Katja Keitaanniemi

Katja Keitaanniemi (born 1973) is the President and CEO of OP Corporate Bank, which is the most significant subsidiary of OP Financial Group. According to Corporate Finance Institute, OP Corporate Bank is among the top corporate banks in Finland.[5] Keitaanniemi has been on the list of Finland's most powerful female executives by the business weekly Talouselämä in 2020 and 2021.[4]

Katja Keitaanniemi
Born1973 (age 48–49)
Harjavalta, Finland
NationalityFinnish
EducationLicentiate of Science in Technology[1]
Alma materHelsinki University of Technology[2]
OccupationPresident and CEO
Term2018-[3]
Board member ofChair of the Board of Directors of OP Asset Management, Vice Chair of OP Art Foundation’s Board and a member of the Board of OP Financial Group Research Foundation and of OP Retail Customers Plc.[4]

Career

Keitaanniemi is a Finnish business executive and Licentiate of Science in Technology. She has worked as OP Corporate Bank’s President and CEO since 2018 and is a member of OP Cooperative's Executive Management Team.[3][1] Large Finnish corporations selected OP Corporate Bank as Finland's best corporate bank in 2020.[6]

Previously, Keitaanniemi was Finnvera Oyj's Executive Vice President, Small and medium-sized enterprises and member of the Executive Group between 2014 and 2018.[4][3] Keitaanniemi had also acted at Swedbank as Senior Vice President, Head of Investment Banking Finland and Member of Management Group of Global IB and SVP, Head of Research, Member of Executive Group. Before her career in Swedbank, Keitaanniemi was Director of Research at eQ Bank and Senior Analyst at Nordea Securities, Forest and Paper Products.[4]

Awards and notability

Keitaanniemi has been on the list of Finland's most powerful female executives by the business weekly Talouselämä in 2020 and 2021. The Financial Times has selected Keitaanniemi as Europe's best forest industry analyst and she is also the first one who ranked among the three top on the list for four consecutive years.[4]

References
  1. "Katja Keitaanniemi OP Yrityspankin toimitusjohtajaksi". Ilta-Sanomat. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. "Numeropää vei Katja Keitaanniemen pankinjohtajaksi - he ovat Suomen 24 vaikutusvaltaisinta insinöörinaista". Tekniikka & Talous. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. Lassila, Anni (6 June 2018). "OP-ryhmän pääjohtaja Timo Ritakallio nimitti johtoryhmänsä – Katja Keitaanniemi Finnverasta tulee vetämään yrityspankkitoimintaa". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. "OP Yrityspankin Katja Keitaanniemi on insinööri rahamaailmassa". Kauppalehti. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. "Top Banks in Finland - Overview and Guide to Top 10 Banks in Finland".
  6. Kantar Sifo Prospera: Corporate Banking 2020
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