SACC New York Staff

The Chamber has an extraordinary know-how and know-who, mainly derived from its Board of Directors, Committees, and its in-house personnel:

Renée Lundholm

President

Renée Lundholm was appointed President in November 2000 - the first female President in SACC New York's history. She joined the Chamber in 1984 as Director of Conferences & Seminars and was appointed Vice President in 1995. Renée has, in all three capacities, been instrumental in the Chamber's success, including developing many events and programs, such as the Tuesday Club, the Executive Women’s Conference, the Young Professionals, the Mentor Program, and Entrepreneurs Club. She has also founded a number of prestigious awards, such as the Member of the Year Award and the Mentor Award. Before joining the Chamber she worked for the Swedish Trade Council in New York and Every Wear, Inc., a company she co-founded. Renée is a Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, serves as Board Member of the European-American Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Green Committee of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and Board Member of the Associations of Swedish Chambers Abroad.

Peter Sandberg

Director, Programs & Events

Peter Sandberg is Director of Programs & Events. Prior to joining SACC New York he worked as Communications Manager at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the United Kingdom. He has also worked at the Embassy of Sweden in London as Assistant Officer for Press & Information and as a trainee at the political department. He holds a MSc in Political Science & Economics from Lund University in Sweden.

Cathrine Fredriksson

Manager, Finance & Operations

Cathrine Frediksson is Manager of Finance & Operations. Prior to joining the Chamber she worked as a Financial and Operations Cordinator in Göteborg, Sweden. Cathrine has extensive international experience and is fluent in Swedish, English and French. She holds a Master's Degree in Operations Management from the Glasgow Caledonian Business School at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland as well as a Bachelor Honors Degree in Science of Management from Ecole Supérieur de Commerce in Montpellier, France.

Carl Jansson

Manager, Memberships

Carl Jansson is the Manager of SACC New York Memberships. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Strategic Management as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Art History with Major in Visual Studies, both from the University of Lund. Complementary to his studies he has worked in Hong Kong, Sweden, and Switzerland

Sarah Pedersen

Executive Assistant to the President & Head of Communications

Bio coming shortly.

Jennie Purushothaman

Project Manager, Executive Women's Conference

Jennie Purushothaman is the Project Manager for SACC New York’s annual Executive Women’s Conference. She started at the Chamber in 2005 as the Manager of Membership and Events. Prior to joining SACC New York, Jennie was the Banquet Manager at the renowned restaurant Aquavit in New York.

Anna Aggeryd

Haakan B. Andersson Guldkula Scholar, Events & Communication

Anna Aggeryd is 2012 years recipient of the Haakan B. Andersson Guldkula Fondation Scholarship. Anna holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Marketing from Uppsala University. Anna has also studied a year at San Francisco State University. Prior to joining the Chamber Anna worked as production manager for an event and sponsoring agency in Stockholm, Sweden. Complementary to her studies she worked in Boston, San Francisco, Ireland, France and Sweden.

Carole Ginman

Uppsala University Scholar, Events & Communication

Carole Ginman is the inaugural recipient of the Uppsala University Scholarship and works with Events & Communications at the Chamber. In 2011 she graduated from Uppsala University with an MSc in Business and Administration and an MSc in Media and Communications, after which she worked with PR at a leading global communications firm.

Thomas Nordén

Bertil Edlund Scholar, Business Services

Thomas Nordén is this year’s Bertil Edlund Scholar at SACC New York Business Services. He is currently finishing up his Master Degree in Finance at Stockholm School of Economics. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Uppsala University and has studied finance one year at California State University Fullerton. Complementary to his studies he has worked in finance and sales.

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