Trustly, a global leader in innovative payment solutions has made two appointments to its leadership team as it gears up for further European expansion. Annika Poutiainen will be joining as Chief Legal Officer, while Georg Kaltenbrunner will start in March as Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer. Both roles will be central to supporting the strong and sustainable future growth of Trustly, which has already undergone significant expansion in 2023, most recently with the acquisitions of SlimPay and Ecospend.

Annika Poutiainen, Chief Legal Officer

Annika has wide-ranging experience in regulatory environments and financial companies. She has held the positions of Executive Chair of the Council for Swedish Financial Reporting Supervision, Head of Market Surveillance Nordics at Nasdaq, and Head of Unit, Prospectuses, Exchanges, and Clearing Houses at the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. She has been a board member at several companies in the financial services and payment industries and is currently serving as a board member at telecommunications and mobile money services company Airtel Africa plc. She holds a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from the University of Helsinki and an LLM degree in Banking and Finance Law from King’s College, London.

Annika comments: “I am excited to join Trustly, the innovative account-to-account payment leader with a strong human-centric approach where rules and regulation are seen as crucial enablers and contributors to the company’s success. I am proud to be part of this journey and look forward to working for the continued success of the company.”

Georg Kaltenbrunner, Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer

Georg will join Trustly in March and will oversee compliance and risk on a group level. Before this, he held the position of Group Chief Risk Officer at the Luminor Group, where he was also a member of Luminor Group’s Management Board. He has also held positions including Group Chief Operational Risk Officer for Nordea Group, Member of the Board of Directors of Nordea Funds Ltd, and Partner at McKinsey & Company. He holds a PhD in Finance from the London Business School and an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics.

Georg comments: “I am thrilled to be joining the success story that is Trustly, where I will be working with the team to build a strong and scalable Risk Management and Compliance platform. This is a crucial step in ensuring Trustly’s business resilience and supporting our long-term ambitions.”

Johan Tjärnberg, Group CEO at Trustly, comments:

“We would like to extend a warm welcome to Annika and Georg, who are a really strong addition to the Trustly leadership team. They join the company at a dynamic and exciting time, and I am confident their respective teams will flourish under their guidance.”