Silla Levin has been appointed new Board Member of Viken Group AB.

Silla has, among other roles, held senior positions as CEO and Creative Director at Forsman & Bodenfors, CEO of Kurppa Hosk and Chief Creative Officer at Eidra Group. Today, Silla works as a consultant and serves on the boards of IW Agency and Visit Sweden.

After 10 years on the board of AB Max Sievert, Helena Saxon is stepping down as she takes up the role of CEO of Kinnevik. We warmly thank Helena for her contributions to Max Sievert and wish her every success.

Tomas Franzén has been appointed new Chair of the board and Michel André new board Member of Scila AB.

Tomas has a long background as CEO of technology and media companies, including as Group CEO of Bonnier AB and previously CEO of Com Hem, Eniro and Song Networks. Today he works as a professional board director, with roles including Chair of the board of TietoEvry and Dustin Group, and board Member of Axel Johnson AB and Martin & Servera.

Michel is Senior Executive Advisor at Banking Circle, where he was previously CIO. He has a long background as a technology leader in the financial sector – including as CTO of Saxo Bank – with more than 25 years’ experience in trading systems, exchange technology and real-time risk management. He has previously also worked at Nordea Markets and OMX Technology, among others.

Both Tomas and Michel have also become part-owners of Scila.

Lars-Ivar Sellberg is stepping down as Chair of the board but remains an adviser to the company and a significant shareholder. Max Sievert extends its warm thanks to Lars-Ivar for his commitment and leadership as Chair.

Cecilia Wachtmeister and Peter Hallberg have been appointed as new board members of Aktiebolaget Regin.

Cecilia has until recently been CEO of IAR Systems, which was listed on the stock exchange until November 2025. Before that, she held leading positions at Kambi, Ericsson and Sony Mobile Communications. Cecilia is a board member of the listed companies HMS Networks and Smarteye.

Peter is currently CEO of Allakustik Underbara Tak, owned by Vestum. Before that, he worked for about 30 years at Siemens and Schneider, including as CEO of Siemens Building Technologies Europe and vice president, Digital Energy North Europe, at Schneider Electric. Peter is chair of the board of Vestum-owned We Are Group AB.

Leif Brattschöld, one of the entrepreneurs behind Regin and, among other roles, its former CEO, has declined re-election to the board. Max Sievert extends its warm thanks to Leif for his strong and long-term commitment to Regin.

Max Sievert has promoted Margit Kihl to Associate. Margit joined the team as an Analyst in early 2025, having previously worked as an intern for a year alongside her studies. She holds a double MSc in Accounting and Finance and in International Management (CEMS) from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Johan Lundgren has been appointed the new Chairman of the Board at Viken Group. Johan is currently a Senior Advisor and formerly Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal. Prior to that, he spent 30 years at Bain & Company, most recently as a Senior Partner. Johan succeeds Göran Ydstrand, who has served as Chairman for more than ten years.

The Board of Directors at Viken Group has appointed Anna Silvesjö as CEO. Anna joined the group in 2021 as CFO and succeeds Stefan Nilsson, who has been CEO since 2016.

Convini, Europe’s leading provider of smart unmanned meal stores and coffee solutions for workplaces, announced today that Henrik Samuelson will take over as the new CEO starting August 1. He succeeds Mats Palmquist, who, after seven successful years in the role, is moving on to Orkla.

With his extensive leadership experience in the food industry and business sector – most recently as Senior Vice President and a member of the Group Management Team at Paulig Group – Henrik Samuelson is taking the helm at Convini during a period of strong growth and continued expansion. He has previously held senior positions at companies including Orkla, Lindt, and Unilever.

For more details see press release

Max Sievert has hired Margit Kihl, who joins the team as an Analyst. Margit has been an intern at Max Sievert for a year, in parallel with her studies and is now working full time at Max Sievert since January. Margit recently finished her studies at the Stockholm School of Economics, where she studied MSc programs in Accounting and Finance, and International Management (CEMS).

Max Sievert has increased its ownership in Scila from ~35% to ~51% by acquiring shares from founders Lars-Ivar Sellberg and Fredrik Lydén, as well as from a previous employee

https://scila.se/

On 28 Feb. 2023, Regin acquired Allelektronik in Hultsfred (”Allel”). Allel is one of Regin’s largest contract manufacturers of electronic products with ~30 empoloyees. For further information please see http://regincontrols.com

In June 2022, Max Sievert has, through acquisition of shares from current and former employees in the company, increased its ownership in Akind (Academic Work). Max Sievert now owns ~11% of the shares.

Akind is owned by the founders Johan Skarborg and Jeremias Andersson, as well as by Novax and Max Sievert. In addition, ~300 current and former employees are owners of the company.

For further information on Akind, please see www.akindgroup.com.

Regin acquires German DEOS AG and Max Sievert increases its ownership in Regin to 76%. For further information please see www.regincontrols.com

On May 30th, 2022, Max Sievert increased its ownership in Convini from ~30% to ~45% through acquisition of shares from the founding family Enqvist’s holding company Reinhold & Co. For further information on Convini please see www.convini.se .

On May 19th 2022, Convini signed an agreement to acquire HelloFreshGo in Germany. For further information please see www.convini.se

In May 2022, AB Max Sievert increased its committed capital from its owners. The increase enables Max Sievert to invest in its companies in i.a. increased ownership stakes, add-on acquisitions or new share issues. The increase was only directed to existing owners and was oversubscribed.

For further information, please see www.convini.se 

On December 8th, AB Max Sievert signed agreements to become an ownership partner in Academic Work (”AW Group”)

AW Group is Sweden’s market leader in staffing and recruitment of young white collars in IT, Tech and  Finance. Since several years AW Group is also well established in Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Norway and Denmark.

For more information please see www.aw.com

The board of Regin has appointed Fredrik Wiking as new CEO. He started on Aug 10th, 2020.  Fredrik replaces Olof Sand, acting CEO. Olof has returned to being non-executive Chairman of the Board.

Fredrik has 20 years of executive management experience, most recently as CEO of Gunnebo Industries, a world leading manufacturer of lifting and material handling products.

He previously held positions as EVP/Head of Construction Equipment and Director of Business Development & Operational Control for Industrial Elevator Group Alimak HEK.  Prior to that, Fredrik was a management consultant at Bain & Co and has an M.Sc. in BA from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Olof Sand is formerly the CEO of i.a. Anticimex, Proact and Quant, founder of Acando and with background from Midroc and ABB.

In June 2020, AB Max Sievert increased its ownership in Regin from approx. 35% to approx. 50% through acquisition of shares from Regin’s three entrepreneurs, who all retain significant ownership in the company following the transaction. The successful partnership started in 2017 when Max Sievert entered as co-owner thereby continues.

Shortly thereafter, Fredrik Wiking and Olof Sand invested into Regin and became owners. Other owners include the management group of the company.

For further information on Regin, please refer to www.regincontrols.com

20 September 2019, Max Sievert signed an agreement with Nasdaq to acquire its share in Scila AB. Scila is a global independent leader in developing surveillance systems for exchanges, market participants and regulators. Please see www.scila.se.

Sept. 13 2019, Convini acquired 75% of How I Like and thereby established itself in Germany. See www.convini.se.

 

17 November 2018 Max Sievert signed an agreement to acquire Nordic Traction Group together with its management. Nordic Traction Group is a world leader in tracks and chains for forestry machines. For further information, please see www.nordictractiongroup.com.

June 20, 2018, Max Sievert became co-owner of Tillberg Design. For further information please see www.tillbergdesign.com.

May 7 2018, Convini signed agreements to acquire Kaffeknappen from Nestlé. For further information please visit www.convini.se.

In April 2018, IMAS Foundation (sibling to INGKA Foundation, owner of the IKEA stores) became a new co-owner of AB Max Sievert.

November 21st 2016, Max Sievert became co-owner of Convini, for further information please see www.convini.se

 

 

Ulrika Lundgren (Director of the Board) and Christian Tegenmark (Investment Director) will in November join the team. For further background please see ”Team”.

August 17, 2015 Carl-Magnus Ruthberg (CFO & Investment Director) and Bo Ax:son Johnson (Investment Manager) joined the team at AB Max Sievert. For further background on the two, please see under ”Team”.

Christian Sievert and three investors signed an ownership agreement in December 2014 for a new company with the name AB Max Sievert. See also ”Owners”.