Member Management Board Banking and head of Wholesale Banking
Born in 1971, Croatian nationality.
Profile
Ljiljana Čortan has been a member of the MBB since 1 January 2021, when she joined ING as chief risk officer (CRO). On 24 February 2026, she became head of Wholesale Banking. As head of ING Wholesale Banking Ljiljana is responsible for the global Wholesale Banking activities.
Most important other ancillary positions
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Education
Ljiljana holds a master’s degree in business finance from the University of Zagreb.
Career
| 2026-present | 24 February 2026 | Member of Management Board Banking and head of Wholesale Banking |
| 2021-2026 | 26 April 2021 | CRO and member of the Executive Board. |
| 1 January 2021 | CRO and member of the Management Board Banking. | |
| 2018-2020 | Member of the Management Board and CRO, HypoVereinsbank (HVB) - UniCredit Bank, Germany. |
| 2014-2017 | Global head of Financial Institutions, Banks and Sovereigns, head of Group Credit Transactions Officer, UniCredit Bank, Italy (Milan branch). |
| 2009-2014 | Head of strategy and marketing for corporate and investment banking in the CEE region, UniCredit Bank, Austria. |
| 1996-2009 | Various positions in risk management, corporate banking and project/information management at Zagrebačka banka, Croatia (Zagrebačka banka became part of UniCredit) Group in 2002. |
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