Kurt Björklund

Director/Board Member at ZENDESK, INC.

57 year

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Kurt Björklund is Executive Chairman at Permira Holdings Ltd. and Permira Advisers LLP since 2024.
Mr. Björklund serves as Director at Zendesk, Inc. and as Member of the Supervisory Board at Cambrex Tallinn AS (Harju).
Former roles include Chairman at TDC Holding A from 2006 to 2010, Chairman at Nordic Telephone Management Holding ApS, Director at Nordic Telephone Co. ApS, Director at Nordic Telephone Co. Investment ApS, Director at Althea Group Ltd., and Principal at The Boston Consulting Group.
Education includes undergraduate studies at Hanken Svenska Handelshögskolan, a graduate degree from Hanken School of Economics in 1993, and an MBA from INSEAD in 1996.

Kurt Björklund active positions

Companies	Position	Start
ZENDESK, INC.	Director/Board Member	-
Permira Advisers LLP Permira Advisers LLP Investment ManagersFinance Permira Advisers invests in middle market companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on technology, consumer, healthcare, services and climate sectors. It provides financing in the form of debt and equity for buyout and growth stage capital requirements.	Chairman	2024-08-31
Permira Holdings Ltd. Permira Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as an investment firm	Chairman	2024-08-31
Cambrex Tallinn AS (Harju) Cambrex Tallinn AS (Harju) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research services in the pharmaceutical industry	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Kurt Björklund

Companies	Position	End
Nordic Telephone Co. Investment ApS Nordic Telephone Co. Investment ApS Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Operates as a holding company with interests in the telecommunications industry	Director/Board Member	2010-06-27
The Boston Consulting Group	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Althea Group Ltd. Althea Group Ltd. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Operates as a group of healthcare services	Director/Board Member	-
Nordic Telephone Management Holding ApS Nordic Telephone Management Holding ApS Financial ConglomeratesFinance Nordic Telephone Management Holding ApS is a private company based in Tranbjerg J, Denmark.	Chairman	-
Nordic Telephone Co. ApS Nordic Telephone Co. ApS MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Operates as a holding company with interest in providing communication services	Chairman	-

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Private companies	13
TDC Holding A/S TDC Holding A/S Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides mobile, fiber-net, TV, broadband, network and telephony services for private customers & businesses	Communications
Nordic Telephone Co. ApS Nordic Telephone Co. ApS MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Operates as a holding company with interest in providing communication services	Miscellaneous
Nordic Telephone Co. Investment ApS Nordic Telephone Co. Investment ApS Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Operates as a holding company with interests in the telecommunications industry	Communications
Permira Holdings Ltd. Permira Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as an investment firm	Finance
Permira Advisers LLP Permira Advisers LLP Investment ManagersFinance Permira Advisers invests in middle market companies located across the globe. The firm focuses on technology, consumer, healthcare, services and climate sectors. It provides financing in the form of debt and equity for buyout and growth stage capital requirements.	Finance
INSEAD INSEAD Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Cambrex Tallinn AS (Harju) Cambrex Tallinn AS (Harju) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research services in the pharmaceutical industry	Commercial Services
Zendesk, Inc. Zendesk, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops AI-powered software platform for personal customer, employee experiences, messaging and ticketing solutions	Technology Services
Hanken Svenska Handelshögskolan Hanken Svenska Handelshögskolan Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Nordic Telephone Management Holding ApS Nordic Telephone Management Holding ApS Financial ConglomeratesFinance Nordic Telephone Management Holding ApS is a private company based in Tranbjerg J, Denmark.	Finance
Althea Group Ltd. Althea Group Ltd. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Operates as a group of healthcare services	Health Services
The Boston Consulting Group
Hanken School of Economics Hanken School of Economics Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services