Management
Management
Bengt Nilsson
Chief Executive Officer
Bengt Nilsson was recruited as CEO and President of the Board of the Pagero Group due to his extensive experience in international expansion within the tech industry. Prior to joining Pagero, he was Co-founder, CEO and Vice Chairman of IFS for over 20 years. He currently sits on the board for Vilja AB, Ides, Industrial Design Software and Homes and Villas Limited. Bengt serves as Co-chairman of EESPA, driving cooperation and standardisation throughout the European e-invoicing industry. Following service as Deputy Platoon Commander in the Swedish Armed Forces, Bengt studied Industrial Engineering at Linköping Technical University.
*At this time, Bengt Nilsson is stepping back from his role as CEO of Pagero. The Pagero board has appointed Andrew Pearce as interim CEO and Nacho Gil Lopez as interim Deputy CEO.
Jan-Olof Ohlsson
Chief Financial Officer since 2017
Jan-Olof Ohlsson is Pagero’s CFO, previously holding the position of CFO at Hexatronic, Viking Telecom, Carmen Systems and Meda. He is Co-founder and Partner at Business Control Partner Norden AB. Jan-Olof studied Finance and Controlling at the Institute for Higher Marketing studies in Gothenburg.
Julius Nilsson
Chief Commercial Officer since 2020
Julius Nilsson leads Pagero’s global commercial operations, having previously held the roles of VP of Growth and Strategy and Managing Director of the MENA region. Preceding these titles at Pagero, Julius drove Boston Scientific’s O2C transformation project in the Nordics as E-business Manager. He studied International Management at Jönköping International Business School.
Gustav Dahllöf
Chief Product Officer since 2019
Gustav Dahllöf heads R&D across Pagero’s entire product portfolio. He has held roles within several departments in the company, including pre-sales, delivery and customer success. Gustav holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Jönköping International Business School, the University of Gothenburg, and Keimyung University in South Korea.
Ulf Andersson
Chief Delivery Officer since 2022
Ulf Andersson has worked within Software Engineering and IT for 25 years and is currently the Chief Delivery Officer at Pagero. His previous roles include IT PMO Director and Senior Manager for Global Program Management within companies like Mölnlycke Healthcare, Jeppesen Aviation, Boeing, Ericsson, StreamServe/OpenText and IKEA. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Transportation and Logistics and an Extension education to Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology. He has been a part of the IKEA of Sweden Trainee program for future Leaders.
Helena Stolpe
Chief Production Quality Officer & VP Support and Integration since 2022
Helena Stolpe is Pagero’s Chief Production Quality Officer & VP Support and Integration responsible for delivery and support. Her previous roles include Chief Delivery Officer and Project Manager at Pagero and Solution Integrator at multinational networking and telecommunications company, Ericsson.
Oscar Wegland
Chief Marketing Officer since 2020
Oscar Wegland heads up the Marketing department at Pagero. Prior to becoming Chief Marketing Officer, he held various commercial roles, including Managing Director of Pagero West Europe. Oscar studied at the London School of Business and Finance.
Bård Langöy
Chief Technology Officer since 2009
Bård Langöy is Pagero’s CTO, having previously held the role of Software Engineer at Pagero. He is also an interim member of the Peppol Change Management Board (CMB) of eDEC specifications. Bård holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Gothenburg University.
Christer Wejke
Chief Information Security Officer since 2015
Christer Wejke is the Chief Information Security Officer and Manager of Internal Services at Pagero. His previous titles include R&D Manager at Pagero, Project Manager at Volvo IT and Support Manager at IFS. Christer holds a Master of Science in Information Technology and Computer Science from Linköpings University.
Suzie Woodhams
Chief Peoples Officer since 2023
Suzie Woodhams is Pagero’s Chief People Officer and manages the Group People function. Her previous roles include Chief People Officer at Tungsten Network (acquired by Kofax in 2022) and Gamma Communications plc. She previously held senior HR Director positions at Optivo (now Southern Housing), Vix Technology and TelecityGroup plc (now Equinix). Suzie received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology at Essex University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel Management at Kingston University. She has been a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development since 2016.
Fredrik Rosenqvist
Chief Relationship Officer since 2020
Fredrik Rosenqvist is Chief Relationship Officer at Pagero. His previous experience includes CEO of Pagero Sweden AB, Pagero SRL Belgium and Diamo AB and Bank Clerk at. Fredrik studied Political Economy at the University of Gothenburg.
Nazar Paradivskyy
VP Regulatory Affairs since 2017
Nazar Paradivskyy heads up the Regulatory Affairs department. He is also Tax Administrations Lead of OpenPeppol’s CTC project and member of the EESPA Public Policy and Compliance Working Group. Nazar was previously Senior Manager of Merchant Underwriting at Klarna and Analyst of Special Credits Management at SEB. He holds two Master of Laws from Stockholm University and Lviv National University, Ukraine.
Fredrik Hjorth
General Counsel and Secretary of the board since 2020
Fredrik Hjorth has worked as a lawyer for 20 years and currently heads up Pagero’s legal department. His experience includes working with public authorities, the Administrative Court in Gothenburg, ICA Banken and Transcendent Group. Fredrik holds a Master of Laws from the University of Lund in Sweden.
Luis Ortega
VP of Growth since 2022
Luis Ortega is responsible of running various revenue and organisational growth initiatives at Pagero. Prior to becoming VP of Growth, he led Pagero Middle East, Africa, Asia region. Luis holds a MSc Engineering Telecommunication degree and has been working in the IT industry for 30 years.
Alexander Jansson
VP Partnerships & Alliances since 2020
Alexander Jansson leads Pagero’s Partnerships & Alliances operations, prior to his current position he held various commercial leadership positions at Pagero including Managing Director South Europe. Prior to Pagero, Alexander co-founded Brick Digital Outdoor Media and studied Industrial Engineering & Management at Linköping University in Sweden.
Danesh Etemadi
Chief Business Area Officer since 2023
Danesh Etemadi is responsible for the three business areas, Freight, Health and Financial Services within Pagero Group. Prior to joining Pagero, Danesh spent over 13 years in the Financial Service industry where he held various management positions within technology, sales, and solution management at Alektum Group. Danesh hold a Bachelor of Information Systems Science from Gothenburg University and studied Product Management at Berkley Executive Education.
Carl Forssén
Head of Processes and Systems since 2023
Carl Forssén, with 25 years in IT management, now leads Processes and Systems at Pagero. Formerly Operational Chief at Stena Recycling and Head of Project Managers at Stena Metall. He holds an Advanced Higher Vocational Education Diploma in Computer Science from Kungsbacka Institute of Technology and is certified in change management.