Board of Directors
Henrik Vilselius
ChairmanHenrik has been a non-executive director with Picsearch since 2008. He is an experienced entrepreneur and venture investor and is also an advisor to various companies within the IT, Financial and Security sectors. Henrik currently holds directorships in Aneo IT (chairman), Activio, SeaNet, Ekelöw InfoSecurity, Ntegria (chairman), CrossVenture Capital (CEO) and Easy Interaction.
Prior to joining Picsearch’s board, Henrik cofounded several companies, including IT consultant Parallel Consulting Group, Venture Capital Fund Springboard Capital, outsourcing partner Aneo IT and Ntegria Security advisors. He previously held directorships in, among others, TagMaster AB, KeyMan, BeQuoted, Icon Medialab and Benima Ferator.
Henrik holds a M.Sc. in Engineering Physics from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.
Nils Andersson
Nils has been an executive director with Picsearch since 2000. He has previously held the position of CEO at Picsearch between 2000 and 2006. Prior to cofounding Picsearch, Nils cofounded retail company BB Marketing and has also worked in the field of software engineering. Nils pursued a M.Sc. in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering at Linköping University, Sweden, with a focus on Software Technology.
Christer Pettersson
Christer has been a non-executive director with Picsearch since 2008. He is currently the Online Manager for Search at Eniro and responsible for the business development of Eniro’s search sites and search offerings, including new areas as SEM and SEO. Christer has been with Eniro since the beginning of 2001, joining the company as Product Manager for the Swedish Internet Yellow Pages site Gulasidorna.se. In 2002, he took up the position as Online Manager. Prior to joining Eniro, Christer worked six years for the American publishing house IDG (International Data Group), publishing titles such as Computer Sweden, PC för Alla and MacWorld in Sweden. The last position he held at IDG, before joining Eniro, was Marketing Manager for the magazine Internetworld. Christer holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration and Economics, with advanced studies in Advanced Economics and Statistics, from Stockholm University, Sweden.
Robert Risberg
Robert is the CEO of Picsearch and previously held the position of CTO at Picsearch between 2000 and 2006. Robert has been an executive director with Picsearch since 2000. Prior to cofounding Picsearch, he worked in the fields of software engineering. Robert holds a M.Sc. in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering at Linköping University, Sweden, and has also pursued an M.Eng. in Digital Systems Engineering at Herriot-Watt University, United Kingdom.
Carl-Johan Svennewall
Carl-Johan has been a non-executive director with Picsearch since 2003. He is a partner of Tobieson & Svennewall and also director at Mediacard AB, Fasadglas AB and Tobieson & Svennewall AB. He has previously worked as an investment manager at Centrecourt AB and holds a M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration from the Swedish School of Economics, Finland.
Kayhan Utkutug
Kayhan has been a non-executive director with Picsearch since 2008. He is currently Vice President of Business Development at TradeDoubler. Kayhan has held a number of different positions with Tradedoubler since he joined the company, in 2000, and has been a member of the group management since 2002. In 1999 Kayhan started his career at boo.com in the finance area, then moved to working with the logistics and payments infrastructure. He has studied Economics and French at the University of Lund, Sweden, and Université de Paris IX Dauphine, France.
Testimonials
“We are constantly seeking best of breed when it comes to relevancy, coverage and freshness. That’s why we have chosen Picsearch as a partner.”
Steven Marder, CEO & Co-founder of Eurekster
“Picsearch has the technological leadership in relevancy and family friendliness”
Hussam Khoury, President and Co-founder of Maktoob
