Swantje began her career in banking at J.P. Morgan in 1991 from where she retired as Managing Director in 2017. During this time Swantje gained extensive experience in corporate finance/M&A, global markets and investment management.

She is a supervisory board member at RENK GmbH, a Director of Better Boards Limited and previously served as Independent Director of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. and on various charitable boards. She was appointed to the Board in April 2017.