Board members
Awardit’s board consists of 3 members elected annually at the annual general meeting.The board’s task is to ensure that Awardit’s operations grow and develop in a long-termand value-creating manner.
Sanna Suvanto - Harsaae
Chairman of the board. Member of the board since 2024
Born: 1966
Other assignments: Chairman of the board Finnair Oyj, PostiOy, Orthex Oyj, BoConcepts As, N’Age As, Nordic Pet Care Group As, board member Broman Group Oy.
Education: Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Lund.
Current position: Professional board member
Experience: Reckitt, Synoptik, Procter & Gamble.
Independent in relation to the company, group management, ormajor shareholders in the company.
Niklas Lundqvist
Board member. Member of the board since 1999
Born : 1970
Other assignments: Board member in all subsidiaries of Awardit AB (publ), Vatone AB, and Out of Home AB.
Education: LL.M, Uppsala University and Maastricht University, Economics at the Gothenburg School of Business
Current position: Acquisition and business development at Awardit AB.
Experience: Magnusson Wahlin Advokatbyrå AB, Group CEO of Awardit AB (publ). Not independent in relation to the company, group management, or major shareholders in the company.
Simon Damkjær Wille
Board member. Member of the board since 2024
Born: 1987
Other assignments: Board member Stronger AB, Salfarm A/S.
Education: Copenhagen Business School.
Current position: Partner, Polaris Management A/S.
Experience: Polaris, A.p. Moeller–Maersk.
Independent in relation to the company, group management, or major shareholders in the company.
Group management
Group management – Focus on the management and development of Awardit Group. Decisions on priorities at group level.
Søren Gaardboe
Group CEO, employee since November 1, 2024
Born: 1964
Education: MSc in Law – University of Copenhagen.
Finance degree – Finance Academy.
Professional experience: BG Bank – Telia – ISS – Opti Group
Per Mandorf
Managing Director Nordics, employee since January 2025
Born: 1973
Education: Marketing and Economics and eMBA
Professional experience: +20 years in leading positions within Retail and Tech. Group CEO ZetaDisplay AB (publ), Managing Director Visma Retail AB.
Maria Lingheimer
Group CFO, employee since 2025
Born: 1976
Education:
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Cecilia Asp
Group CHRO, employee since 2023 (consultant from 2022-09)
Born: 1973
Education: Master Human Resources Management, Business administration
Professional experience: +20 years leading HR and Support functions.
Tobias Nilsson Vo
Group CIO, employee since 2022
Born: 1970
Education: Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Linköpings Universitet
Professional experience: Chief Supply Chain Officer Musti Group, CIO & Head of Supply Chain Indiska Magasinet, Senior Manager Retail Accenture, Consultant Lutab, Dynamics Engineer Gulfstream Aerospace.
Christian Haslinger
Managing Director DACH
Born: 1989
Education: Master of science in Business Informatics, University of Technology, Vienna
Professional experience: Ernst & Young Advisory
Christoffer Clarin
Group PMO
Born: 1994
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