ING Names Insider Van Rijswijk as CEO to Drive Online Push
- Dutch bank chooses veteran risk officer to replace Hamers
- CEO’s investment bank experience may signal strategy shift
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ING Groep NV appointed risk head and ex-investment banker Steven van Rijswijk chief executive officer, electing an insider to steer the Dutch bank through the recession and boost profitability from its push into digital banking.
Van Rijswijk succeeds Ralph Hamers, who is leaving this month before taking over as UBS Group AG CEO in November. The 25-year ING veteran rose through the ranks in a variety of roles before joining the executive board in 2017.