Lauri Rantakari

He owns the renewal of core lending and deposit capabilities within corporate banking, with a mandate to strengthen long term sustainability, resilience, and regulatory robustness of the bank’s foundation.

In his role, Lauri sets the direction and guardrails for large scale change, translating strategic objectives into a clear target state across business, technology, and risk. He is responsible for resolving key trade offs and ensuring that modernization efforts deliver durable business value rather than short term fixes.

His background combines strong analytical capability with hands on leadership across operating model design, vendor governance, and process optimization. He is known for structured thinking and the ability to drive clarity and alignment in high stakes decision making environments, ensuring that technology renewal and risk management directly support sustainable corporate banking performance.