With the recruitment of seasoned industry specialist Oscar Werner, Gilion, the growth financing and analytics platform formerly known as ArK Kapital, has announced the latest development in its growth phase.
Until recently, Werner was the CEO of Sinch, a massive omnichannel communications company. Under Werner’s direction, Sinch increased its revenue from $400 million to $2.8 billion, saw earnings surpass $300 million, and made no fewer than nine smart acquisitions during his little more than four years in charge.
Currently, Sinch counts well over 150,000 organizations as clients, eight of the top ten internet giants in the US, including Google, Uber, PayPal, and Visa. These companies are based all over the world.
Co-founder of Gilion and soon-to-be-former CEO Oliver Hildebrant will continue to work for the company; he will now serve as Chairman of the Board.
“We’ve reached a stage where we need a master scaler. Oscar scaled Sinch to one of Europe’s most successful technology companies alongside other Swedish stars such as Klarna and Spotify and is one of the most prominent tech CEOs from our region.
“As a founder and serial entrepreneur, I can’t think of anyone more suited to take on the role of CEO and guide Gilion towards becoming a global leader in transforming funding and growth forecasting for both tech companies and its investors”
Oliver Hildebrant
The appointment of Werner is the next logical step for the Stockholm-based firm as Gilion places a greater emphasis on the US market, welcoming the investment capital and, perhaps more importantly, the experience and network of former US-based private equity firm Blackstone executive John McCormick to the table.
