Sweco
WINNER OF THE 2013 GOLDEN GAVEL – LISTED COMPANIES
The jury’s announcement
In the past decade, SWECO has conducted what, for a Swedish consultancy company, is an unusual and successful international expansion with continuous high profitability. Today, the company is the leading engineering consultancy firm in the Nordic region and one of the ten largest in Europe.
This development bears Olle Nordström’s personal hallmark to a very large extent.
It is based on an international acquisition strategy with great sensitivity to the culture and competence of the companies acquired. At the same time, these companies have been efficiently integrated into SWECO to further enrich the group’s collective knowledge capital. As Chair of the Board, Olle has a low-key and humble attitude with an openness towards diverse perspectives and approaches in the work of the board. He has been consistent in emphasising his belief that Sweco’s success is founded on interpersonal relationships and the personal commitment and competence of its employees
The role of chair of a listed services company involves a balancing act between the shareholders’ demands for financial value creation and fostering employee commitment and motivation to continuously develop their skills and to accumulate a collective knowledge capital for the company as a whole. Olle Nordström has shown how this balancing act can be carried out in a highly successful manner.
Fact file
Olle Nordström, Chair of the Board of Sweco since 2000
Educational background
Master of Business Administration
Other current directorships
Chair of the Board of Skirner AB, Stockholms Stads Brandförsäkringskontor and Gustafs Scandinavia AB. Board member of Sparbössan Fastigheter AB, Climate Well AB and Teletec Connect AB.
About the company
Company name
Sweco AB
Sweco AB is an international engineering consultancy firm that is a major exporter of projects and delivers services in 80 countries around the world. The company’s engineers, architects and environmental experts work together to contribute to the development of a sustainable society. The company‘s professional consultancy services are characterised by a high knowledge content, often in the early stages of clients’ Projects.
| Key figures | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Turnover (MSEK) | 5338 | 5272 | 5987 | 7503 |
| Profit after financial items (MSEK) | 443 | 423 | 526 | 630 |
| Number of employees | 5082 | 4986 | 5772 | 7336 |
