The management group is responsible for developing, implementation and follow-up of the group’s strategic plans and decisions. Bisnode’s executive management team consists of the ceo and the directors of finance, strategic IT and communications, along with the directors of each region, business area and competence centre.
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Johan Wall
President and CEO
Employed since 2008 in current position.
Previous positions and experience: CEO of public companies Enea and Framfab. Internet research at Verizon Communications in Boston. MD and founder of Internet consulting company Netsolutions.
Education: MSc in Engineering Electronics from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Visiting scholar at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
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Fredrik Åkerman
CFO and Business Area Director Software and Applications
Employed since 2005 in current position.
Previous positions and experience: CEO of BTJ Infodata and Dagens Nyheter and executive positions in Statoil.
Education: MSc in Business Administration and Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics.
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Alastair Laidlaw
Competence Centre Director - Credit Solutions
Employed since 1988, in current position since 2009.
Previous positions and experience: Several senior management positions within Bisnode Group such as BU Controller Credit and Business information. Financial positions within W S Atkins plc.
Education: BSc in Business Administration, University in Greater Manchester.
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Elin Ljung
Corporate Communication Director
Employed since 2007 in current position.
Previous positions and experience: Communication Manager of the listed IT companies Addnode and Nocom.
Education: BSc in Engineering Electronics with a major in Media Communications at Umeå University. Diplomas in Business Administration and Marketing.
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Maria Anselmi
Competence Centre Director - Business Information Solutions
Employed since 2002 as Managing Director of Bisnode Slovenia, in current additional position since 2009.
Previous positions and experience: Marketing Manager at Il Sole 24 ORE, Country Manager/Italy at Financial Times Information, Digital New Business Manager at Italian Exchange, Marketing Director at Mondadori.
Education: PhD in Historical Linguistics, University of Rome and Pisa. MSc in Administration, Master Publitalia, Milan.
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Martin Coufal
Regional Director Central Europe
Employed since 1996, as Managing Director at HBI CZ, HBI Slovak and D&B companies in Central Europe, in current position since 2009.
Previous positions and experience: Several management positions within Bisnode Group. Sales management positions in both information providers and consultancy companies.
Education: BSc in Business Administration from the University of Economics, Prague.
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Mattias Aronsson
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Employed since 2009 in current position.
Previous positions and experience: Management consultant and partner at Occam Associates. Consulting positions at McKinsey & Company and A.T. Kearney.
Education: MSc in Engineering Physics from Lund Institute of Technology. Studies in Statistics and Economics at Lund University.
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Mats Erwald
Regional Director Nordic
Employed since 1992, in current position since 2009.
Previous positions and experience: Several senior management positions within Bisnode Group, such as MD at AffärsData, InfoTorg, CD Förlag and Svensk Handelstidning Justitia.
Education: BSc in Economics from Stockholm University.
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Norbert Verkimpe
Regional Director BeNeFra and Competence Centre Director - Marketing Solutions
Employed since 2007, in current position since 2009.
Previous positions and experience: MD for WDM Belgium (former Sopres Belgium). Internationally active in the setup of electronic customer loyalty conepts, retail and payment systems.
Education: MSc in Informatics & System Analysis from HRITHO (Ghent).
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Peter Villa
Regional Director DACH and Business Area Director Product Information
Employed since 1991, in current position since 2009.
Previous positions and experience: Several senior management positions within Bisnode Group such as MD of Kompass Deutschland GmbH. Hoppenstedt Bonnier Information GmbH in Germany. Various executive leadership positions in Bonnier and other companies.
Education: BA in Economic History and Political Science from Uppsala University.