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Senior board level advisor
Preferred
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Focus
industries
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Strategy formulation and implementation
Growth and business development
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My core
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Board positions in companies with a clear owner driven strategic
agenda; also chairman roles and small scale angel investments
Temporary executive positions possible in transitional situations
Consulting and advisory engagements in core competence areas
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International operations and distribution
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Innovation
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New product creation
Restructuring and turn-around situations
M&A and company funding transactions
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Cleantech and Energy: technology and services
Electronics design and manufacturing
Healthcare services
Building systems
Other technology based businesses
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3. Berndt Schalin
Key credentials / General
Independent
Advisor
2010- on-going
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Head of KPMG
Finland Strategy
Group 2008-2010
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PE Investment
Director at 3i
Finland 2001-2008
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CEO Efore Oyj
1997-2001
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Created the Strategy Group as a new business area within KPMG advisory
in Finland
In a short timeframe I built a market segment leading business due diligence provider
and developed KPMG Finland's Private Equity business line
I lead all or part of the investment cycle in seven 3i investments in Finland;
Metorex, Merivaara, Teamware, Empower, Halti, Terveystalo, DNA;
Responsibilities typically covered target search, contract negotiations, recruitment of
senior board professionals, managing value creation and exit process
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Several senior
roles at Oy Helvar
1981-1997
Chairman at NordicID, Hasetec, Norrhydro and Profita Management
Closed two deals in the electronics contract manufacturing industry as
M&A adviser
Performed consulting assignments in the Smart Grid, Power Quality and
Fuel Cells industries
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I managed the turn-around of a publicly listed loss making company, and
lead the transformation from a local player into a genuinely international
company
Managing growth; The revenues were doubled
Major new customer wins
Created the electronics division within a traditional electro technical
company
Integration of product marketing strategy in an international M&A context
Commercialisation of new technologies
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4. Berndt Schalin
BOD Experience
Key roles
DNA Oy; 2007 - 2008
Empower Oy; 2003-2008
Merivaara Oy; 2002-2007
Efore (USA) Inc.; 1997- 2001
Efore (Suzhou) Co., Ltd (China); 1999 – 2001
Oy Qualitron Ab; 1993 – 1997
Electrosonic LTD (UK); 1987 – 1990
Norrhydro Oy; 2010 – 2012, chairman 2013 – on-going
NordicID Oy; chairman 2010 – July 2013
Hasetec Oy; chairman2010 – June 2013
Profita Management Oy; chairman 2011- on-going
Methator Oy; 2011– on-going
Oy The English Tearoom Ab; 2013 – on-going
Private Equity nominated
board observer:
Halti Oy; 2004 – 2008
Teamware Oy; 2003 – 2005
Suomen Terveystalo Oy;
2005 – 2006
Facts
Berndt-Olof Johan Schalin born. 19.06.1954 in Helsinki
Family: Separated, three almost adult children
MSc (Electronics Engineering) 1981; other studies: Hanken, MCE, Insead
Contact details
Berndt Schalin / Berndt Schalin Board Advisors Oy
Vehkasaarentie 4 A
02160 Espoo
+358 40 842 9469
berndt.schalin@bsba.fi
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