IBS Management Team

Christian Paulsson

Christian Paulsson, Acting CEO and COO

Christian Paulsson, born 1975, has been Acting CEO and COO since June 2011. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors for the company since 2008. Christian was previously Executive Vice President Corporate Development and M&A at IBS AB. Prior to joining IBS he was Managing Director and head of corporate finance of Lage Jonason AB and has also worked within corporate finance in Booz Allen & Hamilton, Alfred Berg Fondkommission AB, ABN Amro and Mangold Fondkommission AB. He holds a BBA from European University.

Fredrik Sandelin

Fredrik Sandelin, CFO and Head of HR

Fredrik Sandelin, born 1962, has been Executive Vice Presiden och Chief Financial Officer since March 2010 and Head of HR since July 2011. Fredrik joined IBS from A-Com, the largest independent communications services network, where he was CEO from 2002. Prior to this, Fredrik held the positions of Senior Vice President for Hilton International Nordic Region, CFO for Scandic Hotels and CFO for private equity company Ratos. Fredrik has a degree corresponding to Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics.

Ian Walker

Ian Walker, Head of EMEA region

Ian Walker, born 1956, has been Head of EMEA regions since July 2011. He joined IBS as VP Sales, EMEA in November 2010. Previously, Ian was a VP on the EMEA management team for Infor, where he held a number of positions and was heavily involved in the restructuring and management of its Nordic region, the Enterprise Global Accounts teams, Epiphany CRM and launching HCM in Europe. Prior to this he was Senior Vice President for Epicor Software, where he led and developed the international sales teams through a period of significant growth.

Baxter Nairon

Baxter Nairon, Head of Americas region

Baxter Nairon, born 1959, joined IBS in July 2010 as COO before becoming Head of Americas region in July 2011. Prior to joining IBS, Baxter was a consultant to the Board of Directors and President of Nova Professional Services. He has also been a Senior Vice President with i2 Technologies with experience in business development, executive staff and product development, a Principal with Booz and Company, President of Field Services with Tanknology and Chief Operating Officer of Site Controls.
Ludo Hertroijs

Ludo Hertroijs, Vice President for the Bookmaster

Ludo Hertroijs, born 1972, has been Head of APAC region and Bookmaster PBU since July 2011. Ludo joined IBS as Vice President Professional Services APAC in October 2009. Prior to this he held the position of Professional Services Manager for Australia at CIBER and Regional Practice Director of Professional Services ANZ for Lawson. Ludo has a Master of Science degree in Business Administration and Management Science (Chemical Engineering) from the RijksUniversiteit of Groningen.

Leon Van Amersvoot

Leon van Amersvoort, Head of Enterprise PBU

Leon van Amersvoort, born 1962, has been Head of IBS Enterprise PBU since July 2011. He has been with IBS for more than ten years, holding several different roles, including more recently Director Sales Support EMEA. Leon also has more than 24 years of experience in Business Systems and Processes and prior to joining IBS he held IT-based positions, both on the customer and supplier side, at Maas International, Wang and JBA. Leon has a degree in Electronics and additional studies in Logistics.

Philippe Van Impe

Philippe Van Impe, Head of Dynaman PBU

Philippe Van Impe, born 1965, has been Head of Dynaman since July 2011. Philippe joined IBS in May 2011 from BDA Europe, a management consultancy helping companies develop IT related businesses throughout Europe, where he was MD Europe since 2003. His previous experiences include Executive Director Europe of LIS and Managing Director EMEA of Intalio. Philippe holds a Master Degree in Commercial Sciences and a Master Degree in Applied informatics.

Stephen Thornton

Stephen Thornton, Head of Global Solution Operation

Stephen Thornton, born 1956, has been Head of the Global Solution Operation since July 2011. This role includes global responsibility for professional services, associated project delivery and customer support. Stephen joined IBS as Senior Vice President Professional Services in July 2009. Prior to this he Senior VP of Professional Services EMEA for Lawson Software as well as senior IT management positions within Intentia AB and other manufacturing and services companies. Stephen is a qualified Accountant.

Mark Illidge

Mark Illidge, Head of Field Operations and Corporate Marketing

Mark Illidge, born 1964, has been Head of Field Operations and Corporate Marketing since July 2011. He formerly held the position of VP of Enterprise Global Operations and Business Development. Mark joined IBS from Lawson Software where he held several roles since 1998, most recently as head of M3 Business Development and Bid Management. Prior to this he was Supply Chain Manager for E.I du Pont de Nemours Printing and Publishing. Mark has a Bachelor of Science higher degree in Mathematics.

Christian Doglia

Christian Doglia, Head of Corporate Development & Legal

Christian Doglia, born 1975, has been Head of Corporate Development and Legal since July 2011. Previously, Christian has been Head of Special Projects and VP of Corporate Development and has overseen a variety of projects, including restructuring, divestment and growth initiatives. Prior to IBS, Christian was one of the Founding Partners of Arcadium Infrastructure SA, held senior positions at Financial Security Assurance UK Ltd and was an insurance broker with Willis Ltd.

Henrik Stache

Henrik Stache, Head of Iptor

Henrik Stache, born 1969, has been Head of Iptor since June 2009. Henrik has had two spells at IBS from 1997 to 1999 and from 2004 to the present. Within the IBS Group he has held the positions of Senior VP of Sales and Marketing and Managing Director of Mapics Solutions AB. Prior to joining IBS, Henrik has held several senior sales and sales management positions within Oracle and IBM Corporation.

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