Mikael Sorensenwas appointedCEO of Handelsbanken UK in September 2016.

Handelsbanken is a local relationship bank built on sustainable values. It offers individual and corporate banking with high levels of customer service via its UK-wide network of empowered local branches. Handelsbanken is a values-led organisation, believing in financial prudence, long-termism and in people’s will and ability to good things well. Today Handelsbanken is recognised as one of the strongest banks in the world.

Collectively, Mikael has over 34years’experience from the banking industry, and hasspent the last 26 years at Handelsbanken.

Before joining the UK, Mikael worked in numerous roles and regions across the Handelsbanken Group, including Branch Manager and Regional Area Manager in Denmark, General Manager in Poland, and as CEO in the Netherlands from 2007to 2016. Mikael has been a member of Handelsbanken’s Group Senior Management since 2013.

Mikael sits on the Council ofthe Swedish Chamber of Commerce,a not for profitorganisationaimed at supportingentrepreneurs and businesses within the Swedish-British business community.

Mikael finished a Higher Financial Education within corporate banking, credit analysis and management, and completed Copenhagen University Law School.