Senior advisor regarding investment opportunities and transactions particularly within the Packaging Industry and the Maritime Sector

My task was to secure the operation of two industrial service companies as their shares, consequence of a pledge agreement, where transferred to a US fund that had financed an earlier transaction. At the same time my mission was to initiate a process for changing the owner led company culture to a corporate one in order to make it more attractive for any future divestment opportunity. In order to increase shareholder value, I acquired two companies and started a third one Greenfield during my assignment.

KrisMa AB is holding two top ranked niche companies in the maritime sector. Chris-Marine is the major international specialist in supplying high-end machines and methods for maintenance of diesel engines. IOP Marine develops and manufactures equipment for test and maintenance of fuel injectors and pumps. Both Chris-Marine and IOP Marine work closely with all major international engine manufacturers of slow speed and medium speed engines.The KrisMa group has an excellent position on the market and a track record of good profits.

Arenco AB develop, manufacture and sell machines for production of safety matches, packaging machines and machines for fish processing. Arenco that was divested from Swedish Match 2006 is the result of prior mergers of 5 different businesses. My main mission was to make a classical turn-around, something that turned to be a multiple challange in the waives of the global financial crisis that erupted in 2008. Despite the loss of 1/3 of the total sales value we managed to stay in business with a strengthend balance sheet. The positive cash flow was produced by personnel downsizing programs, focus on supply chain management and production efficiancy. The transfere of production to Arenco's own subsiduary in China was a major success factor. Arenco's business is truly global and the companys premisses are found in Kalmar, Halmstad and Gothenburg and in Shanghai.

Stora Enso Packaging develops, manufacture and sell corrugated boxes and packaging systems to customers of all industrial sectors. During my assignment sales was about 100 million € and the number of employees 500. On a stagnated market, together with my management team, I succeded to increase EBIT by 75 % and to double ROCE through a revitalisation of the organisation in many aspects.

Metso Automation (Neles Controls at the time) is dedicated to the sales and service of an own range of liquid flow control equipment for the pulp and paper industry. Sales in my area of responsability was about 10 million € and the number of employees 30. Through a sales efficiency program I managed to significantly increase the sales margins of the business unit.

During a transition period for the company I managed the marketing and sales of AGA’s bulk liquid gas products to customers in the process industry. The size of the business was two folded during my 1,5 yrs. in this job. Five sales individuals reported to my affice in Madrid.

Total responsibility for sales and marketing, logistics and the filling stations for compressed welding- and medical gases in Cadíz, Andalusia, Spain. Sales was about 10 million € and the number of employees under my responsibility was 60. The job was characterized by objectives for profit improvements that where met mainly through a personnel reduction program

As District Manager placed in Örebro my task was to build up a new decentralized organisation. This included filling of compressed gases, manufacturing of dry ice, transport & logistics, technical service and sales through an own force combined with an external sales network. The yearly turnaround was about 20 million € and some 70 people was engaged under my management. I assumed full P/L responsability

To facilitate the merger of DFK Gas that was aquired by AGA in 1988 I held a position as Application Manager. Essentially the job content was the same as in AGA during the past three years

As an industrial gas provider AGA always seek new opportunities to sell their products to customers in the process industry. My task was to increase the business volume with the chemical industry by proposing and testing new applications for AGA's products at site. I managed to expand the sales in areas like water treatment, pulp and paper manufacturing, tanning and textile production.

I carried out in-situ tests in aquifers of ground water reservoirs in order to prepare for water treatment plant installations. Later I was responsible for the technical development of the companys products in close cooperation with their customers. Throughout the assigment I was promting sales.