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Danske Bank CEO, board member resign amid ABN AMRO probe
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2021-04-19T16:58:00
Danske Bank CEO Chris Vogelzang and board member Gerrit Zalm each resigned after being identified as suspects in ABN AMRO’s money laundering scandal. Chief Risk Officer Carsten Egeriis will take over as Danske’s CEO.
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