Björn Axling

Director of Product & Technology Planning. Responsibility for strategic product planning & establishing the link between corporate strategy and development activities and capabilities to leverage R&D investments towards maximized competitiveness in the market.

Driving in creating and implementing Innovation management processes for increased cross-functional participation.

Also responsible for portfolio valuation and ensure balance towards targeted segments, risk levels, innovation mix etc.

Previously management consultant with special focus on strategy development and innovation. Consulting experience from a wide array of industries including automotive, consumer goods, private equity, health care, chemicals and energy. Responsibilities in projects span from core team member to project leader.

Entrepreneurial experience from co-founding a semiconductor nanotech company within HB-LEDs where my primary area of responsibility was within business development. I strongly contributed to the company receiving several awards, among other Sweden's "Environmental Innovation of the Year 2004". As a member of the Board I was responsible for supervising the process of attracting venture capital resulting in signing for seed funding exceeding 22 MSEK.

Björn Axling’s Specialties:

Innovation Management
Product portfolio strategy
Product platform development and modularization
Product development processes
Product maintenance processes
Strategy development
Top line growth analyses
Commercial due diligences

Björn Axling’s Experience

Director Product & Technology Planning

Gambro

(Medical Devices industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

Driving and facilitating the Product Planning Process to leverage R&D investments to maximize competitiveness in the market
Corporate level Product portfolio strategies
Technology and competence roadmaps
Portfolio valuation
Innovation management process development
Technology scouting and partnering opportunities
Manager, Strategic Technology planning & Sourcing

Gambro

(Privately Held; Medical Devices industry)

April 2008 — July 2008 (4 months)

Technology strategy and roadmaps
Technology scouting and partnering opportunities
Innovation management process development
Management Consultant

Arthur D. Little

(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

October 2005 — April 2008 (2 years 7 months)

Member of the Strategy & Organization and theTechnology and Innovation Management practices.

Specialized in strategic Innovation management across several industries.

Experience from:
Corporate strategy development
Growth strategies
Product portfolio strategies
Modularization
Innovation management and Product development processes
Commercial due diligences

Responsible for recruitment in the Gothenburg office
Part of the ADL Nordic marketing team
Head of the Business Analysts & Consultants Club (BACC)
Co-founder, Director Marketing & Sales

StormLED

(Nanotechnology industry)

June 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 5 months)

Responsible for market related business development. Co-founder and member of the board.

(Company previously named Northern Lighting Systems AB)
Market Analyst

Volvo Construction Equipment

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)

June 2003 — August 2003 (3 months)

Market analysis prior to the company's entry in the Californian service and aftermarket segment.

Björn Axling’s Education

Chalmers University of Technology

MSc , 1999 — 2004

M.Sc. in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship
Chalmers tekniska högskola

MSc , Industrial Economics and management , 1999 — 2004

Activities and Societies:

Responsible for external contracts in the student's board, treasurer in the PR committee
Stanford University

Project Management 2003 — 2003
University of California, Berkeley

Project Management 2003 — 2003
Université de Perpignan Via Domitia

French, Economics 2001 — 2002