Senior Management
The Senior Management team is responsible for the everyday operations at Bluestep Bank. The team consists of eight members, all with a specialized skillset. To know more about each member of the Senior Management team please see below.
Björn Lander
Chief Executive Officer
Born: 1975
Employed: 2019
In current position since: 2019
Education: Business administration Mid Sweden university
Previous roles: President Business area OCP at Bauer Media, CEO Zmarta group, CEO Webguidepartner, CFO Highlight Media, Group controller Modern Times Group.
Pontus Sardal
Chief Financial Officer
Born: 1967
Employed: 2021
In current position since: 2021
Education: BSc Business Administration and Economics
Previous roles: CFO Ikano Bank, CFO and Deputy CEO Hoist Finance, various CFO positions at SEB.
Christian Marker
Chief Legal Officer
Born: 1979
Employed: 2005
In current position since: 2005
Education: Master in Commercial and Business Law Linköping University
Previous roles: Various roles within mortgage lending at SBAB.
Karin Jenner
Chief Human Resource Officer
Born: 1982
Employed: 2014
In current position since: 2014
Education: Bachelor of Social Science Uppsala University
Previous roles: Acting HR Director and HR Manager Teleperformance Nordic, HR Specialist FMV, Business Manager Proffice.
Mia Lund Hanusek
Chief Marketing Officer
Born: 1975
Employed: 2020
In current position since: 2020
Education: Master of Science in International Business from School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Exchange studies at ESSEC Business School, Paris, France.
Previous roles: Board member at MM Sports. Marketing Director at MediaMarkt and INDISKA. Brand management consultant at Lynxeye. Management consultant at McKinsey.
Sarmad Jawady
Chief Commercial Officer, Sweden
Born: 1984
Employed: 2007
In current position since: 2021
Education: High School (Gymnasial utbildning), Business and Administration program
Previous roles: Head of Mortgage Center, Head of Product & Process, Strategy and Business Development, Head of Partner and Relations, Business Owner Equity Release at Bluestep Bank.
Erik Walberg Olstad
Chief Commercial Officer & Branch Manager, Norway
Name: Erik Walberg Olstad
Born: 1987
Employed: 2012
In current position since: 2017
Education: BSc Business from Oslo School of Management
Previous roles: Customer consultant at DNB, Head of Customer Support, Head of Customer Center at Bluestep Bank.
Petri Matikainen
Chief Commercial Officer & Branch Manager, Finland
Born: 1976
Employed: 2019
In current position since: January 2021
Education: M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration from Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki Finland
Previous roles: Country Manager at GCC Capital Finland Branch, Consumer Lending Manager at Avida Finans, Chief Risk Analyst and Head of Underwriting at Nordax Bank, Product Manager at TF Bank, Risk Analyst and Senior Underwriter at Nordax Bank, Underwriter at Citibank.