The ceo-model Annika Falkengren pack – Västerbottens-kuriren (the Courier)

Economy. After eleven years as ceo of the major banks have SEB disappears now one of the industry’s female heavyweights. The government’s threat of quotas has been good and has had an effect, think Annika Falkengren.

Facts

Falkengren, 54, began her career at SEB as a trainee back in 1987, and took then quickly step up to several different management positions, including the division’s Corporate & Institutions, and Merchant Banking. She became vice president in 2001, and took over as deputy ceo in 2004.

At the end of 2004, she was appointed to be the successor to outgoing ceo Lars H Thunell, starting on January 1, 2006.

Since 2013, is Annika Falkengren also the chairman of the Swedish bankers ‘ Association, and in 2014 she was named European banker of the year award.

At the side of SEB, the mission sits Falkengren in the FAM AB and Volkswagen AG’s board of directors.

Source: TT, SEB

After 30 years, eleven of which as president, it is time for Annika Falkengren to leave SEB and drag on. Her grade will be well accepted from all directions.

As a relatively sole female ceo among large corporations, she has been a role model for other women aiming for the top.

— In this motto, I’ve probably been there, ” she says.

"Kvoteringshot good"

Even if she doesn’t believe that any woman wants to be inkvoterad she has welcomed the pressure in question.

— the Threat of quotas has, after all, been good.

And it’s important not to release your grip.

— once you let go of the accelerator it goes back a little bit, the pressure must be there, says Falkengren.

Regrettable

But really, it is more important to focus on the female ceos than board representation, she believes. The ceo position will be a base for further styrelsejobb.

it is now, if not Falkengren is replaced by a woman, becomes even fewer female purse-ceos is regrettable, consider Maria Landeborn, sparekonom at Skandia.

— We need more women in the business world, especially in the type of positions. Since we do not know where she will pop up in the future, I don’t think she will be invisible.

— It is always sad when a woman managing director on the stock exchange will disappear, because they are so terrible get. The share is around six per cent. It is our great disgrace in Sweden, when it comes to gender equality, ” says Amanda Lundeteg, managing director of the foundation Allbright, which is working for increased equality and diversity in business.

Important role model

Both Lundeteg and Malmqvist describes Falkengren as an important role model for women in business.

— Annika Falkengren may not have been the one who always has taken the gender equality debate, certainly not. But I don’t think you should have as the requirement of these people either. However, they have a very important symbolic value, they are great role models, and she has been huge in the media and outwards, ” says Lundeteg.

— Förebildseffekten is of the utmost importance, it shows that it is possible and is possible.

well paid

Even the bank’s chairman, Marcus Wallenberg, agrees on the importance of Falkenberg as a female role model. But if there is a new woman in the undergrowth, he wants to not yet go into that.

She also has been known as one of the börsjättarnas best paid ceo.

— She has done an outstanding job, had the market get paid and have truly earned the compensation she has received, ” says Marcus Wallenberg.

Whether she goes to an even better paid job, as a partner in the swiss kapitalförvaltningsfirman Lombard Odier Group, she says she doesn’t know. Where she gets a completely different role, and as a shareholder the opportunity to receive dividends.

— So I really can’t answer it. It depends a little bit on how it goes, ” she says.