Magnus Sparrholm

Date of Birth: 17 March 1968
Nationality: Swedish
Position: Executive Director
Date of Appointment: November 2024 (CEO), 2000 (Company Founder)

Education & Experience
Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Lund University, Sweden (1995), specializing in high energy particle physics with thesis research conducted at CERN, Switzerland. Supplementary executive education includes management studies at École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (ENST), France, and astrophysics coursework at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. Military leadership training as Lieutenant reservist, certified as Captain of amphibious warships through Marinens Krigshögskola/Kustjägarskolan, Sweden.
Magnus brings over 25 years of technology industry leadership and entrepreneurial experience. He founded Talkpool in 2000, pioneering IoT connectivity solutions, and has served as Chairman of Talkpool AG since its incorporation in 2021, initially contributing without compensation during the company’s early development phase. His international business experience includes senior management roles at Ambridge Consulting in Germany (1999-2000) and establishing European market presence for Japanese technology firm IO Systems across Ireland and the Netherlands (1995-1999).
Under his leadership, Talkpool has evolved from a startup concept into an established network service provider with international operations. Magnus combines understanding of engineering with proven business development capabilities and cross-cultural management experience.
Other Relevant Commitments
Board member of Talkpool Deutschland AG. Maintains full-time dedication to Talkpool with no external professional commitments.
Shareholdings & Financial Instruments
Personal holdings: 2 000 426 shares (26.1% as of mid-2025), representing the largest ownership stake in Talkpool. Participant in employee share option scheme with terms from 2024-2031.

Erik Strömstedt

Date of Birth: 19 July 1965
Nationality: Swedish and Swiss
Position: Member of the Board of Directors of Talkpool AG 2005-2016 and since 2024. Member of the Management Board of Talkpool Germany since 2015 and Interim CEO of Talkpool Germany since 2022. Member of the Board of Talkpool Pakistan and Talkpool USA.
Date of appointment to the current position in the company: 2024

Education and experience
Mr. Strömstedt holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from Linköping Institute of Technology (Sweden). He has over 30 years of experience from different management positions in the ICT industry, in companies such as IBM, Ericsson, Mercur and Talkpool.
Other relevant commitments
Member of the Board of Directors of Talkpool AG from 2005-2016 and since 2024. Member of the Management Board of Talkpool Germany since 2015 and Interim CEO of Talkpool Germany since 2022. Member of the Board of Talkpool Pakistan and Talkpool USA.
Shareholdings and other financial instruments in the company, both personal and related parties’ holdings
Holding of 326 843 shares in Talkpool.

Erika Loretz

Date of Birth: 26 March 1980
Nationality: Swiss
Position: Financial Controller
Date of appointment: June 2020 (Financial Controller), 2011-2019 (Accountant)

Education and experience
Bachelor of Science in Business Economics (Betriebsökonomin FH) specializing in Finance & Taxes and HR (2008) / actual in education to Master Professional HFP in Accounting
Shareholdings & Financial Instruments
100 Shares