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Klarna Names Chris Koegel as Chief Financial Officer

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  • Klarna Group plc appointed Chris Koegel as Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 January 2027, subject to regulatory approval.
  • Koegel succeeds Niclas Neglén, who will remain CFO until the end of 2026.
  • Koegel joins Klarna from Robinhood Markets Inc., where he served as Vice President, Head of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations since 2022.
  • During his tenure at Robinhood, the company's valuation grew from under $10bn to over $100bn.
  • Koegel previously held the role of Head of Investor Relations at LPL Financial LLC from 2015 to 2022.
  • Before joining LPL Financial, Koegel spent 13 years at Bain & Company.
  • Koegel holds a BA in Mathematics from Williams College and an MBA from Dartmouth College.
  • Koegel is based in the Boston, MA area in the US.
  • Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Klarna CEO, highlighted Koegel's experience as a finance leader in US-listed consumer fintech.
  • Klarna serves over 120 million global active users with 3.8 million transactions per day.
  • The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker KLAR.