Svendborg Sparekasse A/S named Petter Blondeau CEO. Blondeau is CEO of DiBa Bank A/S and will join Svendborg from June 1, 2013. Blondeau has been in his present position since 2009 and was previously CEO of Nordfyns Bank A/S for four years.

Svendborg has struggled to find a replacement for Svend Erik Kracht, who hoped to retire in 2012, after the first successor, Henning Bars e, left the bank after just 19 days in the job.