Board Member

Industry Expert Fintech & Payments

Master of Business and Marketing, Handelsakademiet

30 years’ experience within payment processing. He was co-founder and CEO in EuroProcessing International (EPI).

After EPI he looked after FirstData’s M&A based business development in the EMEA region. Further executive experience includes DnB Kort AS, Europay International SA (MasterCard Europe, Brüssels) and Danske Bank. 

Current board positions include:

Infima AS, Dintero AS, Payex Norge AS, Vega Havhotell AS and Harding Invest AS. 

Johan is former board member/Chairman at Zwipe AS, Navamedic ASA, Provus Service Provider (Romania), dSafe AS (Oslo), Provus Bilisim Hizmetleri AS (Turkey), SIA BankServiss (Latvia), MKS (Lithuania), Transacty (Slovakia), VISA Norge, Europay Sweden AB, and cRel AS (Oslo), and advisor for NETS AS (Denmark).

Experience from a number of M&A transactions:

Provus Service Provider SA: Acquisition of SuperCard SA from the entrepreneur and sale of Provus Service Provider to Wirecard AG

dSafe AS: Sale of dSafe to Bambora AB (Nordic Capital AB)

Navamedic ASA: (Healthcare): Acquisition of Observe Medical AB from Seed Capital AS (DK)

Nets Holding AS: Acquisition of Nets Holding AS on behalf of ATP, Advent International and Bain Capital. Acquisition of PKK from Estonian banks

FirstData Corporation: Acquisition of Polcard from Innova Capital and GTECH corporation

EuroProcessing International ASA: Acquisition of SIA BankServiss from Latvian banks, Acquisition of MKS from Lituainan banks, Acquisition of Transacty from Telenor and Slovakian banks, Sale of EuroProcessing International ASA to FirstData Corporation 

DnB Kort AS: Acquisition of American Express Norge AS from American Express Company Inc.