Attendo appoints Martin Tivéus as new President and CEO
The Board of Directors of Attendo AB (publ) has appointed Martin Tivéus as the new CEO. Martin Tivéus, aged 47, joins Attendo from a role as Chief Commercial Officer of Klarna, and was previously CEO of Avanza, Evidensia Djursjukvård and Glocalnet. Martin Tivéus is also a Board Member of Telia Company. He studied economics at Stockholm University and the Stockholm School of Economics.
“We are delighted to appoint Martin Tivéus as the new CEO of Attendo. Martin Tivéus has highly successfully developed organisations in a number of industries. He is growth-oriented and has a sharp focus on creating customer value, with extensive experience of leadership, sales and digital transformation, to name just a few areas. The Board of Directors is convinced that Martin Tivéus is well placed to successfully develop Attendo over the coming years,” says Ulf Lundahl, Attendo’s Chairman of the Board.
“I am attracted to the position mainly by Attendo’s important role in society for care and healthcare, its value-driven culture, its dedicated employees who want to make a difference, alongside excellent growth opportunities. Together we will ensure that we can meet the needs of an aging population with continued leading customer-focused and innovative services that place an emphasis on quality and excellent care. I'm really looking forward to being part of this and contributing to Attendo's development in the next phase,” says Martin Tivéus.
Martin Tivéus will take up his role as CEO of Attendo on 1 September. Pertti Karjalainen will remain acting CEO of Attendo until Martin Tivéus takes up the role.
Attendo AB (publ)
For further information, please contact:
Andreas Koch, Communications and IR-Director Attendo
Phone: +46 705 09 77 61
E-mail: andreas.koch@attendo.com
This is information that Attendo AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 08.00 am CET on 12 April 2018.
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Attendo – the leading care and healthcare company in the Nordics
Attendo is the leading private provider of publicly financed care and healthcare services in the Nordic region. The company was founded in 1985 and was first to provide outsourced care for older people in Sweden. In addition to care for older people, Attendo provides care for people with disabilities, individuals and families, and, in Finland, healthcare and dental care. Attendo has more than 24,000 employees and is locally anchored with over 700 operations in more than 200 municipalities in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. www.attendo.com
