ESCP Business School

BI Norwegian Business School

TU Dortmund University

Oglethorpe University

Brite Payments is a fast-growing second generation challenger in the European payment space. Allowing consumers to make payments using their bank account, Brite employs state-of-the-art open banking technology to process instant payments and payouts across Europe across a wide range of verticals. With connections to many of the continent’s largest banks, consumers and merchants receive their funds instantly, making online payments safer and more convenient than ever.

Brite Payments

Founder & CEO 

Qliro Financial Services is a consumer fintech listed on the Stockholm stock exchange. Catering to more than 3 million active customers across the Nordics, Qliro is a major player in the Scandinavian Pay-after-Delivery space, offering payment solutions for e-commerce, consumer loans, consumer savings accounts and other consumer financial services. After serving as CPO and CMO, I was appointed as interim CEO.

Qliro

CEO 

Served as Chief Product and Marketing Officer at Qliro Financial Services. Responsible for all product development, including the payments products as well as direct-to-consumer (personal loans, savings accounts), Qliro app and consumer portal.

Chief Product and Marketing Officer

Following the acquisition of SOFORT AG with its flagship product Sofortüberweisung, I headed Klarna's marketing efforts in the DACH area as well as for all of SOFORT's 13 markets.

Klarna

Director Marketing DACH BENEFRA, Klarna & SOFORT

Developing and executing global cross-functional strategies geared at improving the performance of Klarna's markets.

Director Market Growth and Strategy

Responsible for online sales and lead generation as well as the full scope of B2B marketing, globally. Leading a great team of ten multinational marketing professionals across several locations in Europe.

Vice President Merchant Growth and Online Sales

In charge of global B2B marketing, including among others online marketing & merchant acquisition, communication to existing customers and prospects, new product rollouts and marketing through partner channels.

Director Business Marketing

Responsible for B2B marketing, leading an ambitious and acquisition focused team. Aside from my position as B2B manager, I acted as Head of Marketing between August 2011 and March 2012 and as global PR Manager between August 2011 to June 2012.

B2B Marketing Manager Europe

Responsible for a team of international marketeers working towards Klarna's markets outside of Sweden, with special focus on Germany and the Netherlands.

Team Leader International Marketing

Joining the company upon launch of Klarna's German marketing activities, I executed upon all German marketing activities and built PR infrastructure for the German market from scratch.

Lena Hackelöer