Carina Kozole becomes Chief Risk Officer at N26

N26 appoints Carina Kozole as new Chief Risk Officer and Managing Director. She will assume her role later this year and will lead the digital bank's risk management.
Berlin - Carina Kozole has more than 20 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry at UniCredit Group. Her focus was on risk management in lending, risk control as well as corporate and investment banking. Most recently, she was Senior Vice President and Head of Credit Risk Operations at HypoVereinsbank - UniCredit Bank AG in Germany.
I am looking forward to supporting one of the most dynamic digital innovation companies in our industry in the further development of its risk and compliance activities.
Carina Kozole, Chief Risk Officer N26
Jan Stechele previously held the position of Chief Risk Officer on an interim basis since April 2023. He will remain with the company as a member of the Management Board and will work closely with Carina Kozole on topics such as anti-money laundering and compliance.
Carina Kozole has extensive experience in working with financial regulatory authorities in Europe, Asia and the USA. She is also an advocate for diversity, fairness and inclusion and supports digitalization in banking with a focus on artificial intelligence, data governance and meta-leadership.
Against the backdrop of increasing and evolving regulatory requirements within the industry, she will be able to make valuable contributions to N26.
Marcus W. Mosen, Chairman of the Supervisory Board N26
N26 is a digital bank with a full German banking license. The bank currently has over 8 million customers in 24 countries and an annual transaction volume of over EUR 100 billion, employs more than 1,500 people from over 80 different nations and has offices in other European cities such as Vienna and Barcelona in addition to its headquarters in Berlin. Since its founding in 2013 by Valentin Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal, N26 has raised almost 1.8 billion US dollars from renowned investors worldwide.
I look forward to welcoming Carina to the team. Together with the existing strong leadership team and with her extensive expertise and experience, she will further strengthen our focus on risk management and compliance."
Valentin Stalf, CEO N26
With the appointment of Carina Kozole as Chief Risk Officer, N26 strengthens its leadership team and relies on her long-standing expertise in risk management and her international experience in the financial industry. The bank continues to expand and aims to further strengthen its position as the leading digital bank in Europe.

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