ING Germany: Wholesale Banking with two new additions to the management team

As Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Heiko Mittelhamm will be responsible for the bank's advisory services for acquisitions, takeovers and other strategically relevant events such as IPOs. Mittelhamm has over 20 years of experience in this area and previously worked at HSBC, Barclays and Lazard. He reports to Sascha Malsy, Head of Capital Markets & Advisory DACH, and takes over the management tasks previously held by Sascha Malsy on an interim basis.

"Heiko Mittelhamm's extensive expertise will make a significant contribution to providing our corporate clients with the best possible advice and a comprehensive offering across product boundaries. I am convinced that his leadership skills and experience will play a key role in positioning ING as a strong partner in the M&A market," says Malsy.

ING has extensive sector expertise in areas such as energy, telecommunications, transportation and healthcare, which are currently undergoing profound changes. The client base includes both companies and institutional investors. For strategic issues, especially M&A topics, ING benefits from its global network with offices in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.

As Head of Sustainable Solutions Group, Haruyo Terada will further develop and implement the sustainable finance strategy in ING Germany's wholesale banking business. She brings extensive expertise from the banking sector, most recently as Director in ESG Advisory at UniCredit. Previously, she gained experience at Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Mizuho Corporate Bank in Frankfurt and London. In her new role, Terada will report to Mariana Ziemer, Head of Sectors Germany, and Robert Spruijt, Head of Sustainable Solutions Group EMEA. She succeeds Stefan Zeller, who is taking on a new position within the bank.

"With Haruyo Terada, we are gaining a proven expert in the field of sustainable finance. Together with her team, she will continue to drive forward our ESG ambitions and develop innovative financial strategies that help our clients to achieve their sustainable goals," explains Ziemer.

Last year, ING Germany mobilized a total volume of EUR 14.7 billion in sustainable financing and was involved in 112 transactions. The bank has been active in corporate banking since 2011 and offers financial products and services for large, international companies. This includes credit products, payment transactions, financial markets, capital market products and strategic advisory services.

With over 10 million customers, we are the third largest bank in Germany. Our core products are current accounts, mortgage lending, savings, consumer loans and securities. In the business banking segment, we provide loans to small and medium-sized companies as well as to self-employed and freelance professionals. We offer an interest-bearing instant access savings account and a business account in this segment. In the wholesale banking segment, we offer banking services to large, international companies. With around 5,000 colleagues, we are represented in Frankfurt am Main (head office), Berlin, Hannover and Nuremberg.