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Tink appoints SimCorp CEO Klaus Holse as Chairman

Andrew Saks-McLeod, Head of Research and Analysis, ETX Capital

“Tink has built a unique set of products unlocking the value in financial data for the benefit of financial institutions, fintechs, startups and their end users” says Klaus Holse

Tink has appointed Klaus Holse as its new Chairman of the Board. Danish-native Klaus brings extensive experience from both the technology and financial services industry, as CEO of investment management solutions provider SimCorp. Prior to that he spent more than 11 years at Microsoft, most recently as its President of Western Europe. Klaus also worked as CEO at Internet Ventures Scandinavia and Senior VP at Oracle Corp.

Klaus Holse, Tink’s newly appointed Chairman of the Board said: “Tink is leading the charge in open banking across Europe with its aggregation and payment products. On top of this they have built a unique set of products unlocking the value in financial data for the benefit of financial institutions, fintechs, startups and their end users. Tink has built a phenomenal team of some of the brightest minds in the industry. Their ambition and passion made me want to be part of the Tink journey.”

Daniel Kjellén, co-founder and CEO of Tink, commented: “Klaus has a fantastic track-record of scaling software companies globally for over 25 years. Klaus’ knowledge of the tech industry and his experience of building partnerships with financial institutions will be incredibly valuable to Tink.”

Tink’s board currently consists of: Klaus Holse (Chairman), Jeff Horing (Insight Venture Partners), Christian Lindegård Jepsen (Heartcore), Daniel Kjellén (Founder and CEO) and Fredrik Hedberg (Founder CTO).

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