Deutsche Bank Appoints Olivier Vigneron as Group Chief Risk Officer

Deutsche Bank, a leading German financial services provider, announced that it has appointed Olivier Vigneron as its Group Chief Risk Officer. According to the press release, the appointment is effective from June 1, 2022 and subject to regulatory approvals.

Vigneron will succeed Stuart Lewis, who in March announced his decision to retire after the Annual General Meeting 2022 after 25 years’ service. In addition, he will join Deutsche Bank as a Senior Group Director on March 1, 2022.

Vigneron brings over 20 years of experience in financial services to the bank. Prior to the appointment, he served as Chief Risk Officer at Natixis, a French multinational financial services firm.

Vigneron started his career in credit derivatives trading at Goldman Sachs and held several senior markets and risk management positions across various banks including Deutsche Bank, UniCredit, BNP Paribas and J.P. Morgan.

“The Supervisory Board would like to thank Stuart Lewis for his 10 years of outstanding service to the Management Board of Deutsche Bank,”Paul Achleitner, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank, said.”We are pleased that in Olivier Vigneron we have found a strong successor to support Deutsche Bank in maintaining and further developing its robust risk management capabilities. Olivier Vigneron has an exceptional expertise across all risk disciplines and will be a great addition to Deutsche Bank’s Management.”

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