Euroclear Sweden Secures Jörgen Olofsson as New CIO

Fazzaco learned that Euroclear Sweden, Swedish branch of Euroclear, has announced the appointment of Jörgen Olofsson as its new CTO/CIO. In addition, he will also join the company's Executive Committee.

According to the official press release, Mr Olofsson will join the company in November and will report to Roger Storm, Euroclear Sweden CEO. 

​Mr Olofsson currently works at Enento Group, where he serves as CIO. As seen on his Linkedin profile, Mr Olofsson left AB Svenska Spel after spending 12 years and 10 months with the company. Asiakastieto Group also utilises his service as CIO from 2019 to 2020.

Commenting on this new appointment, Mr Storm said: "I am very pleased to welcome Jörgen to Euroclear. His digital transformation expertise and leadership in system modernization and change programs will be a true value-add for our business.”

As Fazzaco reported earlier, Euroclear group has released its financial results for Q1 2021. Business income rose by 12 percent on a YoY basis to €358 million, whereas banking and other income dropped notably by 61 percent to €24 million compared to Q1 2020.