Swen Bankwitz currently serves as the Head of Strategy & Sustainability at Volkswagen Financial Services, a position held since January 2024. Prior to this role, Swen Bankwitz was the Managing Director at Volkswagen Semler Finans Danmark A/S from January 2020 to January 2024 and held various positions within Volkswagen Financial Services, including Head of Pricing and Project Manager for New Markets & M&A. Early in the career, Swen Bankwitz worked as an Assistant to the CFO at Volkswagen AG and as a Financial Advisor at Dresdner Bank AG. The professional background also includes project management experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory. Swen Bankwitz holds a Diplom in Economics from Leibniz Universität Hannover and additional education from the University of Bradford.