{"id":60561,"date":"2026-04-14T08:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/60561\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T08:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:43:12","slug":"danske-bank-appoints-haines-as-ceo-to-succeed-davies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/60561\/","title":{"rendered":"Danske Bank appoints Haines as CEO to succeed Davies"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n Danske Bank will make Julie-Ann Haines chief executive on 1 July 2026, succeeding Vicky Davies. <\/p>\n

Haines (pictured, right) was most recently at Principality Building Society<\/a>, initially joining as head of strategy and e-channels in 2007 before taking on the role of chief customer officer in 2012. She took on the role of chief executive in 2020.<\/p>\n

Prior to that, she was head of acquisitions and NPD at HBOS Card Services for around five years. Before that, she was a category development manager at Reckitt Benckiser.<\/p>\n

She has held several non-executive appointments, including chair of the Building Societies Association (BSA), an adviser for the Prime Minister\u2019s business council in 2024, and chairperson of UK Finance\u2019s mortgage committee for Welsh mortgages.<\/p>\n

Davies (pictured, left) has been chief executive of the bank since 2021. She joined the bank in 2012 and has been a board member for 10 years. Before that, she worked in various senior roles at Ulster Bank from 2005 to 2012.<\/p>\n

Martin Stewart, Danske Bank UK board chair, said: \u201cWe are extremely grateful to Vicky for her outstanding contribution over her five-year tenure as CEO, during which she has led the bank with drive, purpose and a clear strategic vision. When she leaves her post later this year, she will do so in the knowledge that the bank is in robust health and well-positioned for future growth.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn Julie-Ann Haines, we have appointed a proven leader who is widely respected across the financial services industry. She is someone who has extensive customer-focused leadership experience, combined with a track record of delivering commercial and operational success. Vicky will formally hand over to Julie-Ann on 1 July 2026, subject to regulatory approval. In the interim, both leaders will work closely together to ensure there is a well-managed and smooth transition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Davies said: \u201cIt has been a huge privilege to lead Danske Bank and to work with so many fantastic colleagues. I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved together, supporting customers in both Northern Ireland and across the rest of the UK. I look forward to working closely with Julie-Ann during the transition and I know the bank will benefit from her experience, leadership and values.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haines added: \u201cI am honoured to be joining Danske Bank in Northern Ireland. With roots dating back over 200 years, the bank is deeply embedded in local society and plays a vital role in the economy<\/a>. I am looking forward to engaging with colleagues and customers in the weeks ahead, and to continuing the growth of Danske Bank in Northern Ireland and across the rest of the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Danske Bank will make Julie-Ann Haines chief executive on 1 July 2026, succeeding Vicky Davies. Haines (pictured,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55116,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[288],"tags":[2606,15476,289,439,30642,17590],"class_list":{"0":"post-60561","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-danske-bank","8":"tag-appointment","9":"tag-chief-executive","10":"tag-danske-bank","11":"tag-danske-bank-uk","12":"tag-hire","13":"tag-julie-ann-haines"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116402179681207678","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}