Johan Ågren Email & Phone Number

Hersby Gymnasium Lidingö

Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden

Bridging Secondary Teaching Programme (Kompletterande Pedagogisk Utbildning, 90 hp).

Stockholm, Sweden

Smartify is the leading Nordic provider of installation and maintenance services for the smart home and small businesses.When I joined, the company had a strong position in field services for fixed broadband networks. A segment that was not growing and highly competitive. As CEO I was responsible for the repositioning of SFT Bredbandsgruppen to Smartify.

Stockholm, Sweden

Generic Mobile is telecom operator focusing on messaging services. I was appointed CEO in the aftermath of the financial crisis in 2008 - and had to start by significantly reducing the costs. From there we could grow profits again and work on operational quality improvements. Growth primarily from the SMS business. Personally acquired and grew some of the.

Stockholm, Sweden

• Responsible for marketing, sales, business and product development for the current product portfolio, including Paging, SMS, fixed line SMS, and fax services. Also responsible for customer care and billing
• Through thorough analysis and structured approach managed to establish an efficient approach to marketing and sales for the declining paging business
• Initiator and fully responsible for complete launch of pager sales business, with 3 MSEK turnover the second year with very high profitability
• Responsible for selection of key accounts
• Internationally recognized and appreciated speaker within the paging industry with audience up to 250 people
• Director of the Board of the Critical Messaging Association (CMA Europe) since 2008

Stockholm, Sweden

• Overall business development of Generic Mobile
• Post acquisition integration of paging business
• Responsible for product profitability of the paging services, and development of new paging products and services
• Expertise in quick analysis of traffic patterns for profitable product development
• Responsible for selection of key accounts
• Personnel responsibility of 2 employees

London, United Kingdom

The Critical Messaging Association, the international association dedicated to representing and advancing the critical messaging industry. www.criticalmessagingassociation.org

Stockholm, Sweden

• Own consulting company, management consulting services in telecom
• Campuz Mobile – Review, simplification and implementation of sourcing and supply processes for GSM terminals
• Edge Mobile – Business plan development as basis for application for 5th GSM license in Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden

• Billiant developed a next generation billing system for the telecom industry.
• Co-founder of Billiant AB as a spin-off from Transtema AB together with CTO responsible for product development
• Built up the commercial and administrative side of the company
• Responsible for business plan and strategic development from product idea through first round of funding of MSEK 21, bridge financing of MSEK 11, and final sale of Billiant AB to ConNova AB in Nov 2001
• Recruiting of management team and M&S personnel
• Responsible for sales to the first reference customers

Stockholm, Sweden

First years at McKinsey I worked as a generalist and gained a broad experience from different industries and issues, e.g., several larger change programs within Pulp and Paper, process industry, transportation, and finance sector.Joined McKinsey Business Technology Office (BTO) in 1997. McKinsey´s initiative of business oriented IT consultancy.- I focused.

Secondary Teacher Degree In Mathematics, Physics And Business Administration, Bridging Secondary Teacher Programme (Kpu), 90 % Highly Commended

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Corporate Finance, 93% Highly Commended, Ca Top 10%

Activities and Societies: • Double exams in five years studies (ordinary eight years), with top 10% grades in both schools, and only one.

Master'S Degree, Engineering Physics, Grade Average 4.2 Of 5.0, Ca Top 10%

Activities and Societies: One year break for military service June 1991 to June 1992