The Kinnevik team
Georgi Ganev, Samuel Sjöström, Mattias Andersson, Natalie Tydeman, Andreas Bernström, Torun Litzén and Anna Stenberg are Senior Executives of Kinnevik. Shareholdings last updated 10 March, 2023.

Georgi Ganev
Chief Executive Officer
Employed: 2018
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 1976
Board positions: Board Director of Tele2, Global Fashion Group, Babylon Health and Reach for Change
Previous Experience: CEO of Dustin, CEO at Bredbandsbolaget and CMO at Telenor Sweden
Education: M.Sc. in Information Technology from Uppsala University
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 294,463 class B shares
Social media: LinkedIn and Instagram

Samuel Sjöström
Chief Financial Officer
Employed: 2013
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 1987
Board positions: Board Director of Playground Music Scandinavia
Previous Experience: Various roles within Kinnevik, last as Head of Strategy
Education: BSc in Business & Economics from Stockholm School of Economics and LLM from Stockholm University
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 61,500 class B shares, of which 16,250 held through pension plan, insurance or similar
Social media: LinkedIn

Mattias Andersson
General Counsel
Employed: 2016
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 1976
Previous Experience: Legal Director at SKF, Associate at Setterwalls Advokatbyrå, Associate at Mannheimer Swartling
Education: LL.M from University of Gothenburg
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 31,314 class B shares, of which 4,475 held through pension plan, insurance or similar
Social media: LinkedIn

Andreas Bernström
Senior Investment Director
Employed: 2018
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 1974
Board positions: Chairman of Pleo and Mathem. Board Director of Vivino and Budbee
Previous Experience: Chairman of Trustly, Founder and CEO of Sinch, CEO of Rebtel and various managerial positions at TradeDoubler
Education: BA Manchester University, Economics and French, and Master in Finance from Webster's University
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 26,451 class B shares, of which 4,500 held through pension plan, insurance or similar
Social media: LinkedIn

Torun Litzén
Director Corporate Communication
Employed: 2007
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 1967
Board positions: Board Director of Reach for Change
Previous Experience: Senior IR officer at Nordea, fund manager at HQ Fonder, management consultant Coopers & Lybrand in Moscow, Russia
Education: Graduate in Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 30,864 class B shares, of which 1,000 held through pension plan, insurance or similar
Social media: LinkedIn

Anna Stenberg
Chief People & Platform Officer
Employed: 2020
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 1979
Board positions:Board Director of Bonnier Ventures, Advisor Norrsken, Chairman of the Board of QuizRR, Board Director of Tipser, Board Director of Ingager, member of the Advisory Board of Reach for Change
Previous Experience: Founder of WES, and various managerial positions at Modern Times Group
Education: M.Sc. BA from Stockholm School of Economics
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 16,000 class B shares, whereof 7,250 through a company
Social media: LinkedIn

Natalie Tydeman
Senior Investment Director
Employed: 2021
Nationality: British
Born: 1971
Board positions: Board member of Nordic Entertainment Group, Modern Times Group, Betterment, Jobandtalent and Vay
Previous Experience: Senior Partner at GMT Communications Partners, Senior Vice President – Ventures at Fremantle Media, Managing Director of Online & Interactive at Fox Kids Europe
Education: MBA from Harvard Business School and BA in Mathematics from University of Oxford
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 17,170 class B shares, of which 5,093 held through pension plan, insurance or similar
Social media: LinkedIn

Akhil Chainwala
Investment Director
Employed: 2014
Nationality: Indian
Born: 1988
Board positions: Board Director of Common, HungryPanda, Saltside and TravelPerk
Previous Experience: Goldman Sachs, Board Director of Global Fashion Group in 2017
Education: BSc Economics from London School of Economics
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 7,529 class B shares, of which 7,529 held through pension plan, insurance or similar
Social media: LinkedIn

Magnus Jakobson
Investment Director
Employed: 2015
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 1976
Board positions: Board Director of Oda, Mathem and Agreena, and Board Observer of Nick's
Previous Experience: Executive Director at J.P. Morgan, Board Director of Bayport, Simple Feast and Bima, and Chairman of Saltside
Education: BSc in Business Administration and LLM from Stockholm University, LLM from Columbia University
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 41,837 class B shares, of which 12,241 held through pension plan, insurance or similar
Social media: LinkedIn

Mathew Joseph
Sustainability Director
Employed: 2014
Nationality: Indian
Born: 1979
Previous Experience: CFO and COO of Metro International's local operations, Internal Auditor at Audit Value International, Auditor at PwC
Education: Certified Public Accountant (Denver, Colorado), Chartered Accountant (India), B.Sc.in Commerce and Economics from University of Mumbai
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 9,000 class B shares, all of which held through pension plan, insurance or similar
Social media: LinkedIn

Ola Nordbye
Investment Director
Employed: 2015
Nationality: Swedish, British
Born: 1987
Board positions: Board Director of Omnipresent, Sure and Monese
Previous Experience: J.P. Morgan, One Peak Partners, Board Director of Bread, Lamoda, Linio, Board Observer of Betterment
Education: BSc Management from Warwick Business School
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 9,969 class B shares, of which 5,969 held through pension plan, insurance or similar
Social media: LinkedIn

Tatiana Shalalvand
Investment Director
Employed: 2022
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 1987
Board positions: Board Director of SafetyWing
Previous Experience: Investment Director at Inventure, Board Director at Zaver and Lassie, Board Observer at Stockeld Dreamery, COO at Sparta
Education: BSc Business and Administration from Lund University School of Economics and Management
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 1,415 class B shares.
Social media: LinkedIn

Christian Scherrer
Investment Director
Employed: 2014
Nationality: Swiss
Born: 1986
Board positions: Board Director of Spring Health, Quit Genius, Parsley Health, Board Observer at Transcarent and Cityblock
Previous Experience: JP Morgan, Board Director of Home24
Education: MSc Finance from Imperial College London
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 15,474 class B shares, of which 5,841 held through pension plan, insurance or similar
Social media: LinkedIn

Anders Strandberg
Legal Director M&A and Transactional Tax
Employed: 2013
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 1983
Board positions: Chairman of Saltside Technologies AB
Previous Experience: White & Case, Ashurst
Education: LL.M. from Stockholm University
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 14,185 class B shares, of which 7,000 held through pension plan, insurance or similar
Social media: LinkedIn

Alex Verzariu
Legal Director M&A
Employed: 2015
Nationality: British
Born: 1981
Previous experience: Ashurst LLP
Education: MA University of Cambridge, Graduate Diploma in Law BPP University, Legal Practice Course BBP University
Shareholding (including closely affiliated persons): 11,766 B shares (of which 2,375 held through pension plan)
Social media: LinkedIn

Anna Adlarson
Investments

Camilla Andersson
Finance

Linda Andersson
Office Management

Carl Arfwidson
Finance

Sonia Assasi
Office Management

Therese Ekström
HR

Rebecka Elming Saidac
Legal & Sustainability

Zaki Ghazal
LUMA

Axel Gustafsson
Finance

Mikaela Kramer
Corporate Communications & Sustainability

Anna Lindberger Larsson
Finance

Maria-Helen Maras
Investments

Samuel Marsden
Investments

Charles Martin
Investments

Adrienn Nagy
Office Management

Helene Norberg
Office Management

Anton Norrman
Investments

Jessica Pedroni
Investments

Charlotte Pitt
Legal

Anna Rosén
Strategy & Finance

Anfisa Tukhvatullina
Investments

Sophia Uddén
Finance

Maria Zackrisson
Office Management
