Jānis Dzenis joins the Luminor team

Jānis Dzenis, a financial sector professional with more than 7 years international experience, is returning to the Baltics to join the Luminor team as Head of Group Strategy & Corporate Development. He will lead, manage and coordinate the Group`s strategy process and strategic corporate development projects.

"I am happy and excited to join the Luminor team. This is an once in career opportunity to contribute to creating one of the strongest financial sector players in our region, and I am proud to be a part of this journey," says Jānis Dzenis.

“The banking sector has gone through deep-seated change the last ten years since the financial crisis. In paralell, technology and new competitors are changing the way the sector can and wants to serve its clients. The Baltic market is now in addition seeing its banking market fundamentally change with among other things Luminor’s creation.” he comments. “By joining Luminor, I am accepting the challenge to prove we can be a successful member of both worlds, marrying banking and technology to serve our clients in an outstanding way.”

Jānis’ previous broad-based experience includes eight years with Ernst & Young, providing Transaction and Advisory Services to financial institutions from their London office to international clients in Europe, the US and Asia. He has spent the last two years as part of the Swiss Reinsurance Life Capital Merger & Acquisitions and Business Development team working on non-organic and organic growth on US, UK and European markets. He has also worked in the Baltic banking sector, at SEB and Swedbank, supporting the growth of these banks through people and culture.

After more than seven years building his career and living outside the Baltics, Jānis Dzenis is now returning to join the Luminor team. “The most logical step in a career like mine is to return home. In that sense, Luminor is a perfect match – to keep my career aspirations alive while being close to my friends and family and add value to my society,” says Jānis Dzenis.

It is also a contribution to the social movement “Latvija strādā” (Latvia works) that brings together employers that want to combine strengths and actively commit to fostering reemigration and at the same time - economic growth. Luminor has promised to bring nine professionals back to the Baltics and Jānis Dzenis is one of them. The long term goal of the movement is to repatriate 1,000 employees. Fifty employers in Latvia have already joinded the initiative.

Work experience
Swiss Re Life Capital M&A/BD team, Vice President (2016-2018)
Ernst & Young, Manager (2008-2016)

Education
Master's degree in Finance, London Business School (2013-2015)
Master's degree in Psychology, University of Latvia (2000-2006)