Erkka Näsäkkälä

Head for Group Risk at SEB

Speaker

Erkka Näsäkkälä is Head for Group Risk since 2017. Group Risk is part of the CRO function, i.e. the independent 2nd line Risk Management function in SEB. Group Risk ensures that all risks inherent in the activities of SEB are identified, assessed, measured, monitored, managed, and reported. Before joining SEB in 2011, Erkka has worked for the Nordic Investment Bank and Depfa plc. He started his banking career as a quantitative Credit risk analyst. He also has experience from several Risk Management and Control positions in the areas of Credit, Market, and Non-Financial risks. Prior to his banking career Erkka worked as a software developer in the Tech industry and as a researcher on electricity derivative markets. Erkka holds a doctoral degree in Engineering Physics and Mathematics from Aalto University (Helsinki, Finland).