FNG Exclusive… FNG has learned that Copenhagen based Retail FX and CFDs broker Saxo Bank has continued to make changes in its senior management suite, appointing Philip Frijs (pictured above) as CEO of Saxo Bank – Nordic Region. The remit includes overseeing business in Saxo’s home market of Denmark, as well as the rest of the Nordic region countries.

Philip Frijs has been with Saxo Bank since 2010, joining the company as part of Saxo Bank’s acquisition of the Nordic business of US online broker E*Trade. For the past two and a half years he has served as Commercial Owner – Investor Segment at Saxo, with overall commercial responsibility of the investor segment across all regions in the Saxo Bank Group, working towards enhancing the trading experience of the company’s investor clients.

Mr. Frijs replaces the retiring Johannes Rovsing, who had been CEO – Nordic Region for Saxo Bank since 2019. He was previously CEO of Saxo Privatbank, after first joining the company in 2011 as CFO of Saxo Properties A/S.

Saxo Bank is controlled by Chinese conglomerate Geely Group.