File photo: Chris Vogelzang in 2011 when he worked for ABN Amro
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Chris Vogelzang, who held some senior positions at Amsterdam-based ABN Amro between 2000 and 2017, said he was very surprised by the Dutch authorities decision, adding that his status as a suspect did not imply that he would be charged. However, given the special situation Danske Bank is in and the intense scrutiny the bank is under. I do not want speculations about my person to get in the way of the continued development of Danske Bank, Vogelzang said.
Vogelzang took the helm of Danske Bank in June 2019 with the job of steering Danske through one of the world s biggest money-laundering scandals, which involved 200 billion euros ($NZD335billion) in suspicious transactions passing through its Estonian branch between 2007 and 2015.
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The ABN AMRO head office is seen in the capital s business district, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, March 2, 2020. Dutch bank ABN AMRO has agreed to pay 480 million euros ($574 million) as part of a settlement with prosecutors who accused the state-owned bank of serious shortcomings in tackling money laundering, prosecutors and the bank said Monday, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) April 19, 2021 - 3:19 AM
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - ABN AMRO has agreed to pay 480 million euros ($574 million) as part of a settlement with prosecutors who accused the Dutch state-owned bank of âserious shortcomingsâ in tackling money laundering, prosecutors and the bank said Monday.
UPDATE 2-Danske Bank CEO quits after being named a suspect in Dutch probe into ABN Amro Reuters 3 hrs ago
COPENHAGEN, April 19 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Denmark s Danske Bank resigned on Monday after Dutch authorities named him as a suspect in an investigation into violations of money-laundering regulations at lender ABN Amro .
Chris Vogelzang, who held some senior positions at Amsterdam-based ABN Amro between 2000 and 2017, said he was very surprised by the Dutch authorities decision, adding that his status as a suspect did not imply that he would be charged. However, given the special situation Danske Bank is in and the intense scrutiny the bank is under . I do not want speculations about my person to get in the way of the continued development of Danske Bank, Vogelzang said.
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The ABN AMRO head office is seen in the capital s business district, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, March 2, 2020. Dutch bank ABN AMRO has agreed to pay 480 million euros ($574 million) as part of a settlement with prosecutors who accused the state-owned bank of serious shortcomings in tackling money laundering, prosecutors and the bank said Monday, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – ABN AMRO has agreed to pay 480 million euros ($574 million) as part of a settlement with prosecutors who accused the Dutch state-owned bank of “serious shortcomings” in tackling money laundering, prosecutors and the bank said Monday.