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Otto Drakenberg

Jan Sten Otto Drakenberg (born 28 July 1966, Lidingö, Sweden) is a Swedish business executive and board professional, as well as a former elite athlete in fencing and international ocean racing.[1][2] He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3] Drakenberg is Chairman of the Board for Spendrups Brewery, CarpoNovum, Svegro, and the Swedish Fencing Federation;[4] and is currently CEO for SMD Logistics.[2] He has served as CEO of stockmarket-listed companies such as Scandi Standard.[5][6]

Otto Drakenberg
Otto Drakenberg, 2023
Born
Jan Sten Otto Drakenberg

(1966-07-28) 28 July 1966 (age 58)
NationalitySwedish
OccupationCompany leader
Known forOlympian Seoul 1988 summer games, CEO Scandi Standard, Moment Group, Arcus-Gruppen A/S, Twilfit and Carlsberg Sverige Chairman Spendrups Brewery, Svegro and Swedish Fencing Federation
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Èpée team
Nordic Championships
Silver medal – second place 1988 Èpée team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Èpée team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Èpée team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Èpée individual
Swedish Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Èpée individual
Gold medal – first place 1987 Èpée team
Gold medal – first place 1988 Èpée team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Èpée team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Èpée team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Èpée team

Biography

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Otto Drakenberg studied at Stockholm University. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1992, pursued advanced studies in economics 1993–1994 and went on to complete an internship with the UN in Geneva.[1]

Fencing

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Otto Drakenberg was a member of the Swedish national fencing team in 1988-1989, placing fourth in épée in the 1989 world championships and eighth in the épée team competition in the 1988 summer Olympics in Seoul. Drakenberg won second place in the 1994 European championships in team épée, took five Swedish Championship gold medals in épée 1987–1993, and was Nordic champion1989–1990.[7] In 1988 he was named épée fencer-of-the-year and in 1994 he was awarded for the best international performance in connection with the second place in the European Championships.[1] In 1996 Otto Drakenberg received the Swedish Fencing Federation's "elite" commendation for his international performances.[8] In 2017 Otto Drakenberg was elected President of the Swedish Fencing Federation.[9][10][11][12] During the International Fencing Federation’s Congress in November 2022, Drakenberg insisted on debating human rights concerns in Saudi Arabia before the vote on awarding that country the right to host the 2024 Junior World Championships.[13] His speech before the Congress was met with hostility and protest, to which he responded, "I will never refrain from speaking my word in a democratic world."[13] The attempt to silence Drakenberg was reported to the International Olympic Committee and the conflict received attention in media.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] Otto Drakenberg will run for International Fencing Federation Presidency in November 2024.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]

Offshore Sail Racing

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Otto Drakenberg has competed in offshore sail racing since the 1990s, and in 1995 placed second in the Fastnet Race, Europe's oldest and most prestigious offshore race.[1][31] In the 2015 Fastnet, he placed third in his class.[32] In 1992 he participated in the Round Britain & Ireland Race and placed second in the French boat Bon Vouloir.[1] Drakenberg came in fifth in the 1999 World Sailing Championships with the boat Investor.[1]

 
Otto Drakenberg during Swedish Olympic Committee Annual Meeting 2018

Business Career

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Drakenberg worked for Procter & Gamble 1996–2000, the final years serving as Nordic brand manager.[1] After serving as export head of the Danish company House of Prince during 2001–2003, Drakenberg was CEO of the Goodyear Dunlop’s Nordic and Baltic business during 2004–2007. During 2007–2010 he led the brewery Carlsberg Sweden and delivered the best results in the company's history.[33] During 2011–2015 he was Group CEO for the Nordic wine and spirit company Arcus-Gruppen A/S, resulting in a successful IPO in 2016.[34] He worked with a number of company transformation efforts 2016 – 2023, including Scandi Standard, Moment Group,[35] Twilfit, and Svegro.[1][36] He was chairman of the board and CEO for the reconstruction and successful sale of retailer Twilfit in 2019-2020.[37] 2020–2021 he was CEO for stockmarket-listed Moment Group where he took the company through essential refinancing in order to survive the Corona pandemic and return to profitable growth.[35][1][38][39][40][41] 2021–2022 Drakenberg was Group CEO for stockmarket-listed Scandi Standard, stabilizing and restructuring the company after a period of turbulence and returning it to profitable growth.[1][5] 2022-2024 Drakenberg served as CEO of micro-optic company Rolling Optics. He currently serves as CEO of SMD Logistics.[2]

Awards and prizes

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References

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  2. ^ a b c "SMD Logistics". hitta.se. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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  4. ^ "Styrelse; Otto Drakenberg". Svensk Fäktning (Swedish Fencing) (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Scandi Standard utser Otto Drakenberg till tillförordnad VD och koncernchef". Scandi Standard (in Swedish). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ The Authentic Leader – 50 mid-size companies' executives share their secrets (PDF) (in Swedish). Valtus. 2022.
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  9. ^ Drakenberg, Otto (5 March 2017). "Att uppnå det till synes omöjliga". Svensk Fäktning (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Kritik mot RF:s dubbla roller: "Det är ju barockt"". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 25 May 2021.
  11. ^ Ett, Studio (26 May 2021). "Riksidrottsförbundets makt och inflytande kritiseras". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Varför utesluts inte ryska idrottspampar?". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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  14. ^ "Sverige fortsätter att stöta sig med suspenderad fäktarbas". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 26 February 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Försöket att tysta fäktbasen anmäls till IOK". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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  18. ^ ""Då hade jag känt mig som 'loser of the year'" – Otto Drakenberg har anmält internationella fäktningsförbundet". Aftonbladet Sport (in Swedish).
  19. ^ "Nu måste IOK-presidenten bekänna färg". Idrottens Affärer (in Swedish). 7 February 2023.
  20. ^ "Otto Drakenberg: "Väldigt många skräms till tystnad"". SR Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 6 February 2023.
  21. ^ "Fäktordförande efter tystandet i kongressen: "Förjävligt"". Tv4Nyheterna (in Swedish).
  22. ^ "Anders Lindblad: "Etik och moral blir avgörande i OS-frågan"". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 12 February 2023.
  23. ^ "Otto Drakenberg: "En dag kommer det bli otrevligt att vara tyst"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 26 February 2023.
  24. ^ "Russian oligarch Usmanov nominated for return to FIE presidency". Reuters. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Drakenberg utmanar oligarken om ordförandeposten". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish).
  26. ^ "Otto Drakenberg: "Någon måste ta striden"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish).
  27. ^ Skött, Bengt (4 November 2024). "Svenske fäktbasen om IOK:s besked: "Djupt problematiskt"". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  28. ^ Auclair, Philippe (7 November 2024). "Money talks as oligarch Alisher Usmanov moves to regain control of fencing". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  29. ^ deutschlandfunk.de (3 November 2024). "FIE-Kandidat Drakenberg: "Zukunft bei Olympia stark gefährdet"". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  30. ^ "Sverige: "Usmanov bör inte få kandidera"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 13 November 2024. ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  31. ^ "Fastnet Race – the Classic Among the Offshore Sailing Races". SailingEurope. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  32. ^ "Anahita bästa svensk i Fastnet Race". KSSS (in Swedish). 21 August 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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  35. ^ a b "Otto Drakenberg ny Tf Vd & Koncernchef för Moment Group". Novare (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  36. ^ "Twilfit uppköpt – rekonstruktion avslutas i vår". Dagens Handel (in Swedish). 12 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  37. ^ "Vd-skifte hos Twilfit - styrelseordförande har tagit över". Habit (in Swedish). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  38. ^ "Otto Drakenberg ny tf VD/Koncernchef för Moment Group". TT. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  39. ^ "Stor nöjeskoncern hotas av konkurs efter nya restriktioner". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 19 November 2020.
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  44. ^ Arnell-Szurkos, Jonas (30 May 2021). "Ny Kommendator för Johanniterorden i Sverige" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  45. ^ "Fäktning: Otto Drakenberg får Sportspegelpriset 2023". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 12 February 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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