Our People

Access to world class talent in Linköping and Stockholm, the second largest FinTech hub in Europe. Strong focus on technology and innovation.

Management

Lars-Ivar Sellberg – Executive Chairman
Sellberg holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering/IT from the Royal Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s degree in Financial Economics from Stockholm University. Experience includes working with major financial institutions like exchanges, MTF:s and banks, implementing mission critical IT solutions in these areas. Sellberg’s professional career started 1994 as a software developer. Since then he has worked for companies such as Enea, Nasdaq OMX and Cinnober.

Mikko Andersson – Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Andersson holds a Master’s degree in Engineering Physics from the Royal Institute of Technology and a Master’s degree in Business and Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics with a specialization in Finance. He has also studied theoretical physics at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule in Zürich, Switzerland. He has more than 20 years of experience in regulated industries including being the founder and CEO of a software development company, a hedge fund, a proprietary trading firm, and an e-pharmacy. He has also co-founded a chemical Regtech company.

Alexandra El-Ghazaly Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Head of IR
El-Ghazaly holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Stockholm University and extensive experience in Finance and Accounting. She has a proven track record of developing and implementing financial strategies, driving value creation, leading expansion efforts, and managing company acquisitions. Most recently, El-Ghazaly served as Group CFO for Tessin, a NASDAQ First North listed company, where she played a key role in the IPO process.

Fredrik Lydén – Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Lydén holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Linkoping University and has more than 20 years of experience engineering and building mission-critical systems for the Financial Industry, Enterprise Search Industry, Military Defense and Telecommunication sectors.

Lars Gräns Rodhe – Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Gräns Rodhe holds a Master’s degree in Business and Economics from Uppsala University. Experience includes working for the Royal Bank of Scotland, PwC (Financial Services), MTF Burgundy and Vattenfall.

Mattias Sjöblom – Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Sjöblom holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. Experience includes working for Nordea Bank, the Swedish Tax Agency and Capgemini, within software development and Regtech initiatives. 

Björn Thornquist – Chief Product Officer (CPO)
Thornquist holds a Medical Degree (MD) from Karolinska Institutet. Thornquist has also studied at the Master of Science Engineering Physics program at the Royal Institute of Technology and Economics at Stockholm University. Experience includes working for Cinnober, HiQ and Strikt Financial Engineering.

Election committee (valberedning)

Scilas election committee consists of the following persons: Lars-Ivar Sellberg, Per Lundh, Peter Thornquist, Carl Magnus Ruthberg.

The election committee can be reached at: valberedningen@scila.se.

About us

Scila is a fintech company with HQ in Stockholm, Sweden, but we act globally. Our customers are in Europe, North America, Asia and the MENA region. Founded in 2008, Scila has been tremendously successful and profitable from the start. Scila is independent of trading venues, investment banks, brokers and regulators and focuses on product development only.

Scila by the numbers

Scila systems…

…identify more than 200 different patterns in real time
…analyze more than 50 billion transactions every trading day in production installations
…examine data with a rate at over 3 000 000 transactions per second
…are used in more than 30 countries around the world