Executive Committee
Christian Sinding
CEO and Managing Partner
Position
CEO and Managing Partner since January 2019.Education
Bachelor of Science in Commerce with Distinction, University of Virginia.Other current assignments
Board member of EQT Foundation, Baggins AG and Vidsjaa AS.Previous assignments
Board member of Cimbria A/S, Findus AB, Flexlink AB, Gambro AB, ISS AB, Plantasjen AS, Vaasan & Vaasan Oy, VTI Technologies, XXL ASA and EQT Partnership Association.Experience
Joined EQT Partners from AEA Investors Inc., a leading U.S. based private equity firm. Previously, Christian was a financial analyst with Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. Christian has worked in the Stockholm-, Munich- and Copenhagen offices of EQT Partners and opened the Oslo office in 2007. Christian was Head of Equity between 2011–2018.Shareholding in the company
26,250,000 shares directly and indirectly- Born1972
- NationalityNorwegian
- Employee since1998
Lennart Blecher
Head of Real Assets' Advisory Teams, Deputy Managing Partner and Chairperson of EQT Exeter
Position
Deputy Managing Partner since August 2013. Head of Real Assets advisory team since January 2015.Education
Master of Laws, Lund University. Academy of American and International Law, University of Dallas.Other current assignments
Board member of White Mill AG, Nordkap Holding AG, Volito Aktiebolag, Volito Fastigheter Aktiebolag and Volito Industri Aktiebolag.Previous assignments
–Experience
Managing Director and Senior Banker in the investment bank of Unicredit/HypoVereinsbank, Munich. Managing Director at GE Commercial Finance, London. Various positions in the ABB Group, Zurich, such as General Counsel for the ABB Financial Services Group, President and Business Area Manager for ABB Structured Finance and ABB Equity Ventures.
Shareholding in the company
25,958,717 shares- Born1955
- NationalitySwedish
- Employee since2007
Suzanne Donohoe
Chief Commercial Officer and Global Head of EQT-Ext (CXO)
Position
Chief Commercial Officer and Global Head of EQT-Ext (CXO) since January 2023.Education
B.A. in Government magna cum laude from Georgetown University. M.B.A. from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.Other current assignments
Board Member of EQT Partners Inc.Vice Chair of the Board and Member
of the Executive Committee as well as Chair of the Finance Committee for Georgetown University’s Board. Suzanne also serves as a Vice Chair of Georgetown’s Wall Street Alliance which creates endowed scholarships for Georgetown University students.Previous assignments
Board member of Global Atlantic Financial Group, KKR Capital Markets and PAAMCO Prisma Holdings. Chairman, trustee and president of the Board of trustees of KKR Income Opportunities Fund.Experience
Before joining EQT, Suzanne was a Partner at KKR & Co from 2009–2022. In that capacity, she founded and led the Global Client & Partner Group for over eleven years and then served as the firm’s Global Head of Strategic Growth. Suzanne’s experience prior to KKR included an extensive career at Goldman Sachs where she served from 1992-2009. During this period, she worked in both the Investment Banking and Investment Management Divisions and worked in both New York and in London. She became a Partner in 2000. Further, Suzanne has been involved in various philanthropic work, including serving as Board Member for the New York State chapter of the Nature Conservancy
and also serving on the Board of Fertile Hope, a charity which focused on delivering fertility resources to cancer patients.Shareholding in the company
56,250 ordinary shares.- Born1970
- NationalityAmerican
- Employee since2023
Christina Drews
Chief Operating Officer
Position
Chief Operating Officer since June 2022Education
MA from Cambridge UniversityPrevious assignments
COO of Helios Investment Partners LLP. Global CAO of Investment Banking Division. EMEA CFO and COO of Investment Banking DivisionExperience
Global CAO for the Investment Banking Division (IBD), COO and CFO for IBD in EMEA. COO and on the Executive Committee of Helios Investment Partners LLP, with oversight for the firm’s strategy development and implementationShareholding in the company
4,119 class C shares- Born1970
- NationalityGerman
- Employee since2022
Per Franzén
Head of Private Capital and Deputy Managing Partner
Position
Deputy Managing Partner since January 2022. Head of Private Capital since June 2021.Education
M.Sc in Economics and Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics with exchange studies at the University of St Gallen in Switzerland.Other current assignments
Chairperson of the Board of Browne Invest AB and Browne Invest 2 AB. Board member of Anticimex Group AB, Bark Partners AB, Independent Vetcare Limited, Lago Invest AB and Lago Holding AB.Previous assignments
Board member of Academedia, Duni, Securitas Direct, SSP, Automic, Evidensia, IFS and Eton.Experience
Per has worked in the Stockholm and Munich offices at EQT Partners and has been involved in a number of investments including IFS, Automic, SSP, AcadeMedia, Securitas Direct, IVC, Anticimex, Eton, Duni, Karo Pharma and Piab.Shareholding in the company
27,596,291 shares (indirectly)- Born1976
- NationalitySwedish
- Employee since2007
Bahare Haghshenas
Global Head of Sustainable Transformation
Position
Global Head of Sustainable TransformationEducation
BS. Social Science from Mid-University in Sweden and a mini MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business in the UKOther current assignments
-Previous assignments
Partner at Deloitte and Monitor Deloitte NordicExperience
Before joining EQT, Bahare worked at Deloitte Consulting for 10 years, with focus on Sustainability strategy and innovation as Partner and Executive Director of Acacia, Deloitte’s Sustainability Innovation Hub. She has experience in the field of strategy, innovation and sustainability and has worked within purpose led ventures for 5 years as well as working in multi-stakeholder environments such as Red Cross and humanitarian sector, both as elected president and volunteer for 15 years.Shareholding in the company
5,190 class C shares- Born1979
- NationalitySwedish
- Employee since2021
Kim Henriksson
CFO
Position
CFO since October 2018Education
Master of Science in Economics from Hanken School of EconomicsOther assignments
-Previous assignments
-Experience
Kim started his career at Morgan Stanley in 1994 and left the Nordic M&A team as a Managing Director in 2008. Between 2010 and 2015 Kim held the position as CFO at Munksjö and subsequently, he was a Partner and Corporate Finance Advisor at Access Partners.Shareholding in the company
247,676 shares and 12 394 class C shares- Born1968
- NationalityFinnish and Swedish
- Employee since2018
Masoud Homayoun
Partner and Head of EQT Value-Add Infrastructure
Position
Partner and Head of EQT Value-Add InfrastructureEducation
M.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of TechnologyOther current assignments
EQT FoundationPrevious assignments
NORD, Mongstad Group, Tampnet, Hector Rail, GB Railfreight, GlobalConnect and IP-OnlyExperience
Masoud Homayoun, joined EQT Partners in 2008 and is Partner and Head of Value-Add Infrastructure. Masoud is a member of the Infrastructure Partners’ Investment Committee, Infrastructure Portfolio Performance Review Committee and has been a board member in portfolio companies across digital infrastructure, energy & environmental, and transport sectors. Prior to joining EQT Partners, Masoud worked at Bain & Company in Stockholm. Masoud holds a M.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of Technology.Shareholding in the company
1,636,520 shares and 19,064 c-class shares- Born1980
- NationalitySwedish
- Employee since2008
Ricardo Reyes
Global Head of Communications and External Affairs
Position
Global Head of Communications and External Affairs since April 2022.Education
Bachelor of Arts from Rice University.Other current assignments
Co-founder and advisor to Moveable Feast.Previous assignments
-Experience
Ricardo Reyes brings significant experience from his roles positioning Tesla, YouTube and most recently Dyson, where he was the Chief Communications Officer. In addition to his work in Silicon Valley, Reyes started his career in Washington DC, working at the White House and on policy initiativesShareholding in the company
1,961 class C shares- Born1974
- NationalityAmerican
- Employee since2022
Jean Eric Salata
Chairman EQT Asia and Head of Private Capital Asia
Position
Head of BPEA EQT and Chairperson of EQT Asia since 2022.Education
Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.Other current assignments
Trustee of Salata Family Foundation. Trustee of Carnegie Hall.Previous assignments
Founding Partner and CEO of BPEA.´Experience
Jean Eric Salata was the Founding Partner and Chief Executive of BPEA. Jean has overseen all investment and divestment decisions made at BPEA, as well as its strategic direction, since he founded the Firm in 1997. Jean has previously worked as a management consultant with Bain & Company based in Hong Kong, Sydney and Boston, and has also worked as a Director of the Asian private equity investment arm of AIG.Shareholding in the company
118,556,225 shares- Born1965
- NationalityChilean
- Employee since2022
Gustav Segerberg
Head of Business Development
Position
Head of Business Development since 2018Education
M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics.Other current assignments
-Previous assignments
-Experience
Gustav started his career at SEB in the Investment Banking team, lastly as a Vice President. At EQT, he started in the Client Relations and Capital Raising Advisory TeamShareholding in the company
22,950 shares and 14,536 class C shares- Born1983
- NationalitySwedish
- Employee since2016
Anna Wahlström
Leadership Strategy and Culture Enabler
Position
Leadership Strategy and Culture Enabler since 2024. Employed at EQT since 2013Education
Master of Social Science and Human Resources with a major in Sociology from Uppsala UniversityOther current assignments
Board member of Inannut ABPrevious assignments
-Experience
Before joining EQT, Anna was CEO at Propell, a recruitment agency that she founded in 2004 together with Investor and Novare. Prior to that, she worked as an HR consultant for Investor’s HR firm Novare for four years. Earlier in her career Anna worked with project management and HR at StepStoneShareholding in the company
433,335 shares and 4,391 class C shares- Born1976
- NationalitySwedish
- Employee since2013
Board's recommendation
The Board recommends each Executive Committee member (who does not already have such holding) to acquire, over a three-year period, EQT AB shares or similar instruments corresponding to at least one year’s base salary, before taxes and excluding other remuneration.
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