Jeanette Vitasp appointed new Head of Lending at NIB

Jeanette Vitasp (Swedish national) has been appointed Vice President and Head of Lending at the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB). She will be a member of the Executive Committee and responsible for the Bank’s overall lending activities and portfolio. Jeanette Vitasp will take up her appointment on 1 March 2023.

Jeanette Vitasp has had a longstanding career at Danske Bank, with her latest role as Chief Customer Officer in Sweden. She has worked in several leading positions within corporate banking, treasury and capital market functions.

“We warmly welcome Jeanette to our leadership team,” says André Küüsvek, NIB President and CEO. “Her broad expertise and experience will further strengthen our increased focus on providing added value to customers in their green journey.”

“I am much looking forward to joining NIB,” says Jeanette Vitasp. “As an international financial institution, NIB has an important mission set by its member countries: to support the productivity and environment of the Nordic-Baltic region. For me, this offers a new and exciting opportunity to act for sustainable transition in international banking.”

Jeanette Vitasp succeeds NIB’s current Head of Lending Søren Kjær Mortensen (Denmark), who is retiring from the Bank in 2023 after a long career in different leading positions within the Lending department.

NIB is an international financial institution owned by eight member countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. The Bank finances private and public projects in and outside the member countries. NIB has the highest possible credit rating, AAA/Aaa, with the leading rating agencies Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s.

For further information, please contact

André Küüsvek, NIB President and CEO, at +358 10 618 001, info@nib.int

Jeanette Vitasp, NIB Head of Lending as of 1 March 2023, at +46 70 618 4882

Jukka Ahonen, Senior Director, Head of Communications, at +358 10 618 0295, jukka.ahonen@nib.int