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Danske Bank has named Las Olsen as its new chief economist in Denmark, the Copenhagen-headquartered firm said yesterday. 

Olsen starts the role immediately.

Olsen has worked as chief brand economist in Danske Bank since 2007, focusing primarily on consumer economics; he has also acted as stand-in chief economist with a focus on broader economic development. He takes the helm from Steen Bocian. 

Before he began his work as an economist at Danske Bank, Olsen was an economist at Nordea. He has also been a reporter at the Danish newspaper Berlingske for five years.