Christian Clausen (born 6 March 1955) is a Danish banker, and the former CEO of

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, a role he had from 2007 to October 2015. He is the chairman and director of the

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and the Swedish Bankers’ Association.

Early life

Clausen was born in

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in 1955. He went on to study at the

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where he earned a

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qualification.

Career

Clausen began his career in 1975 with a four-year stint at United Credit Unions before moving on to become the executive secretary of Henriques Bank. In 1982, he was appointed as the deputy of Andelsbanken, where he stayed until 1987. Following this role, he joined Privatborsen as its managing director before joining Unibors Securities later in 1990. In 1996, he joined

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as the firm’s CEO leaving in 2001 when he became the executive vice president of

. He was promoted to the CEO position in 2007. In 2012, he was appointed as the chairman and director of the

References

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