1. Christian Sewing has been a member of the management board since January 2015, and CEO since April 2018.
11 Facts About Christian Sewing
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Christian Sewing completed an apprenticeship programme at Deutsche Bank in Bielefeld, graduating with a banking qualification from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce in 1991.
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Christian Sewing first worked in the branches of Deutsche Bank as a 19-year-old trainee in Bielefeld and Hamburg, then as a junior corporate client advisor in Toronto, as Chief Credit Officer in Japan, and six years as a risk manager in London.
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From 2005 until 2007, Christian Sewing was a member of the management board of Deutsche Genossenschafts-Hypothekenbank.
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Christian Sewing has worked in Frankfurt, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Toronto.
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Christian Sewing was head of group audit from June 2013 to February 2015, prior to which he held a number of management positions in risk management.
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From January 2016, Christian Sewing oversaw Deutsche Bank's private and commercial banking division, which includes the lender's network of German retail branches, but has a low profile outside of Germany.
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On 8 April 2018, Christian Sewing became CEO at Deutsche Bank, replacing John Cryan.
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Christian Sewing was the head of Deutsche Bank's audit division during Deutsche Bank's $10 billion money-laundering scandal involving its Moscow operations.
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In 2020, Christian Sewing announced that Deutsche Bank was pursuing an expansion of its Russia operations.
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Christian Sewing now emphasizes hiring nice people who will propagate a good culture and be kind to junior staff.