Best male support

Every year one FRIEND of BBB and FEOY is awarded for Best Male Support!

Best male support 2011 -
Mr Peter Utterström

Although a relatively new member of our inner circle of supporters, Peter Utterström has demonstrated a deep understanding not only of the concept of the Female Economist of the Year Scholarship, but also the bold vision of where it could take us in the future.

Peter Utterström has a long experience in tax and corporate law with a focus on M&A, transactions and corporate issues. He is a member of Delphi's of the firm’s Life Science group, one of Sweden’s leading life science groups with approximately 20 lawyers. He is also heading Delphi’s Compliance Group. For over 20 years Peter Utterström has been the advisor to national and mu primarily in the IT, finance and the life science sectors advising clients on corporate governance and compliance, investments and transactions. He serves as a non director on the board of a number of Swedish companies.

Best male support 2010 -
Bo Ekander

Best male support 2010 - Bo Ekander - has not only supported the scholarship for many years, he has also stretched the BBB territory further East - by founding BBB China.

Best male support 2009 -
Mrs and Mr Erik Belfrage

Anna and Erik Belfrage is one of Sweden's power couples, both in business and diplomacy. We have been fortuned to have the couple very involved with the scholarship and BBB from day one; Erik has guided several Best & Brightest through the SEB doors, while Anna has been available to many of the girls both business and communication advices. We value them tremendously as Friends.

 

Best male support 2008 -
Gunnar Andersson

Gunnar and Aila Andersson have been enthusiastic supporters of the scholarship from its very beginning. Gunnar is a well known business entrepreneur, an active member of the diplomatic community in Stockholm and also a generous philanthropist. Despite his hard work schedule, Gunnar and his wife maintain an equally active social life to the benefit of us all. We are proud to call Gunnar our Best Male Support 2008!

Best male support 2007 -
Gunnar Gillberg

Gunnar Gillberg has been selected Best Male Support 2007. Mr Gillberg graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics in 1967. Gunnar has enjoyed a stellar business career in the US while keeping in touch with the Swedish business world. Throughout the years Mr. Gillberg has had various assignments with large Swedish companies, such as Astra, Swedish Match, Svenska Varv, Tarkett and Kanthal. We congratulate Mr Gillberg and thank him for all his support, not at least the well-organized BBB X-mas party at Oden Theatre.

Best male support 2006 -
Robert af Jochnick

Robert af Jochnick was awarded Best Male Support in 2006. In 1967, Mr af Jochnick and his brother Jonas founded Oriflame Cosmetics. Since then the business has grown rapidly and Oriflame is now one of the most well-known Swedish brands abroad. The company generates business opportunities for tens of thousands of women around the world. We thank Robert for his continues great support!

Best male support 2005 -
Lars Gunneflo

The former CEO of Pfizer Sweden, Lars Gunneflo, has been a true supporter of and believer in the scholarship from the start. Mr Gunneflo is now CEO of his own medical device company, Åmic AB. We thank him for his support of FEOY!

Best male support 2004 -
Sven-Olof Johansson

Sven-Olof Johansson is a well-known profile within Swedish finance. He is the president of Fastpartner, a large Swedish real estate company: owning, developing and maintaining properties. He is also an avid Ferrari race driver and a much appreciated jazz musician. Sven-Olof is a major supporter of FEOY and BBB – and actually deserves a second award!


Best male support 2003 - Mr B.

Mr. B. is an important philanthropist who prefers to be anonymous..

Best male support 2002 -
Oyvind Saetre

Oyvind Saetre is the former president of Orrefors and a well-known person in the Swedish industry. He was a founding contributor of the Female Economist of the Year scholarship and was selected Best Male Support in 2002.

Best male support 2001 -
Steve Trygg

Steve Trygg is one of Sweden’s most well-known advertisers. Among many achievements he founded the advertising agency Anderson & Lembke in New York, later established in San Francisco, Amsterdam and Hong Kong. Steve is the only Swede selected to the prestigious “Wall Street Journal Advertising Hall of Fame". He was the key in planning and implementing FEOY from the very beginning.