Sara Mella

Previous positions:

• 12/2018 to present NORDEA BANK AB, Finnish Branch, Head of Personal Banking Finland, EVP, Personal Banking
• 2018 to 11/2018 NORDEA BANK AB, Finnish Branch, Head of Commercial Hub Finland, EVP, Personal Banking
• 2017 to 2018 NORDEA BANK AB, Nordic Head of Savings and Investment Distribution, EVP, Personal Banking
• 2014 to 2017 NORDEA BANK AB, Nordic Head of Change and Transformation, EVP, Core Banking Programme, Group Simplification
• 2013 to 2014 NORDEA BANK FINLAND, Head of Operations Retail, EVP, Finland & Baltics
• 2010 to 2013 NORDEA BANK FINLAND, Deputy Head of Banking, EVP, Retail Banking
• 2008 to 2009 OTAVA PUBLISHING COMPANY LTD, Managing Director
• 2005 to 2007 NORDEA BANK FINLAND, Head of Branch Region, Helsinki City Centre, Retail Banking
• 2003 to 2005 NORDEA BANK FINLAND, Local manager, Espoo/Kauniainen/Kirkkonummi –region, Retail Banking
• 2000 to 2003 NORDEA BANK FINLAND, Investment Manager, team leader, Private Banking, Capital Area region
• 1995 to 2000 MERITA NORDBANKEN, Business controller, Regional Bank Eastern and Northern Finland and Ostrobothnia
• 1991 to 1995 UNION BANK OF FINLAND, different positions, corporate business

Education:

• 1991 Master of Science, Economics, University of Tampere
  
• 2008 Orchestrating Winning Performance, IMD Lausanne
• 2010 Inter Alpha Programme, Insead Fontainebleu
• 2012 Strategic Leader, Nordea Leadership Pipeline, London Business School
• 2011 Finnish National Defense Course (197)

Other Assignments:

• 2018 to present Nordea Mortgage Company Ltd, member of the board
• 2018 to present Nordea Mortgage Company Ltd, member of the board
• 2014 to 2017 Chamber of Commerce, Capital Region Finland, member of the board
• 2016 to present Valamo-säätiö, Chairman of the board
• 2010 to 2013 Nordea Pension Foundation, Chairman of the board
• 2011 to 2012 Nordea Fund Company, member of the board
• 2008 to 2009 Finnish Book Publishers Association, Chairman of the board
• 2008 to 2009 Viestinnän Keskusliitto, member of the board