Katja Keitaanniemi

Katja Keitaanniemi (born 1973) is the CEO of OP Corporate Bank, which is the most significant subsidiary of OP Financial Group. According to Corporate Finance Institute, OP Corporate Bank is among the top corporate banks in Finland. Keitaanniemi has been on the list of Finland's most powerful female executives by the business weekly Talouselämä in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

In her early career Keitaanniemi was Senior Analyst at Nordea Securities, Forest and Paper Products and Director of Research at eQ Bank. and is a member of OP Cooperative's Executive Management Team.

Positions of trust Some of Keitaanniemi's current and previous positions of trust:

OP Cooperative: Member of Executive Management Team OP Asset Management Ltd: OP Retail Customers plc: Board member OP Vakuutus (currently Pohjola Vakuutus ): Board member Chair of the Audit Committee Finavia: Board member Business Finland: Member of the Executive Committee

Awards and notability Keitaanniemi has been on the list of Finland's most powerful female executives by the business weekly Talouselämä in 2020, 2021, and 2023. The Financial Times has selected Keitaanniemi as Europe's best forest industry analyst and she is also the first one who ranked among the three top on the list for four consecutive years.