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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.

Members of the Advisory Board

Chair

Staffan Movin

Chairman, A Swedish Classic 

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

Member

Johan Lindvall 

CEO/General Secretary Swedish Elite Football 

Johan Lindvall is the CEO/General Secretary of Swedish Elite Football since May 2023. Previously, he served as CEO of Visby Golf Club and as Board Member for Elitfotboll Dam. 

Member

Lena Engström

COO Swedish Elite Football 

Lena Engström is the COO of Swedish Elite Football since March 2019. She is also CEO of Sport Entertainment Factory AB, Member of the Board of Swedish Classic Circuit. 

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

Robert Larsson

COO Swedish Hockey League 

Robert is the COO of the Swedish Hockey League since August 2021. He is also Owner and Consultant at La Direction, and Senior Business Advisor to the Center for Sports & Business. Previously, he worked as Client Director Sport at SSE Executive Education, and in different roles for the Swedish Sport Confederation for over 12 years. Robert has also done the Management Diploma for Athletes Program (MDA).

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

Maria Croon

CEO Swedish Trot Racing 

Maria is the CEO of Swedish Trot Racing since September 2019. She is also Member of the Board for Chefsakademin and Chairman of the Board of Hippson AB. Previously, she has been Member of the Board of Marknadsföreningen Stockholm and Owner of Agendus AB, among others. 

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

Elisabeth Egnell

Head of Business Development Swedish Skiing Federation

Elisabeth is the Head of Business Development at the Swedish Skiing Federation. She is also Member of the International Council at the Swedish Sports Confederation, and FIBA Europe Board Member. 

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 Marathongruppen

David is the CEO at Marathongruppen since December 2021. Previously, 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.