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Charlotte Svensson named new CIO for SAS

SAS has released that Charlotte Svensson has been appointed as the new Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) as of February 1, 2020. Svensson will succeed Mattias Forsberg who announced in October last year that he is leaving SAS for a new position as CIO at Svenska Handelsbanken.

Svensson has a broad background and experience with different industries. In her recent position as a part of PostNord’s Group Leadership team, she was responsible for handling one of the largest transformations within the logistic industry, the mail business, as well as building a new, profitable digital revenue stream. Prior to joining Postnord, she was CIO and CDO at Bonnier News and CTO of Bonnier Group.

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