Saxo Bank Announces New Board Members

Hellerup, Denmark (ots/PRNewswire) -

Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, is
pleased to announce that Lone Fonss Schroder is appointed new Vice
Chairman of the board and Jacob Polny, former alternate member, will
continue on as a full member of the Board of Directors.

Saxo Bank's new Board of Directors was approved by the
shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting December 20th in
Copenhagen.

New Vice Chairman Lone Fonss Schroder is partner and co-founder at
Swedish Norfalck and holds board seats in International companies in
the Nordics, in Europe, Canada and in the Chinese owned Volvo Car
Corporation.

Jacob Polny, Principal at TPG Capital who acquired 30 per cent of
Saxo Bank in 2011, has been an alternate member of the Saxo Bank
board since December 2011 and will continue as a full member of the
Board of Directors to ensure continuity.

In a statement, Chairman of the Board Dennis Malamatinas says:

"Saxo Bank welcomes Lone Fonss Schroder and Jacob Polny to the
Board of Directors. We will continue to focus on Saxo Bank's core
business in order to be the most profitable and professional
facilitator in the global capital markets."

The new members of the board will take over from Asiff Hirji,
partner in TPG Capital and Kurt K. Larsen, Chairman of the
international transport group DSV.

The founders of Saxo Bank, Kim Fournais and Lars Seier
Christensen, owns through Fournais Holding A/S and Lars Seier
Christensen Holding A/S 29.95 per cent of the Bank each. Leading
investment firm TPG Capital owns 30 per cent.

Saxo Bank's board of directors will now comprise:

Dennis Malamatinas, Chairman

Lone Fonss Schroder, Vice Chairman

Professor Thomas Plenborg

Karl I. Peterson, Partner at TPG Capital

Jacob Polny, Principal at TPG Capital

Further details:

Lone Fonss Schroder has over 30 years of Industrial and financial
experience within corporate governance, from strategy implantation
and business building mainly from EPCI companies, oil and gas
industrial production, aviation, OEM, Shipping and logistics and
financial institutions. She has heavey international board experience
Lone Fonss Schroder began her career in the Maersk Group in 1982,
where she became the highest placed woman. From 2005 to 2010, Lone
Fonss Schroder was CEO and president of Wallenius Lines, the world's
largest roll-on/roll-off carrier. She holds a Master of Law from
Copenhagen University and Business Economics from CBS, Copenhagen.

Jacob Polny is a Principal at TPG Capital, a leading global
private investment firm, where he leads TPG's investment activities
in the Nordic region. In 2010, he was a member of the team that
invested in Ontex, Europe's private label market leader in hygienic
disposable products. Prior to joining TPG in 2008, Mr Polny was a
Senior Associate at Altor Equity Partners, a private equity firm
focused on investing in medium sized companies across the Nordic
region. Previously, he was an Analyst in the Investment Banking
Division at Goldman Sachs in London. Mr Polny holds a BA from Oxford
University and an MBA from Columbia Business School, and currently
serves as a member of the Board of Ontex SA.

About Saxo Bank

Saxo Bank is a leading online trading [http://www.saxobank.com/fo
rex?csref=b1744_Link_boilerplate_pressrelease ] and investment
specialist, offering private investors and institutional clients a
complete set of tools for their trading and investment strategies. A
fully licensed and regulated European bank, Saxo Bank enables clients
to trade FX, CFDs [http://www.saxobank.com/cfds?csref=b1745_Link_boi
lerplate_pressrelease ], ETFs, Stocks, Futures, Options and other
derivatives via three specialised and fully integrated multi-asset
trading platforms [http://www.saxobank.com/demo-account?csref=b1746_
Link_boilerplate_pressrelease ]; the browser-based SaxoWebTrader, the
downloadable SaxoTrader and the SaxoTrader app. The platforms are
available in over 20 languages and are white-labelled by more than
100 major financial institutions worldwide. Saxo Bank also offers
professional portfolio and fund management as well as traditional
banking services through Saxo Privatbank. Founded in 1992, the Saxo
Bank Group is headquartered in Copenhagen with offices in 26
countries throughout Europe, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, Africa
and Australia.

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Contact:
Media enquiries: Cathrine Kier, Head of Nordic Communications,
Saxo Bank +45 2068 4510 press@saxobank.com