Saxo Bank appoints new Global Head of Communications
With more than two decades of experience in strategic communications and journalism, Christian Grønning is joining Saxo Bank as new Global Head of Communications to further strengthen the company’s corporate communications, public relations, and social media.
Today, Saxo Bank, a global leader in fintech, focused on multi-asset trading and investment, announced that Christian Grønning will join as Global Head of Communications, PR, and Social Media as of 1 March 2025. In this role, Christian will direct PR and Communication efforts across all regions.
Christian Grønning joins Saxo Bank as a former Partner and Group Head of Financial Services at Geelmuyden Kiese, a leading pan-Scandinavian communications consultancy. In this capacity, Christian has served as a strategic advisor to several of Scandinavia’s largest financial services companies.
Christian Grønning joins Saxo Bank at a point in time where the company is experiencing significant growth, reporting, for example, a 38% increase in active investors in the first half year of 2024, bringing client assets to more than EUR 105 billion.Speaking about his new role, Christian Grønning said:
“It’s nothing short of a privilege to join Saxo and be able to call myself a Saxonian going forward. Having followed the industry for years, I can honestly say that Saxo is a company that I have always admired. I am thrilled to be joining the ambitious and talented team in Saxo,” he said and continued; “Saxo Bank is a global leader empowering more than 1.2 million clients across the globe to increase their financial freedom via investments. With this purpose front and center, I look forward to supporting the company into this next interesting phase, where we aim to further expand our investor base and help more curious people get invested in the world.”
At Saxo we believe that when you invest, you unlock a new curiosity for the world around you. As a provider of multi-asset trading and investment solutions, Saxo’s purpose is to Get Curious People Invested in the World. We are committed to enabling our clients to make more of their money. Saxo was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1992 with a clear vision: to make the global financial markets accessible for more people. In 1998, Saxo launched one of the first online trading platforms in Europe, providing professional-grade tools and easy access to global financial markets for anyone who wanted to invest.
Today, Saxo is an international award-winning investment firm for investors and traders who are serious about making more of their money. As a well-capitalised and profitable Fintech, Saxo is a fully licensed bank under the supervision of the Danish FSA, holding broker and banking licenses in multiple jurisdictions. As one of the earliest fintechs in the world, Saxo continues to invest heavily into our technology. Saxo’s clients and partners enjoy broad access to global capital markets across asset classes on our industry-leading platforms. Our open banking technology also powers more than 150 financial institutions as partners by boosting the investment experience they can offer their clients. Keeping our headquarters in Copenhagen, Saxo has more than 2,300 professionals in financial centres around the world including London, Singapore, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Zurich, Dubai and Tokyo.
For more information, please visit: www.home.saxo