Board of Directors
The Board of directors consists of members with a long experience from a variety of different fields and business areas, contributing with valuable insight to Avida´s operations. Experience and competence includes banking and financing, venture capital, law, the tech sector, accounting and leadership. In addition, the board meets the need for knowledge and insight into the terms and conditions of the geographic markets in which Avida Finans AB has its main operations.
Magnus Lindquist
Chairman of the Board
Board member in Avida since 2024.
Education
Studies in Economics & Business Administration, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
Selected experiences
Extensive experience from executive roles and board assignments in several global industrial companies as well as in the financial sector. Since 2022 chairman of credit management company Intrum. Former Co-managing partner at Cordet Capital Partners, an alternative European credit investor and partner at Triton Partners, a European private equity organization.
Geir Olsen
Board Member in Avida since August 2016
Education
M. Sc. in Economics and Business from Norwegian School of Economics
Selected experiences
Partner in Ubon Partners, Board Member in PRA Group, Board Member in Acano, CEO in Aktiv Kapital, VP of Telepresence Sales in Cisco, President of EMEA in Tandberg and Manager in McKinsey
Celina Midelfart
Board Member in Avida since October 2015
Education
B. Sc. in Finance from the London School of Economics as well as Stern School of Business at New York University
Selected experiences
Owner, CEO, Executive Chairman and Board Member of several companies within the Midelfart conglomerate
Vaibhav Piplapure
Board member in Avida since August 2021
Education
MBA from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mumbai.
Selected experiences
Co-head of the specialty finance investing team at M&G Investments in London, where he specialized in investing in mortgage and consumer portfolio credit opportunities in Europe. Previously, he was head of securitized products finance in EMEA at Credit Suisse.
Teresa Robson–Capps
Board member in Avida since August 2021
Education
PhD Management Control and Accounting and BA (Hons) Business Studies
Selected experiences
Executive career in international blue-chip companies such as HSBC, Accenture and Reality. Experienced Chairman, Non-Executive Director and Chair & member of Audit, Risk, Nomination and Remuneration committees with detailed experience in the Financial Services, Retail, Telecommunications and Technology sectors.
John Stein
Board Member in Avida since June 2024
Education:
MA in History, University of Edinburgh
Qualified Solicitor, Law Society of England & Wales
Selected Experiences:
Principal in KKR’s Credit Asset-Based Finance team, focusing on financial services, specialty finance, and opportunistic investments across the capital structure. Previously a member of the Asset-Based Finance team at HPS Investment Partners, and prior to that Director at Cabot Square Capital, a mid-market PE investor focused on financial services.