About - growth.auctionet.com

Our management team has strong experience in the auction industry. Using the powerful combination of our expert knowledge and online auction platform, auction houses are able to digitalise, streamline and commercialise their operations as well as increase reach, efficiency and revenue.

Meet the team

Niklas Söderholm

CEO

Our true entrepreneur. Niklas’ impressive portfolio as a founder of companies includes the payment platform Dibs, Dibs.com (1997–2003), Payson, payson.se (2003–2008) and Bukowskis Market (2008–2011).

Tom Österman

Senior Client Executive

With extensive experience in auctions, Tom’s distinguished career includes working with highly reputable names such as Bukowskis Auktioner and Åmells Konsthandel.

Magnus Midgard

CFO

Our master of finance. Magnus has amassed more than 15 years of experience in qualified financial work across multiple sectors. Previous roles include Group Finance Director at Pricer AB and Senior Manager at Deloitte.

Mark Westphal

Partner Success

Our customer success specialist. Mark’s work with auction companies spans more than 24 years. A wealth of traditional hammer and online auctions knowledge has been earned from working with Abtrax (2000–2002), Tradera (2002–2008) and Bukowskis Market (2008–2011).

Albert Ramstedt

CTO

Our tech wizard. Albert brings 17 years of leading the development of advanced IT systems to Auctionet’s Auction House Platform. His previous role as CTO at Bukowskis saw him weave his tech magic as the architect of Bukowskis' and Bukowskis’ Market auction and IT systems.

Peder Slettengren

COO

Our operations expert. Peder has since 2015 successfully developed Auctionet's logistics services and support department as well as operations for the group companies.

Johan Axelsson

CMO

Our digital hero. Johan’s extensive experience with auctions combined with his time as a marketing director across a broad range of industries create a powerful digital driving force for Auctionet’s marketing opportunities.

Andy Sagar

MD Auctionet UK

Our guy in the UK. Andy is responsible for overseeing and running our growing UK operations, using his knowledge of the UK auction market and his previous experience of managing a well-known English auction house.

Owners and Investors

Majority ownership is held by our founders, who have the fortunate advantage of being backed by world-class investors.

Other investors who also hold shares in the company:

Martin Bjäringer, investor in Björn Borg AB and Monterro.
Henrik Ekelund, founder and CEO of BTS Group.
Mats H. Nilsson, Partner in Credelity Capital AB and investor in Björn Borg AB, among others.
Filip Engelbert and Jonas Nordlander, founders and co-owners of Avito. Jonas Nordlander is also a founder of Tradera (the Swedish equivalent of eBay).
The venture capital firm Alfvén & Didrikson, specialised in Northern European technology companies, with ownership in, among others, Trustly, Quinyx and Mentimeter.

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