Board Members
Bluestep Bank has six members of the Board, who all have long and broad experiences within banking and financial services.
Jayne Almond
Chairman of the board and the Remuneration Committee, member of the Risk, Audit and Compliance Committee.
Elected to the board 2022
Born
1957
Education
MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from St. Hilda’s College, Oxford.
Other assignments
Member of the board of Bluestep Holding AB. Chairman of the board of Kensington Mortgage Company Limited. Honorary Fellow and Chairman of Remunerations Committee of St. Hilda's College, Oxford.
Previous assignments
Senior partner LEK Consulting; Managing Director of European Internet Banking, Group Marketing Director and Director of Retail Banking strategy Lloyds TSB; Managing Director Barclays mortgage business; CEO and Chair of Stonehaven a specialist equity release company: Chairman Butterfield UK.
Albert Gustafsson
Member of the board and the Remuneration Committee
Elected to the board 2017
Born
1977
Education
B.Sc. in Business Administration from University of Gothenburg, School of Economics and Law.
Other assignments
Member of the Board of Directors of Bluestep Holding AB. Partner at EQT Partners AB. Member of the Board of Directors Green Water AB. Member of the Board of Directors of Eton Group AB. Member of the Board of Directors of Beijer Ref AB (publ).
Previous assignments
Member of the Board of Directors of Iver Holding AB. Mergers & Acquisition and Debt Capital Markets Lehman Brothers Board member of Dometic, Scandic, Granngården and TOP TOY.
Rolf Stub
Member of the board
Elected to the board 2020
Born
1963
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of San Francisco, Master of International Management from American Graduate School of International Management, Arizona - USA.
Other assignments
Member of the Board of Directors of Bluestep Holding AB. Member of the Board of Directors of Uno Finans AS. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nstart AB.
Previous assignments
CEO and Head of Strategy & Business Development at Bluestep Bank AB, Board member of Bluestep Bank AB and Bluestep Holding AB, CEO of Aktiv Kapital ASA and Olympia Capital ASA.
Simon Tillmo
Member of the board and the Risk, Audit and Compliance Committee
Elected to the board 2020
Born
1991
Education
B.Sc. in Economics from University of Gothenburg, Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of Technology, Master of Finance from University of Cambridge.
Other assignments
Member of the Board of Directors of Bluestep Holding AB. Member of the Board of Directors of ENV Topco AB, Private Equity Director at EQT Partners GmbH.
Previous assignments
Investment Banking Division, Morgan Stanley.
Toby Franklin
Member of the board and Chairman of the Risk, Audit and Compliance Committee
Elected to the board 2008
Born
1972
Education
University of Warwick, BSc Hons, First Class, Maths Operational Research Statistics and Economics. Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, NH USA, MBA.
Other assignments
Partner, Acuity Investments LLP, UK. Chairman of the board of Tower Leasing Ltd, UK. Member of the Board of Directors of Pro Global Holdings Ltd, UK. Member of the Board of Directors of Carfico ltd. Member of the Board of Directors of Bluestep Holding AB. Member of Investment Committee at IW Capital Ltd.
Previous assignments
Financial Services Adviser to Bregal Capital LLP. Director of Group Strategy at Kensington Group PLC. Member of the Board of Directors of GoCarCredit ltd.
Julia Ehrhardt
Member of the Board
Elected to the board 2021
Born
1980
Education
KTH, Engineering Physics Majoring in Financial Mathematics
Other assignments
CFO Ark Kapital AB, Member of the Board of Nstart AB, Vice Chairman of the non-profit organisation DNA.
Previous assignments
Chief Retail Banking and Business Development Office at Hoist Finance, Head of Debt Investor Relations and Rating at SEB.