Christer Hedstrom
About Christer Hedstrom
Christer Hedstrom serves as the Country Manager for the Sweden Commercial Market at Anaplan, a position he has held since 2021. With extensive experience in sales and marketing across various industries, he advocates for enhanced business planning through Anaplan's platform capabilities.
Work at Anaplan
Christer Hedstrom has served as the Country Manager for the Sweden Commercial Market at Anaplan since 2021. In this role, he focuses on enhancing business planning processes through the integration of Anaplan with various data sources, including ERP, CRM, and HCM systems. He advocates for the elimination of siloed work and uncertain outcomes by leveraging Anaplan's platform capabilities, which include forecasting, actuals tracking, collaboration, scenario modeling, and reporting. His leadership aims to drive business performance with agility through real-time collaborative planning.
Previous Experience
Before joining Anaplan, Christer Hedstrom held several significant positions in various organizations. He worked at Nets Group as the Head of Sales & Marketing for Financial Services from 2014 to 2019. Prior to that, he served as a Sales Manager at Telelogic from 2006 to 2009. His experience also includes roles at IBM as a Client Executive in the Banking Industry from 2009 to 2011, and as a Sales Director for Nordics at SoftServe from 2019 to 2021. He began his career at Unisys as a Client Relationship Executive from 2001 to 2003.
Education and Expertise
Christer Hedstrom has a diverse educational background. He studied Law at Stockholm University, completing the Juridiskt Översiktskurs 'Jöken' in 1994. He also pursued leadership development at Henley Business School, achieving the Advanced Personal Leadership Programme in 2015. His studies at London Business School focused on Business Strategies, where he earned a certification from 2010 to 2011. Additionally, he completed a Diploma in Management at Henley Business School from 2003 to 2005 and studied finance, real estate, and law at Åsö Real Estate Broker School from 1990 to 1992.
Advocacy for Collaborative Planning
Christer Hedstrom promotes the use of sophisticated planning models that empower business users to build and manage them without requiring IT intervention. This approach ensures immediate calculations and updates, facilitating a more agile business environment. His advocacy for Anaplan's capabilities emphasizes the importance of real-time collaborative planning and scenario modeling, which are essential for effective decision-making and performance management.