Carina Strand is currently Head of HR at IBM Sweden, where she is also part of the Management Team.

-Carina has a solid background within the HR area, and the right tools to support Swedbank's journey towards a modern and digital bank while increasing both employee satisfaction and pride. Carina's broad experience will be a very valuable asset in the Group Executive Committee and for all our 14,000 employees, says Birgitte Bonnesen, President and CEO of Swedbank.

Carina Strand has held a couple of different HR positions within IBM during the last decade.

-I really look forward to joining Swedbank. With its strong culture and values, and large customer base throughout Sweden and the Baltics, Swedbank has a unique position of capturing the opportunities of the digital transformation, which will create great benefits for both customers and employees, says Carina Strand, future Head of Group HR of Swedbank.

Carina Strand will take on her new role on 1 October 2017.

For further information:
Josefine Uppling, Group Press Officer, Swedbank, +46 76 114 54 21

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