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Techinvestor offers Growth Advisory, Board and Investment services,
to companies focused on Sustainable Growth, Internationalisation and Digitalisation.

The world is changing to a global market and digitalisation creates opportunities to develop new services in every sector. At the same time sustainability has to be taken into account in all aspects of corporate life.

To be able to grow in a sustainable way in this new global digital landscape we can help you with a toolbox of packaged services to form the foundation for sustainable growth: Growth Advisory, Boards and Investments. We can also help you execute your plans in the Board or as Interim CEO, Interim Sales or Interim Investor Relations.

Techinvestor Sweden has a network with specialists in Growth Advisory, Boards and Investments and is founded by Magnus Forsbrand. He is a professional board member with experience from >10 board assignments. He also has operative experience from 4 CEO roles, 4 listed companies and is serial entrepreneur from 3 start-ups. His speciality is Growth companies (experience from 4 growth journeys and 3 Gazelle companies), Internationalisation and Digitalisation.

Magnus is today Chairman of the Board at SSG Standard Solutions Group AB, D&E Bearings AB, Gimmersta Wallpaper AB, CMB Projekt AB and Almi Företagspartner Blekinge AB. He is Member of the Board at SETEK Group AB, Pharmetheus AB, Safe at Sea AB (publ),  Aqua Robur Technologies AB and Cigol AB / TopLogic. He has experience from IT (Telecom, Saas & IoT), Industry, GreenTech/Energy, Construction/Facilities, Retail/eCommerce, Logistics/Transport, LifeScience and Finance/FinTech.

REFERENCES

SUSTAINABLE GROWTH - 4 GROWTH JOURNEYS

  • Deputy CEO & CTO Europolitan Vodafone (publ). Growth case. Team 10 to 600 staff and budgets >4 BSEK. Leading 3G Infrastructure Project, 10 BSEK. Building Vodafone Global organisation in Düsseldorf.
  • CEO Densitet. 2x growth case. Doubling the Turnover of the company. 17 to 35 employees. Awarded “Årets Gasell” (Fastest growing company) in major business paper Dagens Industri.
  • CEO MultiQ International (publ). Turn-around & 2x growth case. 25 to 80 employees. Successful sales, restructuring and acquisitions/mergers. Reached profitability Q1 2014, first time since 2011.
  • CEO Blue Science Park AB. Owned by university, enterprises & municipality/region. Attracted 85 members and grew from 0 to 18MSEK in turnover and 0 to 13 employees.

INTERNATIONALISATION

  • Increased international sales network to 30 countries at Kamstrup SVM and was part of the global management team in Denmark.
  • Increased international sales prescence with daughter companies at MultiQ in Denmark, Norway, Germany and UK.
  • At the LifeScience company Pharmetheus, we are expanding internationally with offices in 12 countries, e.g. France, Switzerland, Netherlands and Italy.
  • At Gimmersta Wallpaper we are selling to over 50 countries with a combination of our partner network of resellers and distributors togheter with our eCommerce platform.

DIGITALISATION

Software and SaaS-companies:
  • myZenPlanet Start-up in Silicon Valley: Facebook & YouTube in the mobile funded by LG Ventures
  • SignPay Start-up in Sweden: “BankID in mobile” to Internet Bank of Swedbank, awarded “Cut the Wire Awards”.
  • Densitet (SecuritySaaS), SecurePhone to block mobile phone cameras.
  • MultiQ digital publication Software-as-a-Service.
  • CloudBackend with a Database-as-a-Service in the Cloud
    .
Internet of Things:
  • First in the world in the 1990s to connect machines at Europolitan, the Cradle of IoT.
  • First major IoT-application in the 2000s, in the energy sector at Kamstrup SVM. All households in Sweden was
    equipped with smart meters.
  • Digital IoT-monitors at MultiQ in Public Transport and Retail shops. Worlds largest installation.
  • Aqua Robur Technologies with IoT devices with build-in energy harvesting and software solutions to collect, analyze& act upon data from water networks.
  • SETEK Group daugther company Host Mobility with IoT-solutions for the Automotive and Public Transport sectors.

NEWS

Chairman of the Board at SSG Standard Solutions Group

Magnus Forsbrand has been elected Chairman of the Board at SSG Standard Soultions Group, creating standardized solutions to common problems for the industry, owned by BillerudKorsnäs, Holmen, Metsä Board, SCA, Stora Enso and Södra. We offer standardized services for the industry, such as education, technical standards and tools for logistics, maintenance and safety. Read more at www.ssgsolutions.com

Chairman of the Board at CMB Projekt

We are welcoming Magnus Forsbrand as new Chairman of the Board at CMB Projekt, based in Malmö. Magnus has experience from more than ten boards and as CEO from four companies with growth in focus. ”CMB Projekt is a very exciting Gazelle company, the third that I have got the opportunity to work with. The customer focus and large commitment I have met is the foundation for continued growth", Magnus says.
CMB Projekt are specialists in Project Management, winner of the Gazelle Prize, in the Construction sector. We offer consulting services like project management and inspection as well as architects. Read more at www.cmbprojekt.se

Member of the Board at SETEK Group

Magnus Forsbrand has been elected Member of the Board at SETEK Group AB, a leading supplier of industrial electronics with focus on automotive and public transport based in Gothenburg. We offer industrial computers, IoT-solutions and special cabling through companies SETEK Systems AB, Host Mobility AB and Cabeco AB. Read more at www.setek.se

Chairman of the Board at D&E Bearings

Magnus Forsbrand has been elected Chairman of the Board at D&E Bearings AB in Stockholm, one of northern Europe's leading suppliers of bearings for industry applications. We offer slide, plain and roller bearings for mobile structures. Read more at www.debearings.com

New Board Member at Pharmetheus

We wish a warm welcome to Magnus Forsbrand, new Board Member at Pharmetheus. Magnus has served on more than ten Board of Directors and been CEO in four companies. In his own words: “What attracted me to Pharmetheus was the outstanding growth journey the company is going through and the passion for people that I could see in the leadership.”
 Magnus aims to contribute to, during the next few years, our continued growth and internationalization.
Pharmetheus is an outstanding growth company, winner of the Gazelle Prize, in the LifeScience sector. We offer consulting services to support drug research, development and life-cycle decisions. Read more at www.pharmetheus.com

Chairman of the Board at Gimmersta Wallpaper

Magnus Forsbrand is elected Chairman of the Board at Gimmersta Wallpaper AB in Borås. Gimmersta design, produce and sell premium wallpaper to over 50 countries with brands Rebel Walls, Sandberg Wallpaper and Happy Walls . Gimmersta is the first wallpaper company in the world to launch a traditional wallpaper assortment produced 100% with digital technology at an industrial scale sold in an online store. Read more at https://gimmersta.com/

Member of the Board at Cigol AB / TopLogic

Techinvestor Magnus Forsbrand is elected Member of the Board at Cigol AB / TopLogic. Based is Stockholm, Cigol is the mother company of the Logistics consultant companies TopLogic AB in Sweden and TopLogic AS in Norway. Toplogic are independent specialists in freight procurement with consultants helping you renegotiate your freight costs. We only charge for the positive results on the freight agreements. Read more at www.toplogic.se


Member of the Board at "33-list" company Aqua Robur Technologies

Techinvestor Magnus Forsbrand is elected Member of the Board at Aqua Robur Technologies, based in Gothenburg, one of Sweden´s top young tech companies on the “33-list” in NyTeknik. Aqua Robur Technologies designs and manufactures IoT devices with build-in energy harvesting and software solutions to collect, analyze & act upon data from water networks. Read more at www.aquarobur.com

Re-elected Chairman of the Board at Almi Blekinge

Magnus Forsbrand is re-elected Chairman of the Board at Almi Företagspartner Blekinge AB for the 7th year term. Almi offers loans to companies with growth potential and assists in their business development. This applies to businesses in the start-up phase as well as established companies. Almi welcomes all companies and business concepts that have growth potential. The greater the potential for growth, the greater the commitment from Almi. Read more at www.almi.se

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