Catarina Mård Löwenadler

I am a Visionary leader with extensive operations management experience in medical device and retail/home furnishing field. Proven background in directing development and supply of global product ranges, strengthening franchisee concept, and implementing decision-making practices to increase customer satisfaction and profitability.

Ability to establish visionary business strategies connecting it to action and business navigation to achieving peak performance levels, improving efficiency and driving operational excellence.
I am a curious engineer with a passion for people and business, with extensive experience in leading in change. I believe in the speed of trust, and that empowering the many people is what creates impact.

To be grounded in my values, articulate the vision, motivate and create ability to achieve the vision is important to me as a leader.
My career includes Managing Director for two companies in the medical device field, taking them from start up, scaling up and integrating into the Group companies.

Vice President for IKEA of Sweden, the development and supply of the global product range for all IKEA stores, has given me a great experience of creating relevant range and optimal sourcing for a global market. During my 10 years with IKEA I have learned how important value based leadership is, and how to transform a large business to meet the needs from consumers in terms of urbanization, digitalization and sustainable living.

Founder of CML consulting, a business management consulting firm, supporting people and business with Strategy, Process, Digital Transformation & Leadership in an ever changing world of opportunities with clients like UNYQ, a company using biometrics, generative design and additive manufacturing to create personalized medical wearables, IST Group a leading Edtech company in Northern Europe, InGroup (Recrutiment and staffing) and HL-design (e-com and web design). Global VP of Business Development at Ottobock, a leading innovator for prosthetics, orthoses and exoskeleton. With a mission of helping people maintain or regain their freedom and movement,

My last assignment was as CEO for Dignitana AB (listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market), a company with the vision ”that cancer patients can maintain their dignity and quality of life during and after cancer treatment” . My achievement was to take the company to EBITDA positive by setting a clear strategy and connected goals and action, clear processes with ownership and reliable partners for distribution.

I am certified Board member and have 10+ years of experience of Board assignments both as member and chair women within IKEA (Service, Supply, Product development, Food, Test lab, Retail US and Italy) , IKANO (Industry and retail Asia and Mexico), IST(ed tech ), Enode (e-com and webdesign) and InPeople & Headconsulting (recruitment and staffing).