Laura Tarkka is a well-known name within the Finnish business sector and her most recent position is CEO of Finland’s largest electronics chain, Gigantti.
Thérèse will take over the position of Chief Commercial Officer at the beginning of January 2023 after Anna Spjuth who will leave the company in the spring.
Scandic announced that Åsa Wirén has been appointed as new Chief Financial Officer for Scandic Hotels Group. Åsa has many years' experience from similar positions, most recently at Bonnier Group where she has been working since 2016.
Tess Mattisson, Head of E-commerce & Customer Digital Development, and Marcus Hammarström, Head of Marketing, have been recruited to join Scandic Hotels’ commercial management team to strengthen and develop the company’s digital innovation and branding journey.
Most recently, Fredrik has been working in a position with global responsibility within human resources for mergers and acquisitions at Ericsson.
Most recently, she was Senior Vice President at Comfort Hotel, part of the Nordic Choice Group, where she successfully managed the company’s commercial strategy, concept development and brand platform.
After ten years in management positions at Scandic, Chief Portfolio Officer Svein Arild Steen-Mevold has decided to leave Scandic to start a new position at another company. As a result, Scandic’s President & CEO Jens Mathiesen will take over responsibility for the company’s portfolio management for the time being.
Scandic Hotels is making organizational changes to further strengthen its focus on developing the hotel portfolio. Svein Arild Steen-Mevold, who is currently Head of Scandic Hotels Norway, has been appointed as Chief Portfolio Officer with overall responsibility for Scandic’s portfolio management.
In the last 20 years, Bitte has held senior HR positions in several major organizations, including five years at Posten Sverige AB and nine years in the Telia Group. In the last four years, she was the HR Director of insurance company RSA Scandinavia, which includes the brands Trygg Hansa and Codan.
Søren Faerber has been appointed as Managing Director of Scandic Denmark. He will start immediately and will also be a member of Scandic’s Executive Committee. Søren is 48 years old and has many years of experience from management positions in Scandic’s Danish operations.