Saxo Bank Secures Brit Kannegaard Johannessen as New CHRO

Saxo Bank, one of the largest online investment banks in Europe, announced that it has named Brit Kannegaard Johannessen as its new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), effective from spring 2022.

According to the announcement, Brit will become a member of the bank’s Executive Team and report directly to Kim Fournais, CEO & founder. She succeeds Stig Christensen, who was appointed to Chief Sales Officer for Saxo Bank in 2020. Stig Christensen has since then continued in a dual role as interim CHRO.

Brit has extensive track-record and more than 15 years senior HR leadership experience within technology. Most recently, she has held the position of Senior Vice President of People, Communication, Marketing & Quality at NNIT, a large international IT company listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen Exchange.

Prior to joining NNIT in 2010, she worked as HR Lead and Nordic Recruiting Director for Accenture Denmark. Before that, she worked with Nuance Group, SAS, and the Confederation of Danish Industries.

“We are delighted to soon welcome Brit to Saxo Bank. She brings an impressive track-record within leadership and people and organisational development,”Kim Fournais, CEO & founder.”s Saxo’s new CHRO, Brit and her team are crucial in ensuring that we constantly grow and develop skills and knowledge, while collaborating even better together across teams to give our more than 800,000 clients the best experience.”

Recently, Saxo Bank has expanded its cryptocurrency offerings​ with the addition of 9 crypto-FX pairs and increase of position limits to meet the increasing demand for crypto assets.