Board and Management
Board
Birger Steen
Board Chair
Birger Steen is a Principal with Summa Equity. He serves as Board Chair at Myneva Gmbh and Nordic Semiconductor ASA and chairs the Board Operations and Sustainability Committee at Nordea Bank Abp. He is a Board Member at PragmatIC Semiconductor Ltd and was previously a Non-Executive Director at Schibsted ASA, Cognite AS and Skooler AS. He served as CEO of Parallels Inc., VP of SMB and Distribution at Microsoft Corp., General Manager at Microsoft Russia and Microsoft Norway and CEO of Scandinavia Online AB. Birger holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master of Science in Computer Science/Industrial Engineering from Norwegian Institute of Technology. He studied Russian language at the Defence School of Security and Intelligence in Norway.
Born in 1966
Holdings: 19,870 shares, 30,000 warrants* and a call option that gives the right to acquire 147,910 shares
Independent in relation to Pagero and its senior executives: Yes
Independent in relation to major shareholders: No
Board member since: 2020
Fredrik vom Hofe
Vice Board Chair
Fredrik vom Hofe is the Founder & CEO of Shoreside Equity Partners. Most recently he comes from IFS AB where he was a member of the Group Executive Team holding the position as Group Senior Vice President with responsibility for Corporate & Business Development. Previously, he held Senior Executive roles at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Framfab, Ericsson and ASEA Brown Boveri. Fredrik specialises in M&A, corporate and business development, transformation through digitalisation, and growth strategy execution in global software-as-a-service companies, and he is non-executive Board member at Hantverksdata Holding AB and Flowfactory AB. He holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, including studies at the University of California, Berkeley in the United States.
Born in 1966
Holdings: 5,655 shares and 15,000 warrants*
Independent in relation to Pagero and its senior executives: Yes
Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes
Board member since: 2021
Bengt Nilsson
Chief Executive Officer
Bengt Nilsson was recruited as CEO and President of the Board of the Pagero Group due to his extensive experience in international expansion within the tech industry. Prior to joining Pagero, he was Co-founder, CEO and Vice Chairman of IFS for over 20 years. He currently sits on the board for Vilja AB, Ides, Industrial Design Software och Homes and Villas Limited. Bengt serves as Co-chairman of EESPA, driving cooperation and standardisation throughout the European e-invoicing industry. Following service as Deputy Platoon Commander in the Swedish Armed Forces, Bengt studied Industrial Engineering at Linköping Technical University.
Born in 1955
Holdings: 13 211 400 shares
Independent in relation to Pagero and its senior executives: No
Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes
Board member since: 2008
Christian Melby
Board member
Christian Melby is Partner and CIO at Summa Equity. He is a board member of Eco Online and Myneva Gmbh. Christian was previously Partner at Norvestor Equity and Reiten & Co., and Management Consultant at Arthur Andersen. Christian specialises in M&A, software and technology investments, and financing. He has a Master’s in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and is a certified Financial Analyst.
Born in 1974
Holdings: 0
Independent in relation to Pagero and its senior executives: Yes
Independent in relation to major shareholders: No
Board member since: 2017
Karin Sandsjö
Board member
Karin Sandsjö is a board member at Pagero and Q-Free. Her current occupation is CFO of Tibber and Karin’s previous titles include Group CFO of Bisnode, Parallels and NetOnNet, and CFO of Microsoft Russia and Microsoft Norway. She specialises in finance in global companies and transformation. Karin holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Administration from Karlstad University.
Born in 1965
Holdings: 33,250 shares and 5,000 warrants*
Independent in relation to Pagero and its senior executives: Yes
Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes
Board member since: 2020
Mats Ryding
Board member
Mats Ryding was a Co-founder of Pagero. Previously, he was also Co-founder and Vice President of Products at Diamo AB, Vendimo AB and Unifaun. He holds a Master of Science and Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.
Born in 1962
Holdings: 6,720,420 shares. 8,000 warrants*
Independent in relation to Pagero and its senior executives: Yes
Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes
Board member since: 2000
Marianne K. Knudsen
Board member
Marianne K. Knudsen is Co-CEO of ChronosHub ApS. She is a board member of Vilja Solutions, AquaGreen, and Alexandra Institut. Previously, she held several senior executive roles at Grundfos A/S, including CEO of a Grundfos Venture Business in Africa and Global Group Vice President of Global Market Segment Water Utility. Marianne specialises in corporate and business transformation, accelerated growth and customer-driven tech development. She holds a Master of Science in Business Administration and Computer Science from Copenhagen Business School, including studies at Harvard University in the United States.
Born in 1975
Holdings: 0
Independent in relation to Pagero and its senior executives: Yes
Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes
Board member since: 2022
*One warrant gives holders the right to purchase 10 shares
Management
Bengt Nilsson
Chief Executive Officer
Bengt Nilsson was recruited as CEO and President of the Board of the Pagero Group due to his extensive experience in international expansion within the tech industry. Prior to joining Pagero, he was Co-founder, CEO and Vice Chairman of IFS for over 20 years. He currently sits on the board for Vilja AB, Ides, Industrial Design Software and Homes and Villas Limited. Bengt serves as Co-chairman of EESPA, driving cooperation and standardisation throughout the European e-invoicing industry. Following service as Deputy Platoon Commander in the Swedish Armed Forces, Bengt studied Industrial Engineering at Linköping Technical University.
Holdings: 13 211 400 shares.
Independent in relation to Pagero and its senior executives: No
Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes
Jan-Olof Ohlsson
Chief Financial Officer since 2017
Jan-Olof Ohlsson is Pagero’s CFO, previously holding the position of CFO at Hexatronic, Viking Telecom, Carmen Systems and Meda. He is Co-founder and Partner at Business Control Partner Norden AB. Jan-Olof studied Finance and Controlling at the Institute for Higher Marketing studies in Gothenburg.
Holdings: 1 152 600 shares and 15 000 warrants*
Julius Nilsson
Chief Commercial Officer since 2020
Julius Nilsson leads Pagero’s global commercial operations, having previously held the roles of VP of Growth and Strategy and Managing Director of the MENA region. Preceding these titles at Pagero, Julius drove Boston Scientific’s O2C transformation project in the Nordics as E-business Manager. He studied International Management at Jönköping International Business School.
Holdings: 2,222,119 shares and 50,000 warrants*
Gustav Dahllöf
Chief Product Officer since 2019
Gustav Dahllöf heads R&D across Pagero’s entire product portfolio. He has held roles within several departments in the company, including pre-sales, delivery and customer success. Gustav holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Jönköping International Business School, the University of Gothenburg, and Keimyung University in South Korea.
Holdings: 685 234 shares and 40 000 warrants*
Ulf Andersson
Chief Delivery Officer since 2022
Ulf Andersson has worked within Software Engineering and IT for 25 years and is currently the Chief Delivery Officer at Pagero. His previous roles include IT PMO Director and Senior Manager for Global Program Management within companies like Mölnlycke Healthcare, Jeppesen Aviation, Boeing, Ericsson, StreamServe/OpenText and IKEA. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Transportation and Logistics and an Extension education to Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology. He has been a part of the IKEA of Sweden Trainee program for future Leaders.
Holdings: 0
Helena Stolpe
Chief Production Quality Officer & VP Support and Integration since 2022
Helena Stolpe is Pagero’s Chief Production Quality Officer & VP Support and Integration responsible for delivery and support. Her previous roles include Chief Delivery Officer and Project Manager at Pagero and Solution Integrator at multinational networking and telecommunications company, Ericsson.
Holdings: 125 310 shares and 17 000 warrants*
Oscar Wegland
Chief Marketing Officer since 2020
Oscar Wegland heads up the Marketing department at Pagero. Prior to becoming Chief Marketing Officer, he held various commercial roles, including Managing Director of Pagero West Europe. Oscar studied at the London School of Business and Finance.
Holdings: 362 670 shares
Bård Langöy
Chief Technology Officer since 2009
Bård Langöy is Pagero’s CTO, having previously held the role of Software Engineer at Pagero. He is also an interim member of the Peppol Change Management Board (CMB) of eDEC specifications. Bård holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Gothenburg University.
Holdings: 67 830 shares
Christer Wejke
Chief Information Security Officer since 2015
Christer Wejke is the Chief Information Security Officer and Manager of Internal Services at Pagero. His previous titles include R&D Manager at Pagero, Project Manager at Volvo IT and Support Manager at IFS. Christer holds a Master of Science in Information Technology and Computer Science from Linköpings University.
Holdings: 283 740 shares
Suzie Woodhams
Chief Peoples Officer since 2023
Suzie Woodhams is Pagero’s Chief People Officer and manages the Group People function. Her previous roles include Chief People Officer at Tungsten Network (acquired by Kofax in 2022) and Gamma Communications plc. She previously held senior HR Director positions at Optivo (now Southern Housing), Vix Technology and TelecityGroup plc (now Equinix). Suzie received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology at Essex University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel Management at Kingston University. She has been a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development since 2016.
Holdings: 0 shares
Fredrik Rosenqvist
Chief Relationship Officer since 2020
Fredrik Rosenqvist is Chief Relationship Officer at Pagero. His previous experience includes CEO of Pagero Sweden AB, Pagero SRL Belgium and Diamo AB and Bank Clerk at. Fredrik studied Political Economy at the University of Gothenburg.
Holdings: 340,000 shares
Nazar Paradivskyy
VP Regulatory Affairs since 2017
Nazar Paradivskyy heads up the Regulatory Affairs department. He is also Tax Administrations Lead of OpenPeppol’s CTC project and member of the EESPA Public Policy and Compliance Working Group. Nazar was previously Senior Manager of Merchant Underwriting at Klarna and Analyst of Special Credits Management at SEB. He holds two Master of Laws from Stockholm University and Lviv National University, Ukraine.
Holdings: 274 850 shares and 5 000 warrants*
Fredrik Hjorth
General Counsel and Secretary of the board since 2020
Fredrik Hjorth has worked as a lawyer for 20 years and currently heads up Pagero’s legal department. His experience includes working with public authorities, the Administrative Court in Gothenburg, ICA Banken and Transcendent Group. Fredrik holds a Master of Laws from the University of Lund in Sweden.
Holdings: 27 180 shares and 10 000 warrants*
Luis Ortega
VP of Growth since 2022
Luis Ortega is responsible of running various revenue and organisational growth initiatives at Pagero. Prior to becoming VP of Growth, he led Pagero Middle East, Africa, Asia region. Luis holds a MSc Engineering Telecommunication degree and has been working in the IT industry for 30 years.
Holdings: 120 000 shares and 10 000 warrants*
Alexander Jansson
VP Partnerships & Alliances since 2020
Alexander Jansson leads Pagero’s Partnerships & Alliances operations, prior to his current position he held various commercial leadership positions at Pagero including Managing Director South Europe. Prior to Pagero, Alexander co-founded Brick Digital Outdoor Media and studied Industrial Engineering & Management at Linköping University in Sweden.
Holdings: 874,580 shares and 31,000 warrants*
*One warrant gives holders the right to purchase 10 shares