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Advisory Board

The advisory board of the Center for Sports and Business consists of senior managers from our partner sports. The board meets 2-3 times per year, helping the Center to identify practically relevant topics for research and providing support for our outreach activities so that we can foster innovative dialogues between academia and practice.

Chair

Staffan Movin

President Swedish Mass Participation & Sport Event Association 

Staffan Movin has been the President of the Swedish Mass Participation & Sport Event Association since March 2020. Previously, he served as  the President of A Swedish Classic since 2011. Swedish  He is also managing director at  Marketing Technology Center and  Program Director for KTH Executive School AB. 

MEMBER

Henrik Berggren

General Secretary Swedish Elite Football (SEF)

Henrik Berggren is the General Secretary of Swedish Elite Football since the fall of 2025. He has a long-standing background from Djurgården Football of almost 25 years, serving as club director the last 12 years. 

Member

Lena Engström

Vice General Secretary Swedish Elite Football 

Lena Engström is the Vice General Secretary of Swedish Elite Football since January 2024. Previously, she served as COO for Swedish Elite Football for almost 5 years. She is also CEO of Sport Entertainment Factory AB. 

MEMBER

Jenny Hermansson

General Secretary Elitfotboll Dam (EFD)

Jenny Hermansson is the General Secretary of Elitfotboll Dam since October 2025. Previously, she has served as Managing Director at Spotify as well as Board Member of Sector Alarm Group and ÖSK Elitfotboll, among others. 

Member

Gunnar Håkansson

General Secretary Swedish Golf Association

Gunnar is the General Secretary of the Swedish Golf Association since April 2008. He previously worked for Dagab, Axfood and Vivo.

Member

Jenny Silfverstrand

CEO Swedish Hockey League 

Jenny is the CEO of the Swedish Hockey League since October 2020. Before, she has been the CEO of Djurgården Hockey and also had a role as event manager in the same club. Previously, she worked as project manager at Beta Event and ICE Management.

MEMBER

Åsa Hedin

Chair of the Board of Directors Swedish Tennis Federation / Board Director International Tennis Federation

Åsa Hedin is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Swedish Tennis Federation since June 2020. She is also Board Director of the International Tennis Federation since September 2023. She also helds several other boardships at, among others, Qbtech and Nolato, and has a background from senior managing positions at Filippa K, Elekta, and Gambro. 

Member

Hans von Uthman

President Swedish Olympic Committee

Hans is the President of the Swedish Olympic Committee since April 2023. He is also Chairman of the Board of Hexicon. Previously, he served, among others, as Board Member for the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences. 

Member

Åsa Edlund Jönsson

General Secretary Swedish Olympic Committee

Since February 2023, Åsa has been the General Secretary of the Swedish Olympic Committee. Previously, she worked 23 years for Swedish Television (SVT), as Head of Sports and Chairperson Nordic Sports Group. 

Member

Annica Lundström

General Sports Director Swedish Golf Association 

Annica is the General Sports Director for the Swedish Golf Association since January 2015, where she also works as national change agent with Vision 50/50. Further, she is vice chairmain of Örebro Läns Idrottsförbund. Previously, she has been the Club Director of Örebro City Golf for 23 years. 

Member

Johan Fyrberg

General Secretary Swedish Equestrian Federation

Johan is the General Secretary for the Swedish Equestrian Federation since December 2023. Previously, he served, among others, as Department Head at the Swedish Sports Confederation, Secretary General of the Swedish Gymnastics Federation as well as Talent Manager at the Swedish Equestrian Federation. 

Member

Gisela Löfstrand

Operations Manager Swedish Equestrian Federation

Gisela is the Operations Manager at the Swedish Equestrian Federation since 2012, and has worked for the Swedish Equestrian Federation for 19 years. 

Member

Stefan Bergh

Secretary General Swedish Sports Confederation

Stefan is Secretary General of the Swedish Sports Confederation since 2016. He also serves as the President of the European Sports NGO. Previously, he served as Secretary General of the Swedish Cancer Society and as Vice President of FISU. 

Member

Andreas Linderyd

Responsible for R&D at the Swedish Sports Confederation

Andreas is responsible for research and development at the Swedish Sports Confederation since March 2021. He is also affiliated researcher at Uppsala University. 

Member

Frippe Stenberg

Commercial Manager Swedish Ski Association

Frippe is the Commercial Manager at the Swedish Ski Association. He is also Chairman of the Board at Södra tornet kommunikation and part of the Swedish Outdoor Association Board. 

MEMBER

Pernilla Bonde

General Secretary Swedish Ski Association

Pernilla Bonde is the General Secretary of the Swedish Ski Association. Previously, she has been Development Manager and CEO of HSB, Sweden's biggest federation of cooperative housing, for over 21 years. 

Member

Jonas Persson

CEO Commercial Sports Media

Jonas has 25 years of experience from sport and media in several leading positions. Jonas is the Founder of Sportway and DMC Production. Since 2014, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Commercial Sports Media 

Member

Bo Sköld

General Secretary Swedish Parasport 

Bo is the General Secretary of Swedish Parasport since March 2022. Previously, he has been the General Secretary of the Swedish Hunters' Union (2012-2021) and the General Secretary of the Swedish Outdoor Association (2006-2011). 

Member

Mathias Kemi

Board Member Swedish Parasport 

Mathias is Board Member of Swedish Parasport since May 2019. He is also Member of the Board and Partner at Athletic Work Sverige. Previously, he has been Board Member of Stockholm Icehockey Federation, and worked in different positions at Scandic Hotels for over 17 years. 

Member

David Fridell

CEO Swedish Athletics Federation

David is the CEO at the Swedish Athletics Federation. He has previously been part of the Advisory Board as CEO of Marathongruppen, a title he held between December 2021 and August 2025. Before that, he served as acting CEO as well as marketing director of Marathongruppen. 

Member

Henrik Hjelmberg

Head of Public Affairs Swedish Parasport Federation 

Henrik is the Head of Public Affairs at the Swedish Parasport Federation and the Swedish Paralympic Committee. Previously, he served as Marketing and Communications Director at the Swedish Parasport Federation, and as Communications Director at the Special Olympics Sweden. 

MEMBER

Charlotta Stenhem

Head of Education Swedish Sports Confederation

Charlotta Stenhem is Head of Education, or "Folkbildning och Utbildning" as her official title is called, at the Swedish Sports Confederation RF-SISU riks.

MEMBER

Helena Taube Rehnmark

Market & Sales Director Swedish Football Association

Helena leads marketing and sales at SvFF, following senior roles at Bonnier, Fokus and Forma Publishing. She brings broad experience in media strategy, brand development and commercial leadership.

Member

Christer Sjöö

General Secretary Swedish Tennis Federation

Christer Sjöö is the General Secretary of the Swedish Tennis Federation since 2016. 

MEMBER

Mikael Jansson

Event Manager Swedish Orientation

Mikael Jansson is the CEO of Swedish Orientation Events AB since January 2025. Previously, he served as Secretary General of the Swedish Swimming Federation between 2016-2025, and the Secretary General of the Swedish Shooting Sport Federation between 2010-2016. 

MEMBER

Jonas Elmblad

Marketing & Commercial Director Swedish Tennis Association

Jonas leads marketing and commercial development at SvTF, with responsibility for partnerships, brand strategy and sponsor relations. He has a background in media and communications and long experience in Swedish tennis.