Saxo Bank appoints Lars Kufall Beck as Global CFO
Saxo Bank, the multi-asset trading and investment specialist, today announces the appointment of Lars Kufall Beck as Global Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective no later than 1 May 2019.
He will report directly to Steen Blaafalk, Head of Group Finance & Risk (GFR) and Group CFRO. Kufall Beck will be part of the global management team in GFR and Saxo Group’s Senior Management Team (SMT).
In his role, Kufall Beck will be responsible for all the important functions within Group Finance overseeing regional Finance Operations, Business Planning and Analysis, Facility Management, and Group Procurement.
During his 15+ year career, he has held several finance leadership roles and joins Saxo Bank from ISS Group where he spent almost 10 years in various executive positions. Most recently, he served as the Group’s Regional CFO for Continental Europe and prior to this, spent more than 3 years as CFO for ISS Facility Services Sweden, and served as the Group’s Regional CFO for the Nordic region. He has also headed ISS Group’s Risk Management for two years. Before joining ISS, Kufall Beck spent 3 years as Senior Manager for the Actuarial and Insurance solutions at Deloitte Consulting and was Chief Actuary for Danish Re Underwriting Agencies before then.
Lars Kufall Beck holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and a Master’s degree in Actuarial Science from Copenhagen Business School. Moreover, he has obtained a certification as Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Commenting on his appointment, Steen Blaafalk, Group CFRO, said:
“Lars has a broad and deep international experience with a good understanding of regulation, risk management, treasury, and financial instruments, which ideally positions him to take the company to the next level. He has served in a broad range of executive roles in risk management, treasury and finance and has a strong background as an actuary. Global CFO is a key role in Saxo Bank and an important sparring partner and advisor to the Executive Team of the Bank. Lars is a very talented top executive with strong leadership skills and practical management experience and we look forward to working with him on developing the CFO function further.”
“I am delighted and proud to join Saxo Bank and feel strongly about the high level of ambition and the dynamic environment that Saxo Bank is operating in. The prospects for Saxo Bank are highly positive and I very much look forward to contributing to Saxo Bank’s ambitious journey ahead.”
Lars Kufall Beck will succeed Rasmus Lund who will join Copenhagen Airport as CFO.
At Saxo we believe that when you invest, you unlock a new curiosity for the world around you. As a provider of multi-asset trading and investment solutions, Saxo’s purpose is to Get Curious People Invested in the World. We are committed to enabling our clients to make more of their money. Saxo was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1992 with a clear vision: to make the global financial markets accessible for more people. In 1998, Saxo launched one of the first online trading platforms in Europe, providing professional-grade tools and easy access to global financial markets for anyone who wanted to invest.
Today, Saxo is an international award-winning investment firm for investors and traders who are serious about making more of their money. As a well-capitalised and profitable Fintech, Saxo is a fully licensed bank under the supervision of the Danish FSA, holding broker and banking licenses in multiple jurisdictions. As one of the earliest fintechs in the world, Saxo continues to invest heavily into our technology. Saxo’s clients and partners enjoy broad access to global capital markets across asset classes on our industry-leading platforms. Our open banking technology also powers more than 200 financial institutions as partners by boosting the investment experience they can offer their clients. Keeping our headquarters in Copenhagen, Saxo has more than 2,500 professionals in financial centres around the world including London, Singapore, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Zurich, Dubai and Tokyo.
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