David Simonsson, New CEO at m88官方下载

After two intense years, during which m88官方下载 changed ownership to EQT Private Equity and Mubadala as well as diversified the business through the combination with va-Q-tec’s pharmaceutical offering, Peter Gisel-Ekdahl hands over to David Simonsson, who assumes the responsibility to develop and accelerate the company further.

m88官方下载’s Board of Directors has decided to appoint David Simonsson, 50, as the new CEO of m88官方下载. David Simonsson’s appointment is effective in September 2023. His most recent position was as Senior Vice President and Head of Business Area Nordics at ASSA ABLOY, which is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm's Large Cap. David Simonsson succeeds Peter Gisel-Ekdahl, who has successfully led m88官方下载 since 2021 through several important milestones including a successful ownership change, further diversification of the business and continued strong growth.

“During two intense years, m88官方下载 has changed ownership and entered the strategically important advanced passive segment via the combination with va-Q-tec’s pharmaceutical business. In parallel, the company has continued to grow very strongly thanks to its superior solutions and service offering with best-in-class reliability and availability. At the same time, we see significant opportunities to further accelerate growth with existing and new clients through enhanced service and product offering. David Simonsson’s experience in driving growth and well-documented leadership and background in international blue-chip companies fits perfectly for this next phase in the m88官方下载 journey. We look forward to David Simonsson joining us to develop and accelerate m88官方下载 further, and to continue building the global leader in mission critical cold chain solutions for pharmaceuticals“, comments Jarl Dahlfors, Chairperson of m88官方下载’s Board of Directors.

Ali Farahani, Responsible Partner from EQT Private Equity adds: "m88官方下载 has during Peter Gisel-Ekdahl’s leadership successfully completed major structural changes such as the acquisition by EQT Private Equity and Mubadala as well as completed the strategically important diversification into advanced passive solutions. Peter has in ​​an impressive manner maneuverered the changes and led the team in the tasks that he was set out to do. In addition, he kept professionalizing the organization and upgraded the management team with a number of important hires. I am very grateful for what Peter has done for m88官方下载 and I am pleased that Peter in the future is open to finding opportunities to support EQT in developing companies”.

For more information please contact:
Jarl Dahlfors, Chairperson m88官方下载 Board of Directors, +46 (0)70 607 20 51, jarl.dahlfors@anticimex.com
Ali Farahani, Partner at EQT Partners, +46 (0)72 969 49 79, ali.farahani@eqtpartners.com