Industry veteran Albert Maasland has been appointed as Saxo Banks European chief operating officer. Previously, Maasland was head of business development, e-commerce at Standard Chartered. He has also held senior roles at Deutsche Bank and Chase Manhattan. "Ive had a great time at Standard. Its a really good bank, concentrating on what it does well. But Im looking forward to starting at Saxo. It is hard to overestimate the impact that Saxo Bank are having in the financial services industry and their future growth potential and I am keen to be part of that winning team," says Maasland.