Danske Bank CEO resigns after being named a suspect in Dutch probe Dutch authorities named him as a suspect in a probe into violations of money-laundering regulations at Dutch lender ABN Amro about an hour ago Vogelzang took the helm of Danske Bank in June 2019, with a mandate to steer Danske through one of the world’s biggest money-laundering scandals.
Danske Bank chief executive Chris Vogelzang resigned on Monday after the Dutch authorities named him as a suspect in a probe into violations of money-laundering regulations at Dutch lender ABN Amro, Danske Bank said in a statement. “I am very surprised by the decision by the Dutch authorities,” Vogelzang said in a statement, adding his status as a suspect did not imply that he would be charged. “However, given the special situation Danske Bank is in and the intense scrutiny the bank is under ... I do not want speculations about my person to get in the way of the continued development of Danske Bank,” Vogelzang said.