Ten minutes with Anneka Treon (ING) – chess, Dutch directness, competition and why a career is a marathon, not a sprint

Some conversations are worth returning to. This is certainly one of them.

Anneka Treon’s original appearance became the most-listened-to episode in the history of the Leaders in Finance Podcast. In this new ten-minute edit, Jeroen Broekema revisits some of its most memorable moments.

Anneka talks about growing up as a competitive chess player and a self-described nerd, what first drew her to financial services, and the striking cultural differences between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. She also reflects on ambition, competition and why building a career is ultimately a marathon, not a sprint.

At the time of the original recording, Anneka worked at Van Lanschot Kempen. She has since joined ING, where she leads its global wealth management business.

Enjoy these ten minutes with Anneka Treon. Would you like to hear more? Listen to the full original episode here.

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Previous guests on the Leaders in Finance podcast include: Klaas Knot (President of DNB), Frank Elderson (Member of the Executive Board of the ECB), Roland Boekhout (CEO of de Volksbank), Gerrit Zalm (former Minister of Finance and former CEO of ABN AMRO), Ingrid de Swart (Member of the Executive Board of a.s.r.), Pinar Abay (Member of the Management Board of ING and Head of Retail Banking), Robert Swaak (CEO of ABN AMRO), Marcel Zuidam (CEO of NN Bank), Saul van Beurden (CEO of Consumer, Small & Business Banking at Wells Fargo), David Knibbe (CEO of NN Group), Janine Vos (Member of the Executive Board of Rabobank), Nadine Klokke (CEO of Knab), Maarten Edixhoven (CEO of Van Lanschot Kempen), Jeroen Rijpkema (CEO of Triodos Bank), Nout Wellink (former President of DNB), Onno Ruding (former Minister of Finance), Yoram Schwarz (CEO of Movir), Laura van Geest (Chair of the Executive Board of the AFM), Katja Kok (CEO of Van Lanschot Switzerland), Ali Niknam (CEO of bunq),