

Experience

• Deep experience with over 23 years across the energy and petrochemicals industry including regulated commodity trading and financial services
• Chartered Director with the Institute of Directors in London, UK
• Former member of the British-Georgian Society and former Chairwoman of Georgian Community in the UK
• Relevant experience and expertise in information security risk management

Tsira held various roles covering market risk management commodity trading companies both in Dynegy Inc. in USA and UK and at Shell International Trading & Shipping Ltd (STASCO) in London. She served in different managerial roles in M&A and Commercial Finance, Group Treasury and Trading and Supply the UK, Moscow, and Barbados between 2005 and 2016. From 2016 to 2019, Tsira was the Head of Group Pensions Strategy and Standards at Shell International Ltd based in London. Since 2019, Tsira has been the Head of Internal Audit and Investigations for Shell's global Trading and Supply organization, which is the world's biggest commodity trading and supply business.

Current External non-executive appointments

• Shell International Ltd, Vice President of Corporate and UK Country Controller
• BG Group Pensions Trustees Limited, Trustee Director

Committee membership

• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee
• Member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee

Joined the Bank in July 2021

Experience

• Extensive experience as CEO and senior executive with more than 20 years at leading financial institutions
• More than 30 years of accumulated experience as an independent non-executive director
• Strong listed company governance, leadership, and strategic advisory skills
• Relevant experience in the financial information technologies (Fintech) and credit management industries across Europe
• Relevant experience and expertise in information security risk management

Per Anders has served as senior executive for 20 years, at the leading North-European bank SEB and as CEO of SBAB Bank, Hoist Finance and European Resolution Capital. Per Anders has deep strategic consulting experience from 10 years at top-tier consultancies McKinsey & Company and QVARTZ (now Bain & Company). He has been a non-executive director of several financial institutions in Scandinavia and Greece where was a board member of Piraeus Bank S.A., a leading listed Greek Bank. In addition, he has extensive professional experience from having worked in the Nordic and Baltic countries, Germany, Luxembourg, Slovenia, the UK, and Ukraine where he was an advisor to the World Bank and the Ministry of Finance.

Current External non-executive appointments

• Lyra Financial Wealth AB, Independent Chair of the Supervisory Board
• Atle Investment Management/ Services AB, Independent Non-Executive Director
• JSB Ukrgasbank, Independent Non-Executive Director

Committee membership

• Chair of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Risk Committee
• Member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee

Joined the Bank in July 2021

Experience

• Extensive experience as investor, portfolio manager, risk taker and balance sheet planner
• Experience in balance sheet de-risking and deep operational and governance restructuring
• Transformation leadership and crisis management spanning across systemic banks and Fintech
• Strong financial, risk and asset management advisory skills to companies and government entities

Thymios is an internationally experienced banking executive specializing in the areas of operational transformation, balance sheet and risk management, financial engineering, and portfolio management. He serves on the board of the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations, the Greek sovereign wealth fund, and is chair of the investment and risk committee. Prior to that, Thymios was an executive general manager and chief risk officer of Piraeus Bank S.A, a listed leading Greek Bank, managing director at Goldman Sachs Inc. in the fixed income currencies and commodities trading division, and has held board and executive roles in Insurtech, Fintech, financial services, and management consulting companies.

Current External non-executive appointments

• Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations, Non-Executive Director
• Attica Bank, Non-Executive Director
• Agreed Payments SA, Non-Executive Director

Committee membership

• Chair of the Risk Committee
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Technology and Data Committee

Joined the Bank in November 2021

Experience

• Strong financial services background, extensive experience in major financial services sector transactions and listings as a leading legal counsel
• Strong governance, regulatory and risk management experience, including at an LSE-listed company
• Experienced at advising companies across a range of sectors, including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, energy, and commerce

Nino is a business lawyer, with more than 20 years of experience on the Georgian market with deep expertise in various areas of practice including banking, finance, corporate, regulatory, competition and capital markets. Currently, Nino is the managing partner of the law firm Suknidze & Partners LLC. Between 2017-2020, she served as general counsel at JSC Bank of Georgia. Before joining the bank, she held various positions at the Georgian offices of international law firms Dentons and DLA Piper for over 11 years. Currently, serves as the Honorary Vice President at Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Current External non-executive appointments

• Suknidze & Partners, Managing Partner
• Care Caucasus , Member of the Supervisory Board

Committee membership

• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee

Joined the Bank in November 2021

Experience

• Strong global corporate leadership experience of over 40 years
• Significant advisory and executive experience to technology and cybersecurity companies
• Extensive expertise in personnel management
• Relevant experience and expertise in information security risk management

Rajeev Sawhney is a corporate growth executive with 40 years of global experience in digital technologies, serving across various industry sectors in Europe, North America, and Asia. Currently, Mr. Sawhney serves as Executive Chairman and non-executive director at Oxsight Ltd, a medical equipment developer and an Oxford University spin out. He was formerly a senior advisor to the CEO at global IT services firm Zensar Ltd in the UK and member of the advisory board at Garble Cloud Inc., a cybersecurity company in Silicon Valley, USA. Prior to that, Mr. Sawhney comes with strong operational experience as President of HCL Technologies and Mphasis, a Hewlett Packard.

Current External non-executive appointments

None

Committee membership

• Chair of the Technology and Data Committee
• Member of the ESG and Ethics Committee
• Member of the Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee

Jointed the Bank in July 2023

Experience

• Extensive expertise in corporate banking and global relationship banking
• 15 years’ experience in operations management

Janet was Managing Director for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) Region at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) from February 2017 until December 2019. Based in Cairo, she was also the Country Head for Egypt. She currently serves on the boards of Astana International Exchange and Air Astana, Kazakhstan. During her long career at Citi, she spent time as EMEA Corporate and Investment Managing Director and held a number of filed roles across EMEA and was responsible for Global Relationship Banking across CEMEA. Janet holds a Master of Science in Foreign Service with distinction from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. and a BA in History from Kenyon College, Ohio. She also studied at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

Current External non-executive appointments

• Air Astana, Non-Executive Director
• Astana international exchange (AIX), Non-Executive Director
• Citi Kazakstan, Non-Executive Director

Committee membership

• Chair of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee
• Member of the ESG and Ethics Committee
• Member of the Risk Committee