{"id":40275,"date":"2020-01-17T07:42:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T06:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modern-wilderness.flywheelsites.com\/?p=40275"},"modified":"2020-01-17T07:43:02","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T06:43:02","slug":"configura-announces-stefan-persson-as-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officerepublic.news\/en\/2020\/01\/configura-announces-stefan-persson-as-new-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Configura announces Stefan Persson as new CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.configura.com\"><strong>Configura<\/strong><\/a><strong>, maker of CET Designer software, announces the appointment of Stefan Persson as new CEO. Stefan will start February 3, 2020. With more than 25 years of experience in leading management positions, and a focus on developing global businesses and teams, Stefan brings valuable expertise to Configura\u2019s plan to grow globally in the coming years.\u00a0<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting out as a professional Nintendo gamer in the 90\u2019s, Stefan has since then worked with everything from marketing and sales to IT and support in leading positions, including CIO, CFO and SVP, for leading global companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Strong company culture&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>His most recent accomplishments include leadership positions within the global SW\/ERP company IFS and the customer journey management solution company Qmatic, where he was engaged in product marketing and development, supply chain and factory operations. Most recently, his focus has been on sales execution and strategy, including leading and developing Qmatic\u2019s global partner business.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stefanpersson2\/\">> Stefan Persson &#8211; LinkedIN<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>What excites me about Configura, is its strong company culture with employees at its core and a genuine interest and commitment to generate value to their partners and customers,<\/em>&#8221; said Configura&#8217;s new CEO Stefan Persson. &#8220;<em>Configura is already on a steady growth path. 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