ING announces new Chief Innovation Officer and other appointments
4 March 2016
ING will have a new Chief Innovation Officer, a new CEO in Poland and a new Wholesale Banking Head of Network following appointments announced today.
Ignacio Julia Vilar
Ignacio Juliá Vilar, currently ING Bank Śląski’s in Poland’s executive vice-president responsible for Retail Banking, has been appointed ING’s new Chief Innovation Officer (CInO) reporting to Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING.
Ignacio will start on 1 May in his new position. He will also become Head of Retail Banking Segment. This new role has been created to strengthen the overall steering and coordination of retail banking at ING and has been combined with the CInO role to give greater executional certainty to new retail innovation projects.
Brunon Bartkiewicz
In this role Ignacio will report to Aris Bogdaneris, member of ING’s Management Board Banking and head of Challengers & Growth Markets.
The Bank’s current Chief Innovation Officer, Brunon Bartkiewicz will be appointed CEO of ING Bank Śląski from 1 April. Brunon’s appointment is subject to regulatory approval in Poland and will be effective from the date that such approval is received.
Małgorzata Kołakowska
Current CEO of ING Bank Śląski, Małgorzata Kołakowska will take up the role of Wholesale Banking Global Head of Network. Małgorzata, who has been CEO of ING Bank Śląski since the beginning of 2010.