Non-Executive Team
The non-executive team is made up of board members and advisors. This small, yet carefully chosen, group of people provides useful experience and advice. All of them have also invested funds in he company.
Rolf Skoglund, Board Member
Former CIO/SVP Ericsson & VP Microsoft, Founder ID Invest AB & Thinkout AB.
Rolf is our senior guy on the board, bringing invaluable experience to the company. Starting as Microsoft’s first Swedish employee in 1985, he built up their business in the Nordics, their fourth geographical region outside the US. Apart from that pretty impressive achievement, he has worked as SVP and CIO at Ericsson. In 1997, Rolf founded the VC firm Startupfactory AB, and today he is an active angel investor, operating through his company Thinkout.
Rolf is our senior guy on the board, bringing invaluable experience to the company. Starting as Microsoft’s first Swedish employee in 1985, he built up their business in the Nordics, their fourth geographical region outside the US. Apart from that pretty impressive achievement, he has worked as SVP and CIO at Ericsson. In 1997, Rolf founded the VC firm Startupfactory AB, and today he is an active angel investor, operating through his company Thinkout.
Fredrik Cassel, Chairman of the board
Partner at VC firm Creandum.
Fredrik has a background with Schibsted, Scandinavia Online and Eniro, something that has brought him significant experience from building media- and Internet businesses across Europe. Fredrik is today a partner at Creandum, one of Sweden’s top VC firms. Besides being part of the Videoplaza board, Fredrik is currently on the board of Cint, Pintavision and Spotify. Fredrik is a Kauffman Fellow and holds a MSc in Engineering Physics from KTH in Stockholm and EPFL in Lausanne.
Fredrik has a background with Schibsted, Scandinavia Online and Eniro, something that has brought him significant experience from building media- and Internet businesses across Europe. Fredrik is today a partner at Creandum, one of Sweden’s top VC firms. Besides being part of the Videoplaza board, Fredrik is currently on the board of Cint, Pintavision and Spotify. Fredrik is a Kauffman Fellow and holds a MSc in Engineering Physics from KTH in Stockholm and EPFL in Lausanne.
Henrik Torstensson, Board Member
SVP Strategy, Stardoll.
Henrik has a background in successful Swedish Internet companies like TradeDoubler and Spray. Today, Henrik is SVP Strategy at Stardoll, the worlds largest social website for young girls, backed by Sequoia and Index Ventures. In addition to making his first angel investment, Henrik is enriching our board with his sharp analyses around online advertising and building an Internet business. Henrik runs one of the most respected blogs on Internet business in Sweden, make sure to subscribe to it here.
Henrik has a background in successful Swedish Internet companies like TradeDoubler and Spray. Today, Henrik is SVP Strategy at Stardoll, the worlds largest social website for young girls, backed by Sequoia and Index Ventures. In addition to making his first angel investment, Henrik is enriching our board with his sharp analyses around online advertising and building an Internet business. Henrik runs one of the most respected blogs on Internet business in Sweden, make sure to subscribe to it here.
Andy Chen, Senior Advisor
VP of Digital Solutions at Viacom International / MTV Europe.
With an agency background, Andy brings media buying expertise to the Videoplaza table. Based in London, Andy Chen is the vice president of digital solutions for Viacom Brand Solutions International. Prior to Viacom, Andy was the media strategy director at Carat International/Isobar, which handles global media and digital strategies for Philips, Renault, Adidas, and various other multinational clients. A true advocate for global integration and strategy, Andy has lived and worked in Copenhagen and Stockholm. He received his BA from University of California, Berkeley; and an MBA in international marketing and global management from Stockholm University. Here are some articles that Andy wrote for ClickZ.
With an agency background, Andy brings media buying expertise to the Videoplaza table. Based in London, Andy Chen is the vice president of digital solutions for Viacom Brand Solutions International. Prior to Viacom, Andy was the media strategy director at Carat International/Isobar, which handles global media and digital strategies for Philips, Renault, Adidas, and various other multinational clients. A true advocate for global integration and strategy, Andy has lived and worked in Copenhagen and Stockholm. He received his BA from University of California, Berkeley; and an MBA in international marketing and global management from Stockholm University. Here are some articles that Andy wrote for ClickZ.
Joakim Jardenberg, Senior Advisor
CEO Mindpark and board member Internetsäljarna.
Joakim is a man with three feet, believe it or not; one in humanism, one in technology and one in business. He’s a true veteran in the Swedish online business and was one of the people who built aftonbladet.se, now Sweden’s leading online media website. Since then, he’s worked with most of Sweden’s large media companies. Before heading up Mindpark, a joint venture between five strong media houses, Joakim was commercial director at Helsingborgs Dagblad. He is also a board member of Internetsäljarna, an online sales house representing 55 Swedish daily papers. Having bought and worked with loads of adservers, Joakim will provide is with an accurate publisher’s perspective.
Joakim is a man with three feet, believe it or not; one in humanism, one in technology and one in business. He’s a true veteran in the Swedish online business and was one of the people who built aftonbladet.se, now Sweden’s leading online media website. Since then, he’s worked with most of Sweden’s large media companies. Before heading up Mindpark, a joint venture between five strong media houses, Joakim was commercial director at Helsingborgs Dagblad. He is also a board member of Internetsäljarna, an online sales house representing 55 Swedish daily papers. Having bought and worked with loads of adservers, Joakim will provide is with an accurate publisher’s perspective.