CURRICULUM VITAE OF ANDERS L. HANSSON

 

 

SUMMARY

 

· Consultant - Business, Communications and PR

· Analyst in Market - Policy - Business Intelligence

· Coordinator

· Project Manager - Personnel Manager
· Master’s in Sweden - Studies in Poland, Austria, Germany, Spain
· Excellent language skills - Fluent in German - Spanish - English - Swedish
· Comprehensive network

 

 

THE BEST OF ME

 

Analysis - Communication - Coordination - Organization - Creativity - Languages - Cross-cultural

 

OTHERS DESCRIBE ME AS

 

Goal oriented & Efficient. Analytical & Pedagogic. Well-read. Simultaneously holistic and aware of details. Knows how to give and take feedback. Extrovert.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

- Business, analysis, communications and coordination in Sweden and abroad

 

 

Since Sept 2004
Consultant with services in Analysis, Business Development, Communications and PR: www.annors.com

 

Some of the results this far:

 

· Full time-contract with the PR and Communications agency Aspekta AB April - September 2010: Contributed in several projects for customers - companies, organizations, public sector - i.e. Planning, project management, coordination and production of seminars and events (Almedalsveckan etc.) - Production of newsletters - Press releases - Social media - Business intelligence and analysis - Media search and media analysis - Prospecting and networking - Customer and sales meetings.

 

· Initiated, planned and managed a study trip to Barcelona on behalf of the Öresund Committee. Interregional cooperation, EU-funds, international strategy etc. was discussed with representatives of business, academia and government. Project completed in October 2009.

 

· Research, business development, business intelligence and communication at a company that I started with business partner in 2009. International recruitment, project management, market research.

 

· International business development and network building. Europe, Americas.

 

· Through public relations, idea sales, analysis, advice and strategic networking, successful completion of a 1-year project for an innovative IT-market leader in Sweden.

 

· Wrote editorials and analyses for the newspaper Skånska Dagbladet.

 

· Performed special promotion and fundraising mission for an international NGO in The Netherlands.

 

Nov 1998 - Nov 2001, Sept 2002 - Aug 2004
Market analyst, Swedish Competition (Antitrust) Authority, Stockholm, Sweden

 

· Market and policy analyses / business intelligence within a number of industries and areas - see below. Visiting companies, research, written and oral reports.

 

· External meetings of different kinds, also internationally – representative at EU meetings.

 

· Dawn raids against cartels.

 

· Industries / areas: Foods, beverages, alcohol, e-commerce / retail, packaging / recycling systems, environment, transportation / ports and stevedoring.

 

Dec 2001 - Aug 2002
Coordinator, Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications, Stockholm, Sweden

 

· Coordinated EU matters.

 

· Participated at meetings within EU Council of Ministers and the Nordic Council of Ministers.

 

· Planned programs for international visits. Organized a trip to Slovakia for a 14-member unit.

 

 

EDUCATION & COURSES

 

- Studies with a commercial - international - linguistic profile

 

 

Jan - March 2009

Business Development and Entrepreneurship, Malmö University / Öresund Entrepreneurship Academy (not completed)

 

 

Sept 1991 - June 1997
Master’s, University of Lund, Sweden
Political science, economics / management, statistics, and law.

 

 

Feb - June 1996, Oct 1997 - June 1998
Postgrade, Jagiellonian University of Kraków, Poland
The Polish language as well as Poland’s economy, politics, history, culture.

 

 

Oct 1994 - June 1995
Erasmus Diploma (forms part of Master in Lund), Karl-Franzens-University, Graz, Austria
Political Science, history, the German language.

 

 

Aug - Sept 1996
Diploma, University of Trier, Germany
The German language. Society and culture of Germany.

 

 

1988 - 1989
Export / Import education at Borgarskolan, Malmö, Sweden
International marketing, export / import, forwarding, business communication - French / English.

 

 

1985 - 1988
Three years of business and languages at high-school (senior level), Ystad, Sweden

 

 

Competence development through fairs and seminars as well as courses in languages, communication and negotiations. Course in presentation skills - Dale Carnegie (June 2010).

 

LANGUAGES & CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

 

· SWEDISH - First language. DANISH / NORWEGIAN - Good knowledge.
· GERMAN - Fluent. Studies in Austria and Germany as well as private stays in the GDR and Germany.
· ENGLISH - Fluent. A number of stays in the U.S.A.
· SPANISH - Fluent. Certificate of the Spanish language at School of Don Quijote, Barcelona, Spain. Extensive stays in Barcelona as well as a one-month-stay in Colombia.
· POLISH - Good knowledge. Studies in Poland. Also basic knowledge of SLOVAK / CZECH. A number of stays in Slovakia.
· FRENCH - Good knowledge. Studies at University of Lund. Certificate at School of EF, Nice, France. Classes for EU-professionals, Stockholm.
· CATALAN - Good knowledge. Certificate of the Catalan language at CPNL, Barcelona, Spain. Extensive stays in Catalan surroundings - read Catalan without difficulty.
· In addition - Worked in The Netherlands and Spain. Extensive business and leisure travel in Europe and the Middle East.

 

COMMISSIONS OF TRUST & AFFILIATIONS

 

· Former board member of the Spanish-Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Barcelona.

 

· Former board member of Skånska Tidningsföreningen, majority shareholder of the newspaper Skånska Dagbladet, Malmö, Sweden.

 

· Former member of The American Society of Barcelona, Wirtschaftsjunioren Deutschland / Junior Chamber International, The American Club of Sweden.

 

 

1993 - 1994
Chairman and Personnel Manager, the Center Party Youth (CUF) in Southern Scania, Sweden
Team-leader of an organization with 1000 members in 20 local clubs. Campaigning in connection with elections. 1992 - 1994   Personnel Manager.

 

 

1989 - 1994
Project Manager / International Secretary, CUF
International youth projects with financial support from the EU, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and others. Representative at several international conferences.

 

COMPUTER SKILLS, DRIVER’S LICENSE, FURTHER EXPERIENCE

 

· Proficient in MS Office, SuperOffice (CRM), Cision (press releases), Infopaq (media intelligence), Webropol (survey/analysis/report), Visma Spcs Accounting, Google Doc, Internet and management of webpages (Episerver) as well as blogs (Wordpress etc) and social media (Facebook, Twitter etc).

 

 

· Holder of a driver’s license.

 

 

Earlier, I've held positions in Sales, Forwarding and as an Editorial writer / Columnist.

 

 

June 1990 - Jan 1991
Military service, Ystad, Sweden

 

 

IN PRIVATE

 

Dedicated cook with inspiration from my journeys. With that purpose, I grow coriander, spinach, zucchini etc. on my father’s farm. Subsequently, I exercize abundant calories away by means of salsa and capoeira.