Björn Planell was born and raised in Malmö. After graduating from high school, Björn took a sabbatical year in Chile, his mother’s home country. One year soon led to another. After two and a half years, Björn managed to meet his future wife before returning to Sweden, where he took a master’s degree in business administration at Lund University. Since then, Björn has worked for many large companies and held numerous positions: controller at Carlsberg in Denmark and SAS Component, CFO at Boozt and accounting manager at AkkaFRAKT.

Begoma recruited Björn in January 2018. He is now the head of the company’s finance and administration department with employees in both Sweden and the Czech Republic. None of the department’s tasks are outsourced, and Björn’s team also functions as a support department for other parts of the company regarding finance and administration.

– Since Begoma is a family-owned company, we are involved in all sorts of different processes. We have an overall view of all cases that eventually will be handled by our department. It gives a much greater chance to influence the operational work, which I see as a significant advantage compared to my previous employments. At the same time, my experience makes it possible to implement processes and routines from larger companies into Begoma’s business.

Björn is also on the board. His thorough and structured way of working gives him complete control of the figures. With his openness and easy communication skills, he creates a healthy working environment with his colleagues.

Björn lives with his wife and two children in Oxie, just outside Malmö. With a son playing football and a daughter dancing, Björn is busy on weekday evenings and weekends. If he has any free time, Björn likes to do circuit training, go to the gym and even play some tennis from time to time. Food and wine are two other great interests.