Liliana Stenbeck

Head of North America

  • Born: 1985
  • Nationality: Dual nationality of Sweden and the United States
  • Independence: Independent of the company and management, but not independent of major shareholders.
  • Direct or affiliated shareholding: indirectly holding a small amount of shares through a family trust

Liliana Stenbeck was appointed as the North American Regional Head of Kinnevik in 2023. She first joined Kinnevik in 2007 and worked in the private wealth management department of the group until 2013. Afterwards, she focused on cross-border investment and family office business for a long time, with rich experience in the North American and European markets.

As the regional leader for North America, Liliana leads the overall long-term strategic planning, market expansion, and operational optimization for the region. She played a key role in driving Kinnevik into the fiercely competitive Asia Pacific market, successfully facilitating strategic partnerships with leading companies in China and India, significantly increasing the group's revenue and market share in the region.

She also led the merger negotiations and integration of a leading technology company in the North American region, enhancing the group's capabilities in digital transformation and big data analysis. By simplifying internal processes and optimizing resource allocation, she significantly improved the operational efficiency of the North American team, successfully reducing regional operating costs by 20% while ensuring the smooth implementation of key strategic initiatives.

Liliana's work at Kinnevik demonstrates her ability to combine strategic thinking with pragmatic execution, adept at cross departmental collaboration, and continuously deliver results in a rapidly changing global business environment.

Educational background:

  • Bachelor of International Business from Lund University, graduated in 2007
  • Stanford GSB Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA), graduated in 2016

Professional certificate:

  • CESGA Certified ESG Analyst
  • ACCA The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
  • CIMA Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
  • CFA Chartered Financial Analyst

Other Team Members

  • Axel Eklund Bona

    LUMA

  • Anders Strandberg

    Legal

  • Sophia Uddén

    Finance

  • Carl Arfwidson

    Finance