Handelsbanken has appointed Anton Romare Keller, currently the group's Chief Information Officer, as the next chief executive of Handelsbanken plc, its UK subsidiary.
Romare Keller will join the UK business as CEO-elect on 1 October 2026 and assume the chief executive role at Handelsbanken plc after customary regulatory approval, the group said. He succeeds Mikael Sørensen, who is retiring towards the end of 2026.
ACTING GROUP CIO NAMED
Handelsbanken said Henrik Agebäck, Deputy Group Chief Information Officer, will take over as Acting Group Chief Information Officer on 1 August 2026.
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