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Mikael Hagström
Executive Vice President, EMEA and Asia Pacific
SAS
As the executive vice president of Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific for SAS, Mikael Hagström is passionate about providing a culture where innovation can flourish, resulting in market leadership both for the organization and its customers. He is responsible for optimizing business performance, delivering revenue and managing operations in more than 50 countries with individual P&L (Profit and Loss) centers and nearly 4,000 employees.
An 18-year SAS veteran, Hagström has been responsible for most of the sales and operations for EMEA since he was named vice president of EMEA Sales in January 2005. His experience in growing business in emerging markets and identifying strong leadership to run the local operations has contributed to the consistent strong growth of the region.
From 1998 to 2000, as country manager of SAS Norway, Hagström restructured the office and led SAS Norway to record growth, doubling new sales each year for three years. Over the next few years, additional geographies and P&Ls were consistently added to his growing level of responsibilities. Hagström, who joined SAS Sweden in 1989, moved to the company’s European headquarters in Heidelberg in 1993 where he was the head of sales support. He currently works from SAS Worldwide Headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.
Hagström is a member of the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) Executive Council and is a frequent speaker on the multinational business climate. He is a board member or head officer of 17 SAS subsidiaries, including SAS Software Limited, UK; SAS Institute Computer Software S.A., Greece; SAS Institute Sp. z.o.o., Poland; SAS Institute GmbH, Germany; and SAS Institute A/S, Denmark. He holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Automation Engineering and Administration.
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