We don’t want to be in your family …

We don’t want to be in your family …

As the newly appointed CEO of Bisnode, I travelled around the countries to get the opportunity to meet all employees and learn more about the business in the 19 countries where we operate.I came from my role as CEO of Atea Sverige Sweden. A company that we had built...
Bisnode – The story of a HQ that shrank

Bisnode – The story of a HQ that shrank

Let me start with a statement:As a leader, you have to understand the ‘mechanisms’, what makes an organisation work. I have a strong positive belief in my employees. I believe that they want to do a good job and contribute to the company’s development....
“Lars, you have to rip the plaster off!”

“Lars, you have to rip the plaster off!”

Shortly after I took over as Bisnode’s new CEO, I was asked to meet Jeff Stibel from the USA…Jeff, now a partner in the VC firm Bryant Stibel , is an entrepreneur who has founded many companies. He was once one of the youngest CEOs on the NASDAQ. He also...

From 276 brands to 1 – in record time…!

The task that Ratos gave me when I was recruited as the new CEO of Bisnode. was crystal clear – ”Build ONE company!”In a world where everything is going faster and faster, it is hard to overestimate the value of reducing complexity in an organisation, so this...