Erik Ahrén has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for
WALLENIUS SOL. Erik comes most recently from Gothenburg Port Authority,
where he served as CFO since 2019. His appointment took effect on
August 5, 2024, when he joined WALLENIUS SOL’s executive team.
Photo: Anna-Lena Lundqvist
Mr George Nikolakopoulos assumes the position of Chief Financial Officer with effect from April 1, 2024.
Mr Nikolakopoulos has more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry. In recent years he has served as General Manager of doValue Greece as Head of Corporate & SME loan management. Previously, he worked at Eurobank with corresponding responsibilities from the position of Deputy General Manager. He started his professional career at Grant Thornton where he held a number of positions of responsibility, completing his 14-year collaboration from the position of Partner, Head of Transactional Services
Karina Deacon has been appointed new CFO for the DFDS Group starting on 1 January 2020. She replaces Torben Carlsen as CFO following his appointment to President & CEO from 1 May 2019. She will join Torben Carlsen in the Group’s Executive Board and be part of the Executive Team.
Karina Deacon (50) has extensive strategic and financial management experience from positions with several large, international companies. She holds a Master of Business Administration & Auditing and has gained experience with various management, finance and accounting roles at PWC and ISS and positions as Group CFO from Landic Property, Saxo Bank and most recently Nilfisk.