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Ebba  Ekström

Ebba Ekström

13, Rue Charlemagne

Summary

  • Qualified senior professional with proven background in finance, strategic planning and project management. Successfully led cross-functional teams
  • Demonstrated excellence in stakeholder communication and operational efficiency.
  • Board manager Fund structures General Partners, Holding Companies, Founding Limited Partners
  • Multilingual (Swedish/English/French).
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Director

Niam AB Luxembourg Branch
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
04.2020 - Current
  • Core business: Real asset and fund manager, operating within real estate, infrastructure, and credit (www.niam.com)
  • Management and oversight of the administrative processes and routines on behalf of fund companies, such as board decisions, accounting, transfer pricing, internal and external policies and regulations
  • Board manager/chairman of the board of Holding Companies, General Partners and Founding Limited Partners
  • Part of a team establishing a Luxembourgish Branch to a Swedish AIFM.
  • Insourcing of accounting and corporate secretary function of General Partners and Holding Companies including setting up routines for these functions
  • Implementation and monitoring of internal policies and policies related to supervisory requirements.

Controller

Swedbank AB (publ) Luxembourg Branch/Swedbank Management Company S.A/SwedLux S.A.
09.2013 - 03.2020
  • Core business: Private banking, fund administration, transfer agency, depositary banking and management company services. (www.swedbank.lu)
  • Project team member of winding down the banking activities in 2019-2020
  • Production of regulatory reporting, management reporting and KPIs.
  • Supporting the bookkeeping and participating in the financial closings and internal and external audits.
  • Participating in the invoicing, billing and payment processes.
  • Monitoring and implementation of financial policies, both internal policies and policies related to supervisory requirements.
  • Projects management or participation in projects such as compliance with new CSSF requirements, IT access rights, wind down of private banking and GDPR.

Global Coordinator of Administration Affairs

MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour, Luxembourg
05.2010 - 02.2013
  • Core business: Legal services, law firm with 40 collaborators/employees
  • Supervision of a business support team of 14 staff covering billing and financial reporting, office management, HR, IT and marketing.
  • In charge of improving the administrative procedures and work flows.
  • Optimization of KYC procedures and fee quotes.
  • Management of supplier relationships and real estate issues.
  • Management of various projects such as internal training to improve client relationship, motivate staff and social events.

Account, Business Support and Project Manager

Transcom Worldwide S.A., Luxembourg
09.2000 - 04.2010

Lead cross-functional teams to deliver on time and within budget;

  • Interim Regional Account Manager Benelux
  • Country Account Manager Luxembourg / Belgium
  • Business Support Manager
  • Project Manager

Project Manager / Field Manager

Infactum Market research AB, Malmoe, Sweden
11.1998 - 08.2000
  • Responsible for the field studies and the interviewers.

International Trade Specialist / Traineeship

Swedish Trade Council
03.1998 - 11.1998
  • Promote Swedish industry abroad

Education

M.B.A Courses

University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
1997

Bachelor of Science Business Administration

Lund University
Lund, Sweden
1997

Marketing International

Ecole Supériure De Commerce Reims
Reims, France
1996

Baccalaureat

Polhemskolan
Lund Sweden
1992

Skills

  • MS Office, BOB, MS Dynamics, Onefin and different CRM programs

LANGUAGES

Native language: Swedish
Fluent level: English, French
Intermediate level: Luxembourgish, German
Understood: Norwegian, Danish
Basic level: Spanish

Timeline

Associate Director

Niam AB Luxembourg Branch
04.2020 - Current

Controller

Swedbank AB (publ) Luxembourg Branch/Swedbank Management Company S.A/SwedLux S.A.
09.2013 - 03.2020

Global Coordinator of Administration Affairs

MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour, Luxembourg
05.2010 - 02.2013

Account, Business Support and Project Manager

Transcom Worldwide S.A., Luxembourg
09.2000 - 04.2010

Project Manager / Field Manager

Infactum Market research AB, Malmoe, Sweden
11.1998 - 08.2000

International Trade Specialist / Traineeship

Swedish Trade Council
03.1998 - 11.1998

M.B.A Courses

University of Ottawa

Bachelor of Science Business Administration

Lund University

Marketing International

Ecole Supériure De Commerce Reims

Baccalaureat

Polhemskolan
Ebba Ekström