Members of the Board
Magnus Sparrholm (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
Born: 1968
Nationality: Swedish
Position: CEO since November 2024. Founder of Talkpool in 2000 and Chairman of the board of directors of headquarters Talkpool AG since September 2004. Board member in Talkpool Deutschland AG in Germany.
Other relevant experience: Holds a Master of Science in Engineering Physics from Lund University (Sweden) with master thesis in high energy particle physics at CERN (Switzerland). Lieutenant reservist as Captain of amphibious war ships at Marinens Krigshögskola/Kustjägarskolan (Sweden).
Independent of the Company and the senior management: No. Mr. Sparrholm is employed and working full-time for the Company.
Independent of major shareholders: No. Mr. Sparrholm is registered as permanent insider due to employment, largest shareholding and director status.
Contact: magnus.sparrholm(at)talkpool.com
Erik Strömstedt (Member of the Board)
Born: 1965
Position: CEO of TalkPool Group from 2005 to November 2024.
Member of the Board of Directors of Talkpool AG since 2024. Member of Management Board of Talkpool Germany
Other current assignments: Not applicable.
Prior assignments (last five years): Member of the board of directors of Talkpool until 2016. Member of the Board of Talkpool Kenya and Talkpool Tanzania.
Other relevant experience: Mr. Strömstedt has several years of experience from different management positions in the ICT industry, in companies such as Ericsson AB and IBM. He holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from Linköping Institute of Technology (Sweden).
Independent of major shareholders: No. Mr. Strömstedt is registered as permanent insider due to employment, shareholding and director status.
Shareholding: Holding of 266,545 shares in Talkpool.
Contact: erik.stroemstedt(at)talkpool.com
Mats Palving (Member of the Board)
Born: 1968
Position: Member of the Board of Directors of Talkpool since 2024
Other current assignments: Head of customer engagements and visit coordination at Ericsson, Stockholm Sweden. Responsible for key customer programs, driving business development in an advisory function related to strategic industry challenges and opportunities within digitalization, telecoms, and IT.
Other relevant experience: Solid telecoms and IT background in business execution and customer relationship management since 1994. International experience from Latin- and North America, Asia and Europe, for Ericsson heading up key-customer accounts and regional product-/business lines driving business transformation and organizational development. Besides Ericsson, Mats has held managerial positions on the entrepreneurial scene at start-ups within fintech, digital advertising and solar power generation
Independent of the Company and the senior management: Yes
Independent of major shareholders: Yes
Shareholding: Not applicable
Management
Magnus Sparrholm (CEO)
Born: 1968
Nationality: Swedish
Position: CEO since November 2024. Founder of Talkpool in 2000 and Chairman of the board of directors of headquarters Talkpool AG since September 2004. Board member in Talkpool Deutschland AG in Germany.
Other relevant experience: Holds a Master of Science in Engineering Physics from Lund University (Sweden) with master thesis in high energy particle physics at CERN (Switzerland). Lieutenant reservist as Captain of amphibious war ships at Marinens Krigshögskola/Kustjägarskolan (Sweden).
Independent of the Company and the senior management: No. Mr. Sparrholm is employed and working full-time for the Company.
Independent of major shareholders: No. Mr. Sparrholm is registered as permanent insider due to employment, largest shareholding and director status.
Contact: magnus.sparrholm(at)talkpool.com
Erik Strömstedt (COO)
Born: 1965
Position: CEO of TalkPool Group from 2005 to November 2024.
Member of the Board of Directors of Talkpool AG since 2024. Member of Management Board of Talkpool Germany
Other current assignments: Not applicable.
Prior assignments (last five years): Member of the board of directors of Talkpool until 2016. Member of the Board of Talkpool Kenya and Talkpool Tanzania.
Other relevant experience: Mr. Strömstedt has several years of experience from different management positions in the ICT industry, in companies such as Ericsson AB and IBM. He holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from Linköping Institute of Technology (Sweden).
Independent of major shareholders: No. Mr. Strömstedt is registered as permanent insider due to employment, shareholding and director status.
Shareholding: Holding of 266,545 shares in Talkpool.
Contact: erik.stroemstedt(at)talkpool.com
Erika Loretz (Group Reporting)
Born: 1980
Position: Group Reporting
Independent of major shareholders: No. Ms. Loretz is registered as permanent insider due to employment
Shareholding: Holding of 100 shares in Talkpool.
Contact: erika.loretz(at)talkpool.com
Gabriela Weber (Office Manager)
Born: 1973
Position: Group Office Manager
Independent of major shareholders: No. Ms. Weber is registered as permanent insider due to employment
Shareholding: Holding of 200 shares in Talkpool.
Contact: gabriela.weber(at)talkpool.com