Executive Committee
The Board of Directors appoints the President and CEO who together with the Executive Committee is responsible for the daily operations of the company.
Jens Mathiesen
President & CEO
Born: 1969. Employed since 2008. Member of Scandic’s Executive Committee since 2016.
Nationality: Danish.
Education: Shipping Broker, Transocean Shipping, Denmark.
Previous experience: Director of Sales & Marketing, Choice Hotels Scandinavia; CEO Fountain Scandinavia A/S and Head of Sales & Marketing, Avis Rent a Car.
Other assignments: Chairman of the Board of Dansk Erhverv (Danish Chamber of Commerce).
Shareholdings: 168,886
Niklas Angergård
Chief Customer Officer
Born: 1971. Employed since 2018. Member of Scandic’s Executive Committee since 2018.
Nationality: Swedish.
Education: Master of Science in Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics.
Previous experience: CMO at Tieto, VP Brand and Marketing at Klarna, Marketing Director at Telia, VP Brand and Global Marketing at SAS, founder Storåkers McCann, management consultant at Arthur D. Little.
Other current assignments: –
Shareholdings: 5,010
Søren Faerber
Head of Denmark
Born: 1970. Employed since 2006. Member of Scandic’s Executive Committee since 2019.
Nationality: Danish.
Education: Currently attending MBA at Edinburgh Business School. Higher Commercial Examination Accounting and Finance.
Previous experience: District director Copenhagen & Denmark East, Scandic. Director of Food & Beverage Denmark and Southern Europe, Scandic. Regional director, Hard Rock International.
Other assignments: –
Shareholdings: 18,789
Peter Jangbratt
Head of Sweden
Born: 1967. Employed 1995-2008 and since 2015. Member of Scandic’s Executive Committee since 2016 as well as 2003-2008.
Nationality: Swedish.
Education: Scandic Business School and Hilton.
Previous experience: VP Brand, Marketing & Communication Scandic Hotels, COO Scandic Sweden, CEO Rica Hotels Sweden.
Other assignments: – Member of the board of Visita; Member of the board of Svenskt Näringsliv.
Shareholdings: 43,829
Jan Johansson
Chief Financial Officer
Born: 1962. Employed and member of Scandic’s Executive Committee since 2016.
Nationality: Swedish.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Economics from Uppsala University, Sweden.
Previous experience: CFO Apoteket; CFO Nobia AB; CFO Eniro.
Other assignments: –
Shareholdings: 45,259
Aki Käyhkö
Head of Finland
Born: 1968. Employed by the Group since 2012. Member of Scandic’s Executive Committee since 2016.
Nationality: Finnish.
Education: Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business and Management, Schiller International University, London.
Previous experience: Several senior positions with Procter & Gamble and Reckitt Benckiser; Commercial Director at Oy Hartwall and CEO at Palace Kämp Group.
Other assignments: Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Finnish Hospitality Industry Association. Chairman of the Board of Ski Sport Finland. Alternate member of the Board of Pension Insurance Company Elo.
Shareholdings: 44,181
Jan Lundborg
Chief Commercial Optimization Officer
Born: 1962. Employed since 2009. Member of Scandics Executive Committee since 2018.
Nationality: Swedish.
Education: Bacherlor degree in Business Administration from Uppsala University, Sweden.
Previous assignments: Several senior management positions at SAS, COO of AirBaltic & AMADEUS General Manager Southeast Asia & Pacific.
Other assignments: –
Shareholdings: 21,103
Michel Schutzbach
Head of Europe
Born: 1961. Employed by the Group since 2009. Member of Scandic’s Executive Committee since 2016.
Nationality: German and Swiss.
Education: Diploma from Hotels Management School, Glion, Switzerland.
Previous experience: Several senior positions within Rezidor, such as Vice President HR and Regional Director Poland and Ireland.
Other assignments: –
Shareholdings: 48,087
Svein Arild Steen-Mevold
Chief Portfolio Officer
Born: 1967. Employed by the Group since 2011. Member of Scandic’s Executive Committee since 2016.
Nationality: Norwegian.
Education: Bachelor in Service Management, Norwegian School of Hotel Management.
Previous experience: Several senior positions within Scandic, General Manager Radisson SAS and Senior Vice President Clarion Collection, Nordic Choice. Head of Scandic Norway 2010-2019.
Other assignments: Member of the Board of Scandic Hotels AS, Forum for Reiseliv, 3v3 Norge AS, NHO. Chairman of the Board of Scandic Gardermoen AS.
Shareholdings: 23,061
Asle Prestegard
Acting Head of Norway
Born: 1968. Employed by the Group since 2001. Member of Scandic’s Executive Committee since January 2020.
Nationality: Norwegian.
Education: Norwegian School of Hotel Management.
Previous Experience: Member of the Board of Visit Bergen. General Manager Bergen Hotel Gruppen AS. General Manager Scandic Bergen City.
Other assignments: District Director West Norway, Scandic Hotels AS.
Shareholdings: 12,602
About Scandic
Scandic is the largest Nordic hotel operator with a network of about 280 hotels with 58,000 hotel rooms in operation and under development in six countries. Scandic Friends is the biggest loyalty program in the Nordic hotel sector. Corporate responsibility has always been a part of Scandic’s DNA. Since December 2, 2015, Scandic has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Read more about Scandic.
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