Niclas Ihrén, is an acknowledged expert and management consultant working with sustainable business strategy and implementation of corporate sustainability practices, from radical innovation to strategic communication. He is a globalist and new thinker with broad expertise from international management and business transformation. He is a regular writer on sustainability issues and innovations, and an appreciated public speaker on corporate sustainability, business innovation and long-term market trends.
He is advisor to large corporates in many sectors, and has worked with a number of think tanks and forums, including the Tällberg Foundation, Global Utmaning/Global Challenge, World Climate, World Ecological Forum, V-360 Sustainability.
He is recognized as one of the most influential thought-leaders on sustainability in business by CSR International and by Swedish CSR i Praktiken.
Former roles include: CEO of Globe Forum, a global sustainability business network; founder and CEO of the business incubator Innovation Council; founder and CEO of the consulting company Creatinity; CEO of knowledge management/e-learning group Infinity Learning. He has also held management positions in Capgemini, IBM, ABB, and Telia Company.
Through a long career in business and in management consulting, he has worked with most industries, including in-depth knowledge in financial services, insurance, telecom, FMCG, fashion and outdoor, food, energy & utilities, cleantech, mining, IT services, architecture, construction. He works with small startups as well as with global companies. He has broad experience from general management and business strategy, internationalisation, sales and marketing, PR and comms, CSR, outsourcing, organisation change and major industry and company transformations, emerging markets, India, China, Middle East.