Sustainability and a client-centric focus are key areas for CEO Robert Swaak as he continues to push ABN Amro into a new phase. 

Ignacio Gutiérrez-Orrantia, EMEA head of banking, capital markets and advisory, has bold plans and a clear strategy to achieve them.

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands talks to Silvia Pavoni about financial health and the need to research its implications for financial stability.

Thales’s CEO comments on sustainable fuels, green algorithms and smart data.

Carlo Messina, CEO of Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s biggest bank by assets following the merger with UBI Banca, talks to The Banker about Italy’s economic rally, the bank’s job in supporting the recovery and the role ESG will play in its new strategic plan.

Drew Goldman, Deutsche Bank’s global head of investment banking coverage and advisory, believes there are plenty of reasons for optimism about its performance in one of the bank’s most significant markets.

Wendy Redshaw, chief digital information officer, retail banking, at NatWest Group, believes innovation belongs to everyone, not just the ‘cool kids’. 

Alexander Pukhaev, VTB Capital’s head of global banking, on how the bank supports its clients during significant strategic transactions.

ING’s chief innovation officer Annerie Vreugdenhil has had a 30-year journey of innovation without ever having to leave the bank.

The chief executive of Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank on its new digital initiatives and the outlook for Islamic banking in Turkey.