Courtney Apelqvist, MBA

I%27m a senior business and technology leader with 15 years of executive accountability across multinational organizations in Europe, North America, and the Asia-Pacific region. I%27ve sat on global senior management teams, owned P&L for portfolios representing 80% of group revenue, led organizations through digital transformation, and advised on M&A, all while building high-performing, diverse teams across complex matrix structures.
What I bring to a board is a rare combination: the commercial instincts of a business leader and the technical fluency to challenge and guide management on AI, digital strategy, and technology risk. I don%27t just understand these topics conceptually; I%27ve implemented them at scale, with real budget accountability and measurable outcomes.
I%27m particularly valuable to organizations navigating transformation. Whether that%27s a corporate modernizing a legacy operating model, a PE-backed business accelerating growth ahead of an exit, or a scale-up professionalizing its technology and operations for the next stage. I ask the questions that connect strategy to execution, hold management accountable to outcomes, and bring an outside-in perspective shaped by working across industries, cultures, and geographies.
I hold an MBA, and currently in courses for a Styrelseakademien board certification, and MIT Executive Education in AI and Business Strategy — and I%27m a dual US-Swedish citizen with deep European experience and a genuinely international perspective.