Björn Wahlström

Chief Executive Officer at Current Consulting Group
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, HK
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Swedish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Chinese Full professional proficiency

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Anders Bäckström

Björn was instrumental in re-structuring and developing our service portfolio, especially our Quality Inspections and Strategic CSR Consultancy services. Björn has a natural talent for simplifying the complicated and his presentations and workshops, both internal and external, was much appreciated by our colleagues and clients alike.

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Credentials

  • Elliptic Product Certification
    Elliptic
    Sep, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • Expert Witness Training
    The Academy Of Experts
    Nov, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Professional Certified Investigator (PCI)
    ASIS International
    Dec, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • SA8000 External Auditor
    SGS
    Aug, 2011
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • Hong Kong
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Executive Officer
      • Feb 2019 - Present

      - Full P&L responsibility towards the shareholders- Responsible for global operations- Growth track record year on year- Managed the group's first acquisition- Responsible for formulating the groups vision and directing the team- Built the group's service portfolio

    • Director Of Operations
      • Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

      - P&L responsibility for group operations alongside the CEO.- Head of Risk Management: from scratch established the group's leading service area- Business development - Built a portfolio of clients across the the globe- Responsible for all Asia Operations- Execution of top level research projects in Asia.

    • Hong Kong
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Member Board Of Directors
      • Jun 2022 - Present

      - Governance of the Chamber - Oversight of events, activities and membership - Governance of the Chamber - Oversight of events, activities and membership

    • Manager South China
      • Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

      - Responsible directly to the Group Chairman for South East Asia operations in the areas of Asset Protection, Brand Protection, Crisis Management, and Technical Solutions. - Fully responsible for design and execution of the first large-scale brand protection project for a large multinational. The program incorporated Intelligence, Enforcement and Internal Control mechanisms. - Crisis management – Single handily brought a large-scale industrial dispute in Asia between a local company and a multi-national back under control. Responsible for company senior executives physical safety. - Led several global investigations and due diligence projects, including in the U.S., Taiwan, Burma, Thailand and Hong Kong. Show less

    • Manager of Investigations and Enforcement
      • Jan 2013 - Dec 2014

      - Managed a demanding case portfolio of Fortune 500 clients. - Lead an international team and operations in high-risk markets including Israel, India, and Russia. - Executed over 200 cases, including raids, cease-and-desist operations, and evidence-gathering - Managed a demanding case portfolio of Fortune 500 clients. - Lead an international team and operations in high-risk markets including Israel, India, and Russia. - Executed over 200 cases, including raids, cease-and-desist operations, and evidence-gathering

    • Sweden
    • Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Quality Control Manager
      • Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

      • Responsible for quality of all manufacturing in North Asia at over fifteen OEM sites. Providing leadership and vision for quality management of the whole product line. • Auditing and assessing all suppliers and sub-suppliers according to company global standards. • Responsible for all IP-control measures, including market research, fake goods detection, and controlled destruction of goods. • Leading a small team of engineers in day to day quality control and assurance work all over Asia. Show less

  • Versant Procurement
    • Xiamen/Shanghai
    • General Manager
      • May 2006 - Apr 2010

      • Directed the set-up and management of the company’s first China office in Shanghai 2008, expanding the team from two to eight staff. • Managing contracts and accounts totaling a net worth of USD1.2 million. • Head of all sourcing and quality practices in China. • Chief negotiator of third party disputes for Canadian firms. • Directed the set-up and management of the company’s first China office in Shanghai 2008, expanding the team from two to eight staff. • Managing contracts and accounts totaling a net worth of USD1.2 million. • Head of all sourcing and quality practices in China. • Chief negotiator of third party disputes for Canadian firms.

    • Germany
    • Translation and Localization
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Translator
      • Jan 2001 - Jan 2007

    • Luxembourg
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Translator
      • 1999 - 2003

      • Translating German-Swedish and English-Swedish for the firm’s largest clients, working on tight schedules. • Co-ordination of the Scandinavian team, including co-ordination of large projects, managing of multi-language databases and training of new staff. • Translating German-Swedish and English-Swedish for the firm’s largest clients, working on tight schedules. • Co-ordination of the Scandinavian team, including co-ordination of large projects, managing of multi-language databases and training of new staff.

Education

  • Lund University
    BA, Sinology/Political Science
    2002 - 2003
  • Freie Universität Berlin
    BA, Political Science
    1998 - 2001
  • Wuhan University
    Chinese Language Graduate, Chinese Language and Literature
    2004 - 2005
  • Xiamen University
    MA, Philosophy
    2004 - 2006
  • SFG
    1994 - 1997

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