Charlotta Simonsson is the recipient of The Ambassador and Mrs. Charles Heimbold Scholarship and will work with memberships-and events at the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce Inc., New York during 2007. Ambassador Charles and Monica Heimbold handed over the scholarship themselves at the 2006 Lucia Luncheon at the Waldorf =Astoria.

Charlotta is a recent graduate from Lund University with a Master degree in Business Administration. Charlotta has a big interest for management and marketing and very much enjoy being in the process of executing of events. She also holds an interest in international business, having done an exchange year at University of California at Berkeley and one semester at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands.

“As a graduate student this is as good as it gets. It is a fantastic opportunity and a great start on the professional career. The relations and experiences you establish through the chamber gives you an opportunity to develop professionally and personally, and is hopefully a foundation for a future international career.”