BERLIN- HypoVereinsbank board member Joerg Frischholz is set to join lender Norddeutsche Landesbank as new chief executive, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

NordLB's current chief Thomas Buerkle will leave the bank when his contract ends at the end of the year.

NordLB and HypoVereinsbank, which is part of UniCredit, declined to comment.

(Reporting by Klaus Lauer Writing by Kirsti Knolle Editing by Tom Sims) ((kirsti.knolle@thomsonreuters.com;))