Robert Karlsson, born in 1970, has vast experience within business, finance and company management. He has been active in Russia and other former Soviet republics for ten years. He was previously CEO of the stock-exchanged listed company Petrosibir and CFO of the NASDAQ OMX listed IT consultancy firm Mandator, where he was also in charge of the company’s financial communications. He has also worked as investment manager in Moscow for the listed investment company ORESA Ventures. Before that he spent four years with KPMG, including two years in St. Petersburg.

Robert Karlsson holds a Master of Science in Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics.