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Johan Svanstrom

Chief Executive Officer

Appointment to the Board

20 February 2023

Current external commitments

None

Previous roles and relevant skills and experience

Johan brings extensive knowledge of growing established online marketplace and e-commerce businesses and has many years of experience as a board director of both public and private technology companies across multiple countries.

Johan most recently served as a Partner, EQT Growth Advisory Team, part of EQT the global investment organisation, where he was part of investing in and serving on the boards of several growth technology companies. Prior to that, Johan was a member of the Expedia Group global leadership team, serving as Global President of Hotels.com and Expedia Affiliate Network brands between 2013 and 2018, where he grew revenues to over $3 billion, leading teams across four continents. Preceding that, Johan spent eight years with the Expedia Group in its Asia-Pacific division as a Managing Director, launching and growing several of the company’s divisions into leading regional players.

Johan was previously with McDonald’s Corporation, where he was Head of the Digital Innovations Group, successfully leading major projects based in the US. Before that, Johan held CEO and leadership positions in telecommunications and internet start-ups.

Johan is a Swedish national based in the UK and holds a MSc in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics.

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