Danish pension fund appoints "strong" ATP profile as new CEO

Velliv has found its new CEO at ATP in the form of Chief Risk Officer Kim Kehlet Johansen.

Kim Kehlet Johansen swaps ATP for Velliv. | Photo: PR/ATP

Velliv’s board has been looking for a new CEO to replace Steen Michael Erichsen who was fired earlier this year. The search has now ended with Velliv’s board of directors appointing Kim Kehlet Johansen as the new CEO, the company has announced in a press release.

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