#140 - Harm Bots - President and CEO of MUFG Bank Europe and Head of EU, globally 140,000 people, Europe ahead in sustainable finance, current vs previous roles, value of relationships, integrity

Harm Bots is President and CEO of MUFG Bank Europe and Head of EU. Harm joined the Japanese financial group MUFG 2 years ago. Previously, he worked for NatWest Group, RBS Global Banking & Markets and ABN AMRO. 

He started his career at ABN AMRO in Amsterdam and later in Tokyo. He held various leadership positions at RBS in Kuala Lumpur and later NatWest Group in London before returning to Amsterdam as chairman of the managing board and CEO of Natwest markets. In his recent role at NatWest, Harm is responsible for setting up NatWest Markets N.V. as the new European bank after Brexit.

Harm is 51 years old, is married to Andrea, lives in Utrecht and has four kids; two twins. 

 

*** 
Leaders in Finance is made possible through support of Kayak, EY, Odgers Berndtson executive search en Roland Berger. More information about our partners is available at our partnerpage.

 

*** 
Follow Leaders in Finance via Linkedin. 

 

***
Order the book "100 Gesprekken: de mens achter succes" about the first 100 guests at the show (in Dutch).

 

*** 
Want to keep up with Leaders in Finance? Subscribe to our newsletter (in Dutch). 

 

*** 
Is there any guest you would like us to talk to in one of the following episodes of Leaders in Finance? Please let us know: info@leadersinfinance.nl

 

*** 
If you enjoyed the Leaders in Finance podcast, please leave a review at for instance Apple Podcasts. You could also follow us at Spotify. We would be glad if you do, because some people will only listen to this podcast if they know that there are many other people who like to listen as well!

 

***
Please also check out Leaders in Finance Academy as well as Leaders in finance Events and our other podcast Compliance Adviseert.

 

***
Previous guests were among many others: Klaas Knot (President Dutch Central Bank - DNB), Robert Swaak (CEO ABN AMRO), David Knibbe (CEO NN), Janine Vos (Managing Board Rabobank), Frank Elderson (Board ECB), Jos Baeten (CEO ASR), Jeroen Rijpkema (CEO Triodos), Nadine Klokke (CEO Knab), Gita Salden (CEO BNG Bank), Annerie Vreugdenhil (CIO ING),  Karien van Gennip (CEO VGZ), Chantal Vergouw (CEO Interpolis), Simone Huis in 't Veld (CEO Euronext), Nout Wellink (former President Dutch Central Bank), Anneka Treon (MD Van Lanschot), Onno Ruding (former minister of finance), Maurice Oostendorp and Martijn Gribnau (CEOs Volksbank), Olaf Sleijpen (Director DNB), Allegra van Hövell-Patrizi (CEO Aegon NL), Yoram Schwarz (CEO Movir), Laura van Geest (Chairwoman Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets - AFM) Katja Kok (CEO Van Lanschot Kempen CH), Ali Niknam (CEO bunq), Nick Bortot (CEO BUX), Matthijs Bierman (MD Triodos NL), Peter Paul de Vries (CEO Value8), Barbara Baarsma (CEO Rabo Carbon Bank), Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen (Chair Aon Holdings), Annemarie Jorritsma (a.o. Chair NVP), Lidwin van Velden (CEO Dutch Water Bank - NWB), Don Ginsel (CEO Holland Fintech), Mary Pieterse-Bloem (Professor Erasmus University), Jan-Willem van der Schoot (CEO Mastercard NL), Tjeerd Bosklopper (CEO NN NL), Joanne Kellermann (Chair PFZW), Steven Maijoor (Chair ESMA), Radboud Vlaar (CEO Finch Capital), Karin van Baardwijk (CEO Robeco) and Annette Mosman (CEO APG). 

--> between brackets the job title at the time of the interview.