Management team
The members of the management team have extensive experience from business finance, consumer finance and IT, a combination of skills and experience that makes Avida well equipped for the growth journey the company is on.
Pehr Olofsson
Interim CEO and Chief Financial Officer
Education
Master Law & Economics, University of Linköping
Selected experience
CFO Bankgirot, dpt. CFO Klarna, CFO Swedbank Baltic, CFO EnterCard
Filip Gustafson
Head of Business Finance
Education
Master of Science, Finance, Stockholm School of Economics
Selected experience
Head of Corporate Advisory at Nordea, Investment Director at CVC Capital Partners, Relationship Manager at Citibank
Christopher Dughieri
Chief Operating Officer
Education
Diploma in Business Management IHM Business School, Computer and Systems science University of Gothenburg.
Selected experience
COO and Deputy CEO Unifaun, CIO DSV SE.
Alexander Frank
Chief Risk Officer
Education
Business Administration – Finance, Stockholm University
Selected experience
Risk Control at Marginalen Bank
Credit Card Product Owner Team at Marginalen Bank.
Sebastian Sifversson
Chief Legal Officer
Education
Master of Laws, University of Stockholm
Selected experience
Legal Counsel and Data Protection Officer Avida Finans AB (publ), Compliance Officer Spring Securities International.
Marie Demselius
Chief Compliance Officer
Education
Master of Laws, University of Lund
Selected experience
Chief Compliance Officer at Bambora AB, Worldline Sweden AB and Danske Finans
Chief Credit Officer at Danske Finans, Intrum Finance AB and Swedbank AB/Region Uppsala, Head of Risk Control at Swedbank AB/Retail, Legal Counsel at Swedbank AB
Michael Grosche
Head of Communication and Investor Relations
Education
Several courses focusing on communication and project management at Berghs school of communication. Additional courses in investor relations, digital sales and business development.
Selected experiences
Head of internal communication at SEB, Head of digital offerings and Customer insights at Nordea Life and Pension, web manager in NCC Housing and JM AB.
Lars Backman
Chief Credit Officer
Education
M.Sc. in International Business from Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law (Handelshögskolan Göteborg, Sweden).
Selected experience
Deputy Head at SEB Credit Analysis, Team leader at SEB Credit Analysis
Johan Pegelow
Chief Human Resource Officer
Education
MA Civics and Behavioral Sciences and Pedagogics, University of Gothenburg
Selected experience
BA Manager Adecco Finance, HR Manager Ingram Micro, HR Manager Atlas Copco, HR Director EY