Berndt Schalin is a senior board level advisor with extensive experience in strategy formulation, growth, business development, and restructuring. He has expertise in international operations, innovation, new product creation, and M&A transactions. His focus industries include cleantech, electronics, healthcare, and building systems. Schalin has held leadership roles at KPMG Finland Strategy Group, 3i Finland, and Efore Oyj. He currently serves on multiple boards and has past experience in chairman roles.

1. Berndt Schalin
Senior board level advisor
Profile
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2. Berndt Schalin
Senior board level advisor
Preferred
assignments
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Focus
industries
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Strategy formulation and implementation
Growth and business development
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My core
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Board positions in companies with a clear owner driven strategic
agenda; also chairman roles and small scale angel investments
Temporary executive positions possible in transitional situations
Consulting and advisory engagements in core competence areas
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International operations and distribution
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Innovation
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New product creation
Restructuring and turn-around situations
M&A and company funding transactions
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Cleantech and Energy: technology and services
Electronics design and manufacturing
Healthcare services
Building systems
Other technology based businesses
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3. Berndt Schalin
Key credentials / General
Independent
Advisor
2010- on-going
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Head of KPMG
Finland Strategy
Group 2008-2010
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PE Investment
Director at 3i
Finland 2001-2008
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CEO Efore Oyj
1997-2001
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Created the Strategy Group as a new business area within KPMG advisory
in Finland
In a short timeframe I built a market segment leading business due diligence provider
and developed KPMG Finland's Private Equity business line
I lead all or part of the investment cycle in seven 3i investments in Finland;
Metorex, Merivaara, Teamware, Empower, Halti, Terveystalo, DNA;
Responsibilities typically covered target search, contract negotiations, recruitment of
senior board professionals, managing value creation and exit process
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Several senior
roles at Oy Helvar
1981-1997
Chairman at NordicID, Hasetec, Norrhydro and Profita Management
Closed two deals in the electronics contract manufacturing industry as
M&A adviser
Performed consulting assignments in the Smart Grid, Power Quality and
Fuel Cells industries
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I managed the turn-around of a publicly listed loss making company, and
lead the transformation from a local player into a genuinely international
company
Managing growth; The revenues were doubled
Major new customer wins
Created the electronics division within a traditional electro technical
company
Integration of product marketing strategy in an international M&A context
Commercialisation of new technologies
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4. Berndt Schalin
BOD Experience
Key roles
DNA Oy; 2007 - 2008
Empower Oy; 2003-2008
Merivaara Oy; 2002-2007
Efore (USA) Inc.; 1997- 2001
Efore (Suzhou) Co., Ltd (China); 1999 – 2001
Oy Qualitron Ab; 1993 – 1997
Electrosonic LTD (UK); 1987 – 1990
Norrhydro Oy; 2010 – 2012, chairman 2013 – on-going
NordicID Oy; chairman 2010 – July 2013
Hasetec Oy; chairman2010 – June 2013
Profita Management Oy; chairman 2011- on-going
Methator Oy; 2011– on-going
Oy The English Tearoom Ab; 2013 – on-going
Private Equity nominated
board observer:
Halti Oy; 2004 – 2008
Teamware Oy; 2003 – 2005
Suomen Terveystalo Oy;
2005 – 2006
Facts
Berndt-Olof Johan Schalin born. 19.06.1954 in Helsinki
Family: Separated, three almost adult children
MSc (Electronics Engineering) 1981; other studies: Hanken, MCE, Insead
Contact details
Berndt Schalin / Berndt Schalin Board Advisors Oy
Vehkasaarentie 4 A
02160 Espoo
+358 40 842 9469
berndt.schalin@bsba.fi
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