S-Bank Plc
Changes board/management/auditors
6 February 2025 at 12.00 EET
Elina Aartola-Mäkelä appointed S-Bank’s Chief Risk Officer and member of Group Management Team
Elina Aartola-Mäkelä (M.Sc. (Tech.)) has been appointed S-Bank’s Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and member of the Group Management Team. She will take up her role on 8 May 2025. The appointment is subject to the condition that the Financial Supervisory Authority has no objections to it.
Elina Aartola-Mäkelä has many years of varied experience in financial risk management. She has most recently worked at Nordea Bank in Group Credit Risk Control and before that at Aktia Bank as Chief Risk Officer, Head of Risk & Compliance.
“S-Bank’s growth and strategy are based on solid risk management. I am very pleased that this professional and experienced leader is joining us. We would like to wish Elina a very warm welcome,” says Riikka Laine-Tolonen, CEO of S-Bank.
“S-Bank is now at a very interesting stage and it’s great to be part of the bank’s growth story. I am looking forward to developing S-Bank’s risk management and risk management culture towards common goals with the highly competent team,” says Elina Aartola-Mäkelä.
Petri Viertiö, the current Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at S-Bank, is leaving the S-Bank Group Management Team on his own initiative. Viertiö will leave S-Bank during the summer of 2025, and until then he will support the new CRO to ensure a smooth and seamless transition.
“I have had a long and interesting career in the dynamic financial sector. After our successful merger project, this is now a good time to take a breather and focus on board and advisory tasks,” says Viertiö.
“I would like to warmly thank Petri for his commitment and the significant contribution he has made to S-Bank’s risk management over six years,” says Laine-Tolonen.
Contacts
- S-Pankin viestintä, S-Bank Communications, +358 10 767 9300, viestinta@s-pankki.fi
About S-Bank Plc
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