Anna Breman – Swedbank’s new Chief Economist
Anna Breman, currently Senior Economist at Swedbank Research, has been named Group Chief Economist.
Anna has been in Swedbank since 2013, when she joined as Senior Economist in the Research department. She has a broad experience in the macro area, previously having worked with macro research at the Swedish Ministry of Finance – most recently as Deputy Director, as well as for the World Bank.
Anna has a Ph.D. in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics and has also a research background, where she has been at - among others - Harvard University and the University of Arizona.
Michael Wolf, Swedbank’s CEO, comments on the appointment:
”Anna’s competencies and experiences is a valuable asset for the entire bank. In her new role as Chief Economist, Anna will continue to focus on issues and areas that affect our customers and contribute through qualified analysis in topical and central questions.”
Olof Manner, Head of Swedbank Research, says:
”I’m very pleased with this recruitment that is a key appointment in the Swedbank Research team. I’ve been working with Anna during three years now and can confirm that she combines an in-depth understanding of the markets with a pedagogic approach that benefits and is appreciated by both customers and co-workers.”
Anna assumes her new responsibilities immediately.
For further information please contact:
Claes Warrén, acting Press Manager, Swedbank, +46 70 375 00 54
Sara Christensen, Head of Communication, Large Corporates & Institutions, Swedbank,
+46 70 937 6867
Swedbank promotes a sound and sustainable financial situation for the many people, households and companies. Our vision is to contribute to development “Beyond Financial Growth”. As a leading bank in the home markets of Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Swedbank offers a wide range of financial services and products. Swedbank has over 7 million retail customers and around 600 000 corporate customers and organisations with 291 branches in Sweden and 147 branches in the Baltic countries. The group is also present in other Nordic countries, the US and China.
As of 30 September 2015 the group had total assets of SEK 2 312 billion. Read more at www.swedbank.com
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