Fredrik Forslund

Vice President & General Manager International @ Blancco Technology Group

About

In my current role in Blancco I service and lead our International organisation to bring advice and awareness to our key customers and partners on Data Erasure Strategy and Innovation. I am proud to have served this market and organisation for over 20 years and am pleased to see how the industry evolves and continue to grow. Today Blancco Technology Group (AIM: BLTG) provides organizations with secure, compliant, and automated solutions that accelerate the transition to the circular economy. Each year, tens of millions of Blancco erasures allow top-tier organizations to protect end-of-life data against unauthorized access, safely redeploy data storage assets, and firmly comply with increased data protection and privacy requirements. Our precise device diagnostics help move used IT assets confidently into the circular economy, enabling enterprises, IT asset disposition (ITAD) vendors and recyclers, and mobile industry stakeholders to operate more sustainably. Globally approved, recommended and certified by governing and industry bodies around the world, Blancco is the industry standard in data erasure and mobile lifecycle solutions. With 35+ patented or patent-pending ideas, we continue to grow the number of innovative solutions global companies can rely on to accelerate operations, secure their data, and grow their businesses. What was true in the beginning still holds: Erase- Report- Audit and Reuse!

Country

Sweden

City

Stockholm

Industry

Computer & Network Security

Skill

Business Strategy, Start-ups, New Business Development, Business Development, Management, Entrepreneurship, Product Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Sales, International Business, Logistics, Marketing Management, Product Management, Leadership, Strategy, Business Planning, Project Management, Venture Capital, Team Leadership, E-commerce

Experience

Vice President & General Manager International

Blancco Technology Group

Stockholm, Sweden

Vice President & General Manager International

Blancco Technology Group

2022-8 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

Stockholm, Sweden

In this role I service and lead our International organisation to bring awareness, advice and solutions to our key customers and partners on Data Erasure Strategy and Innovation. The opportunity is to benefit from the highest level of data security as well as automated processes that will enable both compliance and circular IT practices.

VP Enterprise and Cloud Erasure Solutions

Blancco Technology Group

1999-12 - 2022-8 · 22 yrs 9 mos

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

A global role to advice customers and partners on strategic opportunities to enhance their Enterprise and Cloud processes around Data Erasure and how to achieve compliance and circularity.

Director

International Data Sanitization Consortium (IDSC)

2021-1 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

Austin, Texas, United States

The International Data Sanitization Consortium’s (IDSC) mission is to build consensus around definitions and best practices for data erasure, data lifecycle management, and data security lifecycle in compliance with security and privacy laws, standards and regulations. A key mission is to support sustainability and reduced destruction of functioning IT assets to reduce e-waste. The Consortium also supports the advancement of information technology with organizations adhering to and receiving best practices in data sanitization. IDSC advisory members include educators, analysts, technology solutions providers, IT asset disposition companies and enterprise organizations. Visit datasanitization.org to learn more.

Chairman of the Board

Antrad Medical AB

2009-6 - Present · 17 yrs 4 mos

Stockholm, Sweden

Antrad is a Swedish MedTech company offering the customers - blood banks all over the world – the possibility to thaw blood plasma in 5 minutes compared to available systems on the market requiring 20-40 minutes. With a strong patentsituation, excited customers and distributors and a CE approved Product, the company is working to establish a new de facto standard for fast plasma thawing.

Co-Founder and CEO

SafeIT Security Sweden AB

1999-12 - 2014-9 · 14 yrs 10 mos

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

SafeIT Security was a leading software developer within Active Data Erasure security and became and integrated part of the Blancco Technology Group after a successful acquisition in 2014. SafeIT Security was also a technology development partner to Microsoft, VMware, HP and IBM.

Management Consultant

McKinsey & Company

1998-10 - 1999-12 · 1 yr 3 mos

Projects included fast moving consumer goods, big pharma, med-tech and analyzing the Swedish Economy for the Government.

Manager

Swedish American Trade Center Miami

1997-9 - 1998-10 · 1 yr 2 mos

Managing the Daily operations of a small consulting boutique with up to 5 employees, focusing on establish Nordic businesses in the USA and Latin-America as well as providing advice to companies in the Americas interested in the Nordics and especially Sweden. Projects included work in Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica and Guatemala as well as in various US States.