Erik E. Byström

* International management consulting experience from major firms in United States and Sweden.

* Experience in M&A screening and valuation from large cap IT company.

* Experience from a variety of business functions – focus on consulting, business and strategy.

* Solid knowledge in and experience from telecom, IT and media industries.

* Unique education with dual master degrees: M. Sc. Business Administration and M. Sc. Cognitive Science.

* Selected as member of Nova Pro: Scandinavia’s prime network for top ranked young professionals.

Erik E. Byström’s Specialties:

M&A screening, M&A valuation, service design, service strategy, business case development, process reviews, process development

Erik E. Byström’s Experience

Consultant

Northstream

(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

November 2009 — Present (1 month)
Digital Business Advisor

Tieto

(Public Company; TIEN; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2007 — November 2009 (2 years 2 months)

* Member of Tieto's senior M&A team assisting in target screenings and valuations

* Developed service strategies for telecom, entertainment, utility, and financial services companies

* Mapped and analyzed clients’ business processes with suggestions for efficiency improvements

* Facilitator in Innovation Workshops

* Part of the team developing Tieto’s Service Design offer and conference speaker (SDC 2008).

* Coordinated and assisted in tender and sales processes
Co-Founder

MobileMonday Sweden

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Wireless industry)

August 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 1 month)

Co-founder of the Swedish chapter of MobileMonday, a global and open organization for mobile industry professionals. Coordinating with fellow founders, handled all aspects including start-up, marketing, logistics and partnerships.
Junior Consultant

Geelmuyden.Kiese

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

April 2007 — October 2007 (7 months)

* Strategic communication consulting at a top Nordic agency working with national and international customers.
* Handled investor relations with strategic plans, media contacts and more for VC/PE firms.
* Helped strengthen the company’s IT/telecom client offering and provided leads for new sales.
Business and Strategy Analyst Intern

Appear Networks

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

February 2006 — August 2006 (7 months)

* Conducted an in-depth analysis of improvement areas in the company’s wireless solution offering.
* Created a TCO/ROI analysis of the company’s offering to be used in modelling for sales proposals.
* Conducted a market and competitor analysis including SWOT, delivered to Appear Networks’ COO.
Management Analyst Intern

BearingPoint

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BE; Management Consulting industry)

August 2005 — January 2006 (6 months)

* As first Swede ever on the team, learned management consulting from a financial services top team.
* Worked with Fortune 100 clients as well as mid sized enterprises, always close to executive level staff.
* Analyzed client problem areas and suggested strategic and operational solutions.
Management Consultant Intern

Vattenfall

(Public Company; Utilities industry)

June 2005 — July 2005 (2 months)

As consultant, helped management to review process development and usability efforts during implementation of SAP and various IT support systems. Pointed out strengths and weaknesses in current decision process providing suggestions for further enhancements.

Erik E. Byström’s Education

Linköpings universitet

M.Sc. Business Administration , Finance , 2003 — 2007
Linköpings universitet

M. Sc. Cognitive Science , Service Design, Usability, Innovation , 2002 — 2007
Berghs School of Communication

Graphic Design and Communication 2001 — 2001