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Michael was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer in 2017.

Immediately prior to joining Transcom, Michael was Venture Partner and investor at FinLeap, a Berlin-based company builder specialized in fintech. Before FinLeap, Michael chaired Arvato Financial Solutions and developed an international full-service financial BPO Player, recognized as an industry leader by several leading rating agencies. He is also one of the founding members of Startupbootcamp fintech in London, chairs the supervisory board of Datalovers AG and has mentored senior executives on their digital journey at Bernotat & Cie.

Michael studied at the European School of Business, ESB Reutlingen and at the Middlesex University Business School.

Leif Mårtensson joined Transcom in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Before joining Transcom, Mr Mårtensson served as CFO of Hilding Anders Group, the leading bed manufacturing company in Europe. Prior to this role, he has held a number of senior management roles in different sectors.

Leif Mårtensson holds a Master in Business Administration from Lund University, Sweden.

Cecilia joined Transcom in 2015 as HR Director for the North Europe region. Since October, 2017 she serves as Chief People Officer, based at the Stockholm head office.

Cecilia Forzelius has over 15 years’ experience from various senior positions in international organizations. She built the foundation of her HR career at the telecommunications company TeliaSonera in Sweden between 2001 and 2009. In 2009, Cecilia joined Skandia/Old Mutual Group, aleading Insurance and Banking player, where she held various senior HR positions before moving into aline management position at Skandiabanken in 2012, where she was also part of the ExecutiveManagement Team.

Cecilia Forzelius holds a B.Sc. in Human Resource Management from the University of Karlstad, Sweden.

Stefan joined Transcom in September 2018, as Chief Technology Officer. Stefan has a background within Computer Science and Software Engineering, and his career spans notable positions in well-known brands as well as startups, such as Business Area Manager for Cybercom Group, CIO for Sweden’s largest MSO/ISP Com Hem AB, and most recently, VP Connected Consumer Solutions Electrolux, where he previously served as VP of Operations and Technology.

Mark joined Transcom in 2009 as Senior Director for UK & European Accounts based in the Philippines. More recently, Mark was ​Country Manager for UK & Asia Pacific Accounts with responsibility for both the operational delivery and client relationship management of major UK, Australian and New Zealand clients serviced out of the Philippines. Mark was appointed General Manager Asia & UK in June 2016, and most recently CEO, Global English Region, in January, 2018.

Prior to joining Transcom, Mark held senior positions in organizations such as Tiscali Telecom, UK Broadband (A PCCW Subsidiary), The Telegraph Group, Nextcall, and BT Cellnet & Optimal Communications. Mark has over 25 years' experience within the telecom and BPO industries.

Mark joined the British Army straight from school where he trained in the Royal Corps of Signals.

Christian joined Transcom in 2012 as General Manager of the North Europe Region, with responsibility for Transcom’s operations in Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, and the Baltic countries. Christian was appointed COO Europe in January 2018.

Prior to joining Transcom, Christian was CEO of ZeroLime, a software company developing and deploying video-based recruitment solutions. Christian also spent several years in senior management roles at Sykes. He was also part of the management team that established the Excellent Group in the Nordics.

Christian holds a Masters Degree in Political Science, International Relations from the University of Uppsala.

Pernilla joined Transcom in 2018 as General Manager for the Nordics. She has more than 20 years of experience from the Telecom and Service industry and in driving change in commercial organizations.

Prior to joining Transcom, Pernilla was Chief Commercial Officer for Cabonline Group, responsible for customer service, communication, marketing and sales for all brands within the Group. Before Cabonline, Pernilla spent 19 years at Tele2 in various senior positions, most recently as Communications and Marketing Director.

Pernilla holds a Master of Law from Stockholm University, Sweden.

Juan’s experience in the contact center industry spans more than ten years. In recent years, he has been responsible for operations in various countries and regions, e.g. in Iberia, Latin America and EMEA.

Juan’s extensive career with Transcom began in 2002 and, after a short period as Director of Operations for another company in the industry, he rejoined Transcom in 2016 as Country Manager for Iberia, with responsibility for operations in Spain and Portugal.

Juan holds a Degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid, an MBA from the University of León and a GMP (General Management Program) from IESE Business School.

Gianluca joined Transcom in 2012 as Head of Finance in Luxembourg, with responsibility for Transcom Group’s accounting and controlling, financial statements and consolidated financial statements. Since then he has held increasingly important positions, and advanced to his current position as GM Italy Cluster in January, 2018.

Prior to joining Transcom, Gianluca gained experience in several industries such as Communications, Insurance, Fashion and Energy where he played different roles in the finance area, such as Internal Auditor and Group Controller. He served large organizations like Falck Renewables, H3G, Prada, PwC and the Unipol Group.

Gianluca holds a Masters Degree in Business and Administration from the Bocconi Business School in Milan.

Joop joined Transcom in 2010 as Managing Director of the Netherlands, and was appointed GM, Central Cluster, in January 2018.

Prior to joining Transcom, Joop was Chief Service Officer and Chairman at Ziggo, responsible for Customer Care and Field Service Support and also spent over 8 years at T-Mobile as the Executive Vice President of Customer Operations.

Joop has over 30 years of experience within in the telecom and customer contact industries and has worked on many successful international projects.