Johnny Åkerholm

President and CEO, Nordic Investment Bank

Johnny Åkerholm has gained long-term experience within the international finance and banking sectors. He has held significant positions of trust within the financial sector of the European Union and Nordic countries.

Curriculum vitae

b. 1948

Member of Board since 2008.

Licentiate in Political Science (Economics), University of Helsinki.
Master of Economic Sciences, Swedish School of Economics, Helsinki.

Secretary General of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London 2003-2005.

Under-Secretary of State for Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance in Finland 1995-2003.

From 1982 to 1995 Mr. Åkerholm held various managerial positions at the Bank of Finland, most recently as Head of the Economics Department.

Previous posts include:
President of the Economic and Financial Committee of the European Union.
President of the Nordic-Baltic Monetary and Financial Committee.
Chairman of the Inter-institutional Monitoring Group for financial services.