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It was 2016 when Harald Mix called me and told me that Altor had made an acquisition of Infotheek, a fast-growing IT company based in the Netherlands. Harald told me that the company was led by a strong CEO (Jordy Kool) and wondered if I would consider helping the...

After many years of hard work to put Nexus in order and to prepare the company for the future, I more and more often came to think about the advise from Henrik Engsner from 2014 (see separate article) "You should start thinking about a next chapter where you can help...

I've shared some stories about how we worked to develop Nexus to ensure survival and then long-term success. In my columns I have told you  how Nexus initially was  fragmented in its offering based on many acquisitions with limited synergy how we formulated our...

This happened in 2014. I was completely focused on Bisnode's transformation and was working almost around the clock. One day I had a visit from Henrik Engsner. Henrik was working as a senior headhunter at the time, with a lot of top-level assignments. I had met Henrik...

In a previous article I told you how we at Nexus were invited to participate in a large procurement to secure the fleet of a major vehicle manufacturer. How we put together an attractive bid. How we made it to the final of that tender. How we were given the...

I've written a few columns about how we prepared Nexus for a more focused and winning future during a period of extremely hard change. Now we were well into this journey. We had a tight management team, we had decided that we would focus on identity and securing it...

In a couple of stories I have told you how we methodically worked to sort out the security company Nexus Group to set the company in the right strategic position to be a future winner.I have also told you how I had great help from Jonas Dahlberg with the initial rough...

As a leader, you have a tremendous opportunity to utilize one of the innate qualities you've been equipped with since birth - you have two ears (and only one mouth...).I've always had genuine trust in my team members. I believe that employees see and think for...

If you have followed me and my stories, you will have noticed that I have implemented many big and radical changes in the companies I have been responsible for. Changes aimed at getting the business right, based on a strategic and holistic approach.I have always...

My friend Jeff Stibel taught me a phrase that I have used often since: 'Speed must be our friend'.I believe there is great value in maintaining a fast pace, especially when implementing change. But it must never be at the expense of carelessness or nonchalance.In my...

I joined Nexus Group as its new CEO in 2015. The company had been growing through acquisitions for some time.When I took over, Nexus Group owned several different technologies, some of which overlapped and some of which competed.The acquisitions had also blended...

As the newly appointed CEO of Nexus Group I was faced with enormous complexity. Despite the relatively small size of the company (just over 300 employees in 11 countries), there was a multitude of offers, some of which overlapped.I did what I always do when I start a...