Per Widerström

Per Widerström is a Board Member at Catena Media. Per has previously worked at Qred AB, Sambla, Turbotic, Catena Media, Nordnet Bank AB, and Fortuna Group. At Fortuna Group, they were the Chairman of the Management Board & Group CEO from November 2014 to March 2022.

Widerström obtained support from the shareholders for a 5-year business plan (2015-19) with the aim of establishing Fortuna Entertainment Group as the leading regulated operator in CEE with an EBITDA of at least EUR 50.0m by end of 2019 (2014 EBITDA EUR 25.0m). The business plan implied the initiation of a group wide transformation programme with investment into future growth through building the foundation for a best-in-class omni-channel & -product platform, instigating operational excellence as well as preparing for future step-change value creation. By year end 2019, they had substantially over delivered on the business plan with the EBITDA having more than quadrupled. 2020 EBITDA implied further YOY growth despite substantial negative business impact due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Driven by solid organic and M&A led growth, this being enabled through a replicable and scalable business model, FEG is today the uncontested number one operator in CEE.

Per Widerström has a MSc in International Accounting & Finance from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BSc in Business administration from University of Gothenburg.