CEO and Founder of Zinnovate International
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Current position
CEO and Founder of Zinnovate Interna- tional.
Zinnovate was founded in October 2013 with an ambition to help global logistics firms unleash the full value of their IT in- vestments. This is achieved through a unique service offering based on business process- and IT portfolio- analysis coupled with customized IT services. Zinnovate is based in Stockholm, Sweden and has established a global reach through international partners.
Phone: +46705553241 E-post: [email protected] Web: www.zinnovate.se
Leader devoted to build and deliver Customer Value and Shareholder Value through in- novation and optimization of processes and system solutions.
Key focus and strength in unlocking and unleashing the full potential of individuals, teams, corporations and service offerings.
Result oriented achiever and an energetic team builder with a talent to inspire and en- thuse people to go the extra mile.
Recent achievements
Very instrumental in creating a world leading global operator in the freight forwarding industry through mergers and acquisitions and by delivering cutting edge IT solutions and processes. Wilson -> TNT Freight Management -> Geodis Wilson.
2006-2013 CIO, Geodis Wilson (turnover 2.5 billion EUR)
Introduced and led the global deployment of industry changing global freight forwarding system and pro- cesses based on single-file-concept and end-to-end network process. Has resulted in impressive productivity improvements whilst replacing a myriad of legacy systems.
CIO of the Year in Sweden 2008.
Lead IT integration of two 850 MEUR companies with presence in 57 countries. Lead IT acquisition and integration of Rohde & Liesenfeld in Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia and Pacific
2004-2006 CIO, TNT Freight Management
Major contributor in the significant value creation from 257 MEUR to 460 MEUR of Wilson 2004 to 2006 through the means of implementing industry leading processes and world class IT systems.
Played a key role in selling the company from TNT to Geodis.
Very instrumental in selling Wilson from Nordic Capital (Swedish private equity firm) to TNT primarily based on a world class customer facing application suite. Renowned and sought after speaker at international conferences on the subjects of IT, Processes, Change and Logistics.
What others say about Håkan:
“Who can inspire with vision? Who can present better than anyone else? Who likes to sell? Who can scare off competition? In the group of 30,000 people I found only one – Hakan Nilsson!” Jean-Louis Demeulenaere, CEO, Geodis Group, Paris, France
“Hakan is the most innovative and customer service driven CIO I met in my business life.” Philippe Gilbert, Director Region Europe West, DB Schenker
“You are the rarest of CIO's - I know a LOT of companies.You stand out in many unique ways. Plus it's just fun and delightful to work with you!!!!!!” Richard White Mbus, C.E.O. WiseTech Global / CargoWise Founder, Sydney, Australia
“Håkan is a "star" with none of the behavioral defects of a star. He is visionary in his role of change manager/leader/catalyst.” Geoffroy de Villeneuve CFO Geodis Wilson, Paris
“Hakan has done an exceptional job leading our companies to become a recognized leader in our in- dustry” Christopher Johnston, Managing Director, Geodis Wilson Canada
“Very good at setting objectives and ensure empowerment. People like to work for you - and are will- ing to go extra for it.” “Very strong in selling the message - and give sense as to why we must change.” “Looking at complex situations with strong holistic view” Kim Pedersen, CMO, Geodis Wilson, Copenhagen, Denmark
“Hakan has a clear view of where he wants to go, a rather pragmatic approach and fantastic commu- nication skills that help him put forward his ideas and initiatives.” Henri Parisse, Director IT Projects, Geodis Wilson, Paris, France
“You are a hero and a perfect sales person and I can learn a lot from you. You can inspire persons / teams, have a lot of experiences and have interest for improving the GW world”. Dirk Weihe, IT Director System Solutions, Hamburg, Germany
“ Amazing coaching capabilities when it comes to solving problems, always providing valuable feed- back for existing issues.” “ Very strong in decision making . No matter how, always find a way to get everybody together to "make IT happen"!” ” Great listener, always interested in other's opinions/ problems /success/ stories.” Marcelo Ramos, IT Manager Latin America, Geodis Wilson, Sao Paulo, Brazil
“Håkan is a social genius” Lovisa Häggström, Marketing Manager, Villa Pauli, Stockholm, Sweden
“Håkan has an open and pleasant way of dealing with people inviting them to express their opinions and shows genuine interest.” Hans Schinkel, CHR, Geodis Wilson, Amsterdam, Netherlands “Håkan really cares of all his team members and makes everybody feels like they are important.” Annelie Friman, Personal Assistant to CIO Håkan Nilsson, Geodis Wilson, Stockholm, Sweden
“ Håkan is a strong believer in what he thinks is right and he can pass through fire to fight for what he believes in.” “Inspire and enthuse are two very strong points.” Ted Runsten, Director IT Customer Solutions. Geodis Wilson, Stockholm, Sweden
Selected past highlights
Wilson Logistics: CIO 1999-2004 (Nordic Capital owned) Wilson Group: Director IT 1992-1999 Scanflight: IT Manager 1990-1991
Key achievements while at Wilson: Introduction of impressive e-service portfolio incl.intranet and website (international press awarded) Established Corporate IT team from scratch to world-class Secured successful systems integration during major M&A e.g. Exceed Group (Sweden), Combined Group (Bahamas based with companies in North and South America, Europe and Asia). Industry leading global accomplishments includes migration electronic messaging to Internet 99 ,introduc- tion cutting edge VPN solution 99, e-mail Group wide 93 and EDI 90
Certificate “E-business and Marketing – Strategic Issues” at School of Economics and Commercial Law at Gothenburg University, 2001
Nevi Finans AB (86 – 90 Stockholm) (presently Skandiabanken) Developed and managed state-of-the-art Sales & Marketing systems and EIS (Executive Information Systems) designed in close cooperation with the forward thinking MD – Göran Lenkel. I had the overall responsibility for our Finance system and the technical responsibility for our IT develop- ment environment.
Tetra Pak International AB (83 – 86 Lund)
Member of a team with global responsibility for IT systems for Material administration and Production plan- ning at 25+ Tetra Pak factories world-wide. As a Systems Analyst and Systems Developer I learned to mas- ter the full development chain from initial analysis and design through development / programming to in- stallation and training of end-users on five continents. At Tetra Pak I was responsible for all projects and IT systems within the area of Purchasing and Stock-control.
Bachelor of Science (BSC) in Systems Analysis 120p (80-83 Högskolan i Växjö) Member of ”Linjenämnden för Tekniska Yrken” Examination work at Volvo IS/IT Dept. Olofström
Military Service (79-80 Hässleholm)
Other past engagements include Mensa membership, public speaker on Health and “working smarter” semi- nars, Board member CSI Dataarkitekten AB, Advisory Board Eyefortransport, Chairman Stock Investment Club at Nevi Finans, Chairman and youth leader / sports event organizer at voluntary work organization etc.
Married to Maria since 1990. Two sons age 24 and 22. Former Premier League Floorball player and still active in many sports.