Member Executive Board, 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. She remains member of the Executive Board, a position she has held since 26 April 2021. 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 the Executive Board, 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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