CV

ABOUT LARS PETTERSSON

>30 years of expericence as CEO in the IT Industry.

With me as your advisor you will have a senior and experienced leader with holistic and human friendly approach

My journey through + 30 years of CEO experience has given me deep understanding in both startup, small, midsize and large enterprises. This experience gives me an almost unique possibility to quick and effective understand your situation.

There is a huge value to have a trusted advisor at arms length  distance. My experience is at your proposal. 

 

My Journey

Climate View – Chairman of the Board

ClimateView · Deltid ClimateView · Deltid juni 2024–nu · 5 månjuni 2024 till nu · 5 månSverige · HybridSverige · Hybrid

Climate View was originally founded by Tomer Shalit and Einar Bodström with the extremely ambitious goal of helping the public sector drive and monitor the transition towards climate neutrality. As part of this, the company has managed to attract heavyweight investors from Japan, Germany, France, Norway and Sweden. Over the past year, the company has undergone an extreme phase of change and is seeing clear signs of increased acceptance at a global level for its offering. Since the autumn of 2023, I have been entrusted with the task of working actively with the company’s management and since the summer of 2024 I have stepped in as active, working chairman.Climate View was originally founded by Tomer Shalit and Einar Bodström with the extremely ambitious goal of helping the public sector drive and monitor the transition towards climate neutrality. As part of this, the company has managed to attract heavyweight investors from Japan, Germany, France, Norway and Sweden. Over the past year, the company has undergone an extreme phase of change and is seeing clear signs of increased acceptance at a global level for its offering. Since the autumn of 2023, I have been entrusted with the task of working actively with the company’s management and since the summer of 2024 I have stepped in as active, working chairman.… se mer

Deputy CEO

Infotheek Group · Deltid Infotheek Group · Deltid juni 2016–nu · 8 år 5 månjuni 2016 till nu · 8 år 5 mån Leiden, Sydholland, Nederländerna · HybridLeiden, Sydholland, Nederländerna · Hybrid

In 2016, P/E firm Altor acquired a majority stake in the Dutch IT company Infotheek. In its ambition to add bandwidth and industry knowledge, Altor contacted me and asked if I was interested in helping out. So, since 2016, I have held both the role of Chairman and Group CEO in what became an exciting, complex and successful journey. Infotheek was split into two operating units, Centralpoint and Flex. Centralpoint was acquired by Dustin. I am still CEO of the holding company Rotla that owns Flex.In 2016, P/E firm Altor acquired a majority stake in the Dutch IT company Infotheek. In its ambition to add bandwidth and industry knowledge, Altor contacted me and asked if I was interested in helping out. So, since 2016, I have held both the role of Chairman and Group CEO in what became an exciting, complex and successful journey. Infotheek was split into two operating units, Centralpoint and Flex. Centralpoint was acquired by Dustin. I am still CEO of the holding company Rotla that owns Flex.… se mer

 

Founder, CEO

Lars Pettersson Management AB Lars Pettersson Management AB juni 2015–nu · 9 år 5 mån juni 2015 till nu · 9 år 5 mån Stockholm, SverigeStockholm, Sverige

I am a senior Strategic Business Advisor & Change Management Partner with passion to build good companies

Examples of assignments:
* Chairman of a Nordic IT partner
* Chairman of a data center company
* Advisor to CEOs and owners of various companies, both small and large, national and international, in various industriesI am a senior Strategic Business Advisor & Change Management Partner with passion to build good companies Examples of assignments: * Chairman of a Nordic IT partner * Chairman of a data center company * Advisor to CEOs and owners of various companies, both small and large, national and international, in various industries… se mer

Chairman of the Board

EcoDataCenter · Deltid EcoDataCenter · Deltiddec. 2019–feb. 2024 · 4 år 3 måndec. 2019 till feb. 2024 · 4 år 3 mån Sverige · HybridSverige · Hybrid

ECO Datacenter was founded by ambitious entrepreneurs with a strong strategic understanding and insight into the need to create high-capacity data centres with a green profile. After financing this startup with their own funds, they chose to bring in AREIM as the main owner. This was to ensure funds for continued investments in the billions.

AREIM in turn chose to contact me to contribute with my experience in fast-growing companies, my IT knowledge and management experience. The work became particularly intense and an important part was to work for the best possible cooperation between minority and majority shareholders. As a next step in achieving commercial success on a global level, I helped recruit Peter Michaelsson as the new CEO. Peter previously came from global responsibility roles within Ericsson.

ECO Datacenter continues to grow at rocket speed through very large investments in capacity, coupled with the ability to win the trust of some of the world’s most demanding customers. AREIM has had 100% ownership of ECO Datacenter for some time and, as part of the ambition to achieve maximum integration between owner and company, has taken over the chairman’s role itselfECO Datacenter was founded by ambitious entrepreneurs with a strong strategic understanding and insight into the need to create high-capacity data centres with a green profile. After financing this startup with their own funds, they chose to bring in AREIM as the main owner. This was to ensure funds for continued investments in the billions. AREIM in turn chose to contact me to contribute with my experience in fast-growing companies, my IT knowledge and management experience. The work became particularly intense and an important part was to work for the best possible cooperation between minority and majority shareholders. As a next step in achieving commercial success on a global level, I helped recruit Peter Michaelsson as the new CEO. Peter previously came from global responsibility roles within Ericsson. ECO Datacenter continues to grow at rocket speed through very large investments in capacity, coupled with the ability to win the trust of some of the world’s most demanding customers. AREIM has had 100% ownership of ECO Datacenter for some time and, as part of the ambition to achieve maximum integration between owner and company, has taken over the chairman’s role itself…

 Chairman of the BoardChairman of the Board

Nordlo · Deltid Nordlo  2018–maj 2022 · 4 år 5 månjan · 4 år 5 mån Stockholms län, Sverige · Stockholms län, Sverige 

In 2018, FSN Capital’s ambitious plan to form a new Nordic IT partner was initiated by acquiring Office IT partner, Dicom and Zetup in one fell swoop. To initiate and make this journey possible, it was decided to recruit a new chairman of the board and a new CEO. I was trusted to become the company’s new chairman and the choice fell on Fredrik Almen as the new CEO.

The company was renamed Nordlo and, together with Fredrik, we set out a sustainable and successful strategy based on a strong local presence and delegated decision-making power. Nordlo is now established as one of the most profitable companies in the Nordic region.

I left Nordlo in the spring of 2022 to free up enough time to become executive chairman of the next big ambitious project, ECO DatacenterIn 2018, FSN Capital’s ambitious plan to form a new Nordic IT partner was initiated by acquiring Office IT partner, Dicom and Zetup in one fell swoop. To initiate and make this journey possible, it was decided to recruit a new chairman of the board and a new CEO. I was trusted to become the company’s new chairman and the choice fell on Fredrik Almen as the new CEO. The company was renamed Nordlo and, together with Fredrik, we set out a sustainable and successful strategy based on a strong local presence and delegated decision-making power. Nordlo is now established as one of the most profitable companies in the Nordic region. I left Nordlo in the spring of 2022 to free up enough time to become executive chairman of the next big ambitious project, ECO Datacenter…

CEO
Nexus Group – GlobalNexus Group – Global
2015 – 2018
Stockholm
Transformed the company from a fragmented organisation to “Nexus One”-organisation. Clear focus on the “Identity”. Established partnership with European Investment Bank (EIB). Part of winning new and strategic deals with global competition.
Recruited a lot of good people including my successor, Magnus Malmström, who took over in November 2018.

CEO
Bisnode
2012 – 2015
Stockholm
Transformed the company from being a superfragmented group with almost 300 brands in 19 countries to “One Bisnode”.
This strategy made it possible to start to create much better products to help the customer of Bisnode to make smarter decisions.

CEO
Atea Sverige
2005 – 2011
Stockholm
During my period at Atea, we did a huge consolidation of the Swedish Infrastructure market. We acquired and integrated a lot of companies this period. For example Martinsson, Ementor, TopNordic, Portal, Benzler …
We created a truly value-driven company with the goal to be the Swedish National Team within IT Infrastructure. We changed all rules, and also our bonus systems to fit to our values.

Martinsson Informationssystem Data AB
Stockholm, Sverige
Group CEO
1999 – 2005
When I was appointed to the CEO Martinsson had done a lot of acquisitions of IT companies. During my time as the CEO we integrated all this units, we created one finance , one IT, one HR but kept the business responsibility close to the customers all over Sweden.

We divested business logics like System development and Business Systems to give full focus on IT Infrastructure. In 2002 we acquired the stock listed IT company IMS. Our focus became to be the leading Server company in the Swedish market.

dep CEO
1998 – 1999 · 1 y

Co-founder, CEO
QD Umeå AB
1991 – 1997
Umeå

Co-founder
Creative Communication
1988 – 1991 · 3 yrs
Umeå

Group CFO
EFS Västerbotten
1986 – 1991
Umeå