New board member announcement

Exciting news: Fishbrain has appointed three new board members! 

Effective immediately, Maria Hedengren, Karim Abdel-Ghaffar, and Dylan Bolden will join our existing board members Johan Attby (Fishbrain CEO), Allen Duan, Sherman Li, and Niklas Eklund (chairman of the board). 

Maria Hedengren

Maria has over 20 years of experience in senior leadership roles in international corporations, primarily within the IT, FinTech, technology and media sectors. Maria is currently the CEO of Readly. 

Readly is active in 11 markets, both in and outside of Europe and has been listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm since Maria took the company public in September 2020. Before joining Readly, she was CFO of iZettle - the Swedish FinTech company offering a commerce platform for small businesses throughout Europe and Latin America.

Karim Abdel-Ghaffar

Karim is a Founding Partner of Westerly Winds, a venture capital firm that looks for the next wave of companies to become an integral component of the new economy.

Prior to launching Westerly Winds, Karim spent 11 years at BlackRock. Before that, Karim joined Merrill Lynch after spells at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and the University of California Santa Barbara, where he was a keen surfer. 

Dylan Bolden

Dylan is currently the North American leader of DigitalBCG and Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group. He has extensive experience advising clients in the digital space. Bolden has helped companies use digital technologies and advanced analytics to unlock new sources of economic value and make improvements in productivity, flexibility and speed. Dylan, an avid lifelong fisherman who has fished up and down the Florida coast, has also worked closely with outdoor sports, brands, and retailers on their most pressing strategic concerns. 

New board appointment, Maria Hedengren, on joining Fishbrain:

“Fishbrain is a star of the Nordic startup scene and I am delighted to join the board. I am very impressed by what the Fishbrain team has accomplished so far, and I am sure it is only the beginning of a successful growth journey that will continue on in the future. They are such a passionate team, and it is a company that is going from strength to strength. I am looking forward to getting started and contributing to the future of the company.”

On welcoming the new appointments, CEO and board member Johan Attby, says:

“I am excited to work with Maria, Karim and Dylan as 2021 promises to be another very good year for Fishbrain. We have surpassed 13 million users across the globe and as our community continues to grow, our core offering is expanding and we look forward to sharing new features with anglers across the world. Fishing is one of only a few truly global hobbies and our new board appointments reflect our ambitious outlook.”

Chairman Niklas Eklund adds:

“I have been chairman of Fishbrain for four years and in that time I have seen first hand the values and drive that have made it the number one app for the global fishing community. There are some lofty goals afoot, which I look forward to achieving with the entire Fishbrain team, our existing board members and now Maria, Karim and Dylan.”

We are excited to welcome everyone on board and are looking forward to our future with them as our company continues to grow!