Verdane Capital Advisors AS

05/16/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/16/2022 04:38

Verdane Talent Award 2022 winners announced

Verdane is pleased to congratulate Roni Pekkala (CAP-Group), Thomas Tretli (Zisson), Sarah Deall (Hem), Zakariyya Haque (EVA Global) and Line Jensen (meister) on winning the Verdane Talent Awards 2022!

At Verdane, our vision is to be the preferred growth partner to tech-enabled and sustainable businesses in Europe. The high-growth digital consumer, software, and sustainable society companies we invest in hold what we would argue is some of the finest talent in Northwestern Europe. Celebrating the power of our portfolio talent is therefore a prioritised matter for us as owners.

The categories for the Verdane Talent Awards 2022 were "We dare to be different", "We love what we do", "We get things done" and "We respect people and the planet". These categories are Verdane's core values - values that we believe are critical in our efforts to be the best at developing companies.

Portfolio company CEOs were given the opportunity to nominate employees for an individual award entailing not only recognition and confirmation of their efforts, but also a monetary prize. The aim of this program is to help our companies boost their competitiveness and create a culture where we celebrate positive initiatives that make our companies better places to work.

The winners were celebrated at the Verdane CEO Day 2022 dinner, which took place at Stallmästaregården in Stockholm, Sweden.

Category: We dare to be different

Winner: Roni Pekkala (CAP-Group)

Motivation: This individual has played a major role in the creation of a traffic simulator that not only makes driving education more efficient, but also reduces the industry's carbon footprint. As chief designer, he has played a particularly important role in the scripting of simulator software, constantly coming up with ideas not only for simulators, but also for improving business operations. Combining the know-how of a traffic teacher and an engineer, he has a genuine desire to help people succeed.

Category: We love what we do

Winner: Thomas Tretli (Zisson)

Motivation: This brilliant individual has successfully shaped and led his development team through a pandemic where we all had to work differently. He leads with passion, walks the talk and encourages his team to think out of the box. A mentor by heart who takes the time to teach by example, he now uses his superpowers to lift his workplace to the next level by developing the next-generation queue server.