About Liselotte Engstam

Liselotte Engstam is an experienced international leader and non executive board director.

Ms Engstam has more than 20 years of General Manager and Executive Leader in major European, American and Indian companies in technology, engineering & professional services sectors and 10 years as Chair & Non Executive Board member at digitally & sustainably transforming international companies.

She brings strong strategic skills, extensive digital, corporate innovation and startup experience, and has a successful track record in expanding across different markets and geographies. 

Ms Engstam has led new establishments, expansions, mergers and restructuring and been in governance roles of both companies as well as complex global product and services development programs.

She has led and consulted with both local and global growth companies in need for reaching new markets, redefining offerings or redefining ways to communicate with customers and employees for proven business results.

She base insights on a strong customer focus, combined with digital and sustainability trends. She co-developed and established IBMs first global Customer Experience Offerings, Customer Value Management.  

Ms Engstam has worked as CEO, led major operating units in global companies, worked in strategy and change consulting roles and also started up new units as well as founded, and coached startups.

     She has a Master of Science in Engineering and Sustainability, is board certified IDP-C from INSEAD, a fellow at the Institute of Coaching, Harvard Medical School and a Fellow at Salzburg Corporate Governance Forum. She is trained as Climate Reality Leader by Al Gore and certified by CDSB on Governance of climate-related risks and opportunities and was 2021 and 2022 Appointed one of the Top 100 globally in Modern Corporate Governance.. 

Engagements

Non-Executive Board Director

TietoEvry Oy (publ) – Non-Executive Director since 2018,
member audit committee
Zalaris AS (publ) – Non-Executive Director since 2014,
Chair remuneration committee
Ografy (ESRI) – Non-Executive Director since 2016

Nonprofit Board Director & Advisor

Boards Impact Forum – Co-Founder & Chair since 2021
Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with World Economic Forum – Member Global Governing Board Since 2021
INSEAD Alumni Network Sweden Network – Board Member since 2019

Advisor, Coach, Researcher, Faculty, Speaker, Author

Digoshen  – Founding Partner, Chair, Advisor, Research Director affiliated Research Scientist on Board Practices with INSEAD (Chairman Practices), KTH (Osiris & Sisu Boards) & Chalmers (4Boards.ai), Leadership Coach (Fellow at Institute of Coaching, Harvard Medical School)
Board Trainer – Digoshen International Board Exchange Network and In-Board Nordic Academy,  INSEAD, Several Corporate Governance Programs, DCRO Risk Governance Institute, The Directors College Canada

Co-Author: AI Leadership for Boards,
Co-Author 2nd edition Leading a Board – Chairman Practices across Europe, and Forthcoming Co-Author Boards Leading Corporate Renewal & Innovation 

Investor & Startup-Coach 

STOAF – Stockholm Business Angels – Partner

Coach & Mentor

Institute of Coaching Harvard Medical School, Fellow
INSEAD Directors Network

Multimedia Digital Artist

Novisali 

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Previous Engagements

Nordic CEO, VP & International Executive at HCL Technologies
International Executive at IBM
Manager Skanska
Master Thesis & Project at NASA
Research Associate Chalmers University of Technology

Non-Executive Board Director;
Transtema (publ) – Non-Executive Board Director- Chair Remuneration Committee
Cint (publ) – Non-Executive Board Director – Member Audit Committee
Artipelag – Chair of Board of Directors
Foundation IMIT Management of Innovation & Technology – Board Member
FCG/Advensis – Chair of Board of Directors,
member audit & remuneration committee
BoardClic– Non-Executive Director
INSEAD International Directors Network – Board Member, Chair Communication Committee
Aino Health (publ) – Chair of Board of Directors,
Chair Audit, Risk, Innovation Committee,
member Remuneration & Sustainability Committee
Knowit Group (publ)
Transcom (publ) – & Chair Innovation Committee
Itello/Lumera – Non-Executive Director
GAIA Leadership
Moment

European Commission– Expert Advisor Digital Corporate Governance (2017-21)

Born Global  – Startup Accelerator Coach (2015,2016, 2017)
Scale Global  – Scaleup Accellerator Coach (2019/2020)

Swedish Academy of Board Directors – Faculty Chairman Program (2015-2022), Leader Chairman Network (2020-2022)

Bio and Photo

For Media and Speeches:

Liselotte Engstam Bio 

Liselotte Engstam Bio Short

Liselotte Engstam Photo 

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Roles

Companies work with Liselotte to

• Define differentiating business strategies & ensure implementation success
• Realign business strategy and board work to the new digital & sustainable world
• Utilise new digital approaches for products, services or enterprise
• Ensure innovation and digital transformation success
• Engage leaders, global workforces & partners to contribute to sustainable results

Liselotte assumes roles as

• • Board Member, Non-Executive Director, Chair

• • Senior Advisor and Coach

• • Speaker and Moderator
• • Investor

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Business Network

INSEAD Directors Network
Salzburg Corporate Governance Forum
Boards Impact Forum in collaboration with World Economic Forum
Swedish Academy of Board directors
US National Association for Corporate Directors
Institute of Directors UK

Styrelsekollegiet, Fellow
Ruter Dam Alumni
Boarding For Success
Styrelsekraft

Innovation Leaders