- Long background in the private equity industry and before that in a senior executive managament role in the travel industry.
- Extensive experience from acquiring and developing companies from an ownerposition and with an ownerperspective.
- Extensive experience from board work and related areas like strategy, business development, management and finance
- Analytical, business- and resultoriented.
- Experienced negotiator
Board Member @ Saltå Kvarn is an eco-focused food producer established in 1964. All products are ecological and free from additives and chemical preservatives.Saltå Kvarn's products are sold i most grocery stores in Sweden and include flour, cereal, granola, beans, rice, pasta and olive oil. From May 2014 to Present (1 year 7 months) Chairman of the Board @ Tigerholm Group is a Swedish family-owned investmentcompany. For further information, please see www.tigerholmgroup.se From November 2013 to Present (2 years 1 month) Stockholm, SwedenChairman of the Board @ Resurs Holding, operates in the consumer finance and insurance industry in Scandinavia via its wholly-owned subsidiaries Resurs Bank AB and Solid Försäkringar AB. Majority owner is Nordic Capital. For further information, please see www.resurs.se and www.solidab.se. From November 2012 to Present (3 years 1 month) Helsingborg, SwedenBoard Member @ From January 2011 to Present (4 years 11 months) SwedenBoard Member @ From April 2011 to April 2014 (3 years 1 month) Copenhagen Area, DenmarkBoard Member @ Chairman of the Audit Committee From October 2004 to November 2012 (8 years 2 months) Board Member @ From July 2009 to May 2011 (1 year 11 months) SwedenBoard Member @ From May 2007 to March 2011 (3 years 11 months) SwedenSenior Partner @ Co-founder of and Senior Partner at Accent Equity - a Swedish private equity fund with approximately six billion SEK under management Investment focus: Nordic well-established companies with a turnover of 300 MSEK - 5,000 MSEK. Key responsibilities at Accent:
Head of investment processes
- Identification and qualification of investment opportunities
- Evaluation, due dilligence and negotiations
- Financing
- Transaction
Responsible for the development of acquired companies
- Appointment of board and top management
- Formulation of longterm goals and implementation of strategies to fullfill them
- Continous dialogue and work with top management of the portfolio companies in all kind of top management areas.
- Lead of/participation in the board's work
Heading of exitprocesses
- Identification of optimal exit route and strategy
- Preparations and negotiations
- Transaction From January 1998 to September 2010 (12 years 9 months) Chairman @ From December 2008 to January 2010 (1 year 2 months) SwedenBoard Member @ From December 2007 to December 2008 (1 year 1 month) SwedenBoard Member @ From October 2005 to December 2008 (3 years 3 months) SwedenChairman and Board Member @ From August 2004 to October 2007 (3 years 3 months) Board Member @ From November 2003 to January 2007 (3 years 3 months) Chairman @ From December 2002 to February 2006 (3 years 3 months) SwedenBoard Member @ From January 2000 to December 2004 (5 years) Board Member @ From July 1999 to June 2004 (5 years) SwedenSenior Vice President, EF Travel @ EF is a global travel and eduction company with operations in more than 40 countries. Key responsibilities at EF:
Senior Vice Presiden, EF Travel
- Responsible for all travelarrangements (primarily by air) included in EF's products.
- Negotiations with a large number of airlines in Europe and Asia.
- Personnel and P/L responsibilities From March 1995 to December 1997 (2 years 10 months) SwedenManagement Consultant @ Carta was one of the leading Nordic mangament consultancy companies. Acquired by Booz Allen Hamilton in 1999. Key responsibilites at Carta:
Management consultant
- Focus: strategy and business development in various industries. From January 1993 to September 1995 (2 years 9 months) SwedenManagement Consultant @ At the time, the leading Scandinavian Management Consultancy company. Key responsibilities at Indevo:
Management consultant and head of the reasearch unit
- Focus: Research and analyses as a basis for strategy and business development
- Personnel and P/L responsibility From October 1987 to September 1993 (6 years)
Handelshögskolan i Stockholm / Stockholm School of Economics From 1984 to 1987 Jan Samuelson is skilled in: Business Strategy, Management Consulting, Strategy, Coaching, Business Development, Due Diligence, Negotiation, Analysis, Private Equity, Investments, Portfolio Management, Executive Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship