People profiles
Anders Palm
Professional Background
- 18 years at Ericsson; Program director for a wide variety of programs, including the British Telecom’s 21st century program – one of the biggest telecom network transformation programs in the world, and 3 years in leading roles for M&A/Post Merger Integration in Europe and US.
- Strategy advisor and head of sales and marketing for Strawpay, a Fintech start-up.
- Program lead for establishment of the Tele2 Internet of Things program.
- 5 years as a senior management consultant driving strategy development, transformation and change, program management, marketing, sales and M&A.
M&A Expertise
- M&A & Post merger integration
- Strategy and business modelling
- Business transformation and change
- Business development, marketing and sales program management
- Portfolio strategy and management
- Program and program office management
- Sectors: Industrial manufacturing, Telecommunication, IT, Logistics, Bank & finance, Government/Public sector
- Native Swedish, fluent English and basic German speaker
Project Highlights
- Lead for integration of Marconi optical networks into Ericsson. A full-scale integration of a 5BSEK business unit with +1000 employees, covering R&D, IT, product management, marketing, supply and services.
- Lead for integration of Trivec and ETC. A merger between a Nordic and an European player developing and selling cash till solutions. Setup of a new European company structure. Establishment of product management, marketing as well a common sourcing and supply function.
- Lead for integration of Axxessit, a Norwegian transport network player, into Ericsson.
- Integration of Redback, a router company based in San Jose/Silicon Valley, into Ericsson. Audit and setup of an integration program.
Sector expertise
- Business & Professional Services
- Defence
- Financial Services
- Government & Public Services
- Groups & Conglomerates
- Industrial Electronics
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Internet & E-Commerce
- IT Services
- Not-For-Profit
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Product Manufacturing
- Software
- Technology Hardware
- Telecommunications Carriers
- Telecommunications Hardware
Service expertise
- Integration Due Diligence
- Integration Strategy & Design
- Synergies & Value Creation
- Integration Management Office
- Day 1 & 100 Day Planning
- Work Stream Management
- Culture, Change & Communication
- Organization Design & Leadership Selection
- Transition Service Agreements
- Carve-out Strategy & Design
- Stranded Cost Analysis
- Carve-out Management Office
- Carve-out Day 1 Planning
- Work Stream Management
- Retention, Change & Communication
- Organization Design & Leadership Selection
- M&A Training
- Mentoring
- In-house Capability
- Customized Playbooks
- Pre- & Post-implementation Reviews
Languages
- English
- German
- Swedish
Experience