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Tomas Zimmermann

Senior Advisor | Group Sustainability

Swedbank

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Sweden

Bio

• Passionate about leveraging companies' core competencies and assets to profitably address key societal needs in their markets. Such as, health, education, jobs, mitigating climate change and increasing resource efficiency/ Circular Economy • Currently focusing on opportunities in Sustainable Finance to accelerate a sustainable growth path in our societies through steering funding towards organizations' transformation to sustainable value creation models and sustainable value chains • 15 years of professional experience working with strategy and business development, product and service innovation, digitalization, finance, risk & compliance, performance improvement and balanced scorecards, reporting and assurance related issues – mainly in the context of, but not limited to, enhancing companies’ sustainability performance • Significant experience from consulting and advisory services. Working with both private and state owned organizations, managing services innovation, consultative sales as well as team deliveries to clients • Direct leadership experience from managing and developing employees for which I have been responsible in, and outside of, projects - as well as in traditional Line of Business functions • Proven project management capabilities. Ability to thrive in a project-based, collaborative team environment • Direct entrepreneurship experience from starting up and managing a limited liability company in Sweden • Self-starter with well-developed interpersonal and influence skills; ability to create strong working relationships across different levels and disciplines in the company, driving progress through influence; ability to interact independently with senior leaders; executive presence, business judgment, and maturity • Strong problem solving skills including quantitative and analytical skills; ability to find structure, logic, and insight in complex business problems to provide meaningful conclusions • Industry experience includes: Financial Services, Technology (ICT), Professional Services, Consumer Goods/Services & Retail, Health & Public Sector, Pulp & Paper, Retail, Gaming, Energy/ Oil & Gas, Utilities, Automotive, Consumer products, Industrial Products and more • Functional experience includes, but not limited to, Corporate Strategy/ Development, Project/ Program Management, Procurement, Supply Chain management, Innovation, Business Development, Risk Management, Finance, Reporting, Sustainability, Sales, Operations

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Current Position

Senior Advisor | Group Sustainability at Swedbank

Degrees

Executive Education Program, Leading with Analytics-Powered Strategy

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