April 6, 2020 – Bublar Group has today announced that Malin Carlström has been elected a new member of the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting held on April 2. Malin is currently SVP Northern Europe at ABB Technology Ventures. Bublar stated that with her experience in start-ups, scale ups and new technologies together with her industrial knowledge from her current position, “she will bring new valuable perspectives to the Board.”
Staffan Eklöw, Chairman of the Board of Bublar Group, said: “Malin has a strong background from investments in early stages of companies in the tech sector as well as experience as a board member. I am confident that she has a lot to contribute to in the growth journey of Bublar and I am very happy to have Malin onboard the Bublar Group Board of Directors”.
Malin currently holds a position as SVP Northern Europe at ABB Technology Ventures. According to Bublar, prior to that she was Investment Manager at Swedish Industrial Technology Foundation. She has during the years held different positions as Investment Manager and Venture Analyst at SEB among other companies. Malin holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg Sweden and a Master of Business Administration from Kent Business School, Kent, United Kingdom.
Commenting on her appointment, Carlström said: “I have followed the XR-market for almost a decade as an investment professional in the Nordics, through my own engagement in start-up companies as well as from the industrial perspective with my current role in ABB. With my background, I hope to be able to contribute at different stages in Bublar’s continued journey. I have insight into how the incumbents think, their rationale and decision-making processes”.
The Board of Directors in Bublar Group consists of Staffan Eklöw as Chairman and Per Anders Wärn, Magnus Granqvist, Kenneth Häggmark and Malin Carlström as members.
Image credit: Bublar Group/Jonas Bilberg
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