Johnny Åkerholm appointed new President of NIB

In 2003 Mr Åkerholm was appointed Secretary General of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London. From 1995 to 2003 Mr Åkerholm served as Under-Secretary of State for Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance in Finland. From 1982 to 1995 he held various leading positions with the Bank of Finland, most recently as Head of the Economics Department.

Among his other tasks Mr Åkerholm has also been President of the Economic and Financial Committee of the European Union and President of the Nordic-Baltic Monetary and Financial Committee.

“Johnny Åkerholm has extensive international experience. His solid knowledge of multilateral financial institutions will guarantee the future development of the Bank, not least in the light of the forthcoming membership in NIB of the three Baltic countries,” says Mr Bolli Thór Bollason, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Johnny Åkerholm, born in 1948, Licentiate in Political Science (Economics), Master of Science (Economics).