Axel Schörling

CEO & President

Lund, Skåne County, Sweden

About

Analytical, focused and curious high-performer. Main areas of experience: Finance, Operations management, Supply chain management and Sales. Current position: CEO & President at EQL Pharma with the focus to build and expand EQL into one of the leading generics firms in Scandinavia. Five years of experience from Management Consulting. Two years experience from Group Business Controlling. Work conducted in more than 15 countries and three continents. Comfortable to work in Swedish/Norwegian, English and German

Experience

  • Board Member at GASPOROX AB (Publ.)
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

    The Gasporox technology is based on optical spectroscopy. The gas is analyzed by sending low-power laser light through the container, probing the gas content without any preparation or change of the sample. The Gasporox technology can be used for Container Closure Integrity Testing (CCIT), leak testing, Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and residual oxygen inspection. Gasporox technology also has the potential to measure in other fields such as porosity of pharmaceutical substrates.

  • EQL Pharma AB (publ) (8 yrs 6 mos)
    • CEO & President (VD)
      Aug 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

    • Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President (Vice VD)
      May 2020 - Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Operational responsibility from signing of new products through to the commercial product life cycle

    • Chief Operating Officer, COO
      Feb 2018 - May 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      EQL Pharma is a Generics pharma company with development and production outsourced to partners in Europe and Asia and an aggressive growth plan. Responsible for sourcing, procurement, logistics, sales and pricing. The role includes outlining strategies as well as tactical and operational management. Handling the entire Operations from sales planning, supplier forecasting, supplier management and contracting as well as supporting the growth portfolio.

  • Director, Group Business Controlling, Operations at Perstorp Group
    Feb 2016 - Jan 2018 · 2 yrs

    Essential responsibilities Responsible for the global monthly reporting of the Operations function (10 sites worldwide) • PnL: Variable cost, fixed cost and CAPEX (strategic, keep running and M&A) • Various KPIs such as OEE, project efficiency, customer complaint rate, sickness rates action completion, employee satisfaction etc. • Quality and accuracy in data Globally responsible for variable cost, fixed cost and CAPEX forecasting Additional responsibilities • Conduct and present various ad hoc analyses and reports to the Executive Leadership team and the Board of Directors • Coordinate the Budget process for Operations • Coordinate the Strategy process for Operations • Coordinate the Goal setting process for Operations • Drive and participate in various strategic improvement initiatives including transformational projects and M&A Other • Member of the Perstorp Leadership Team • Member of the Global Operations Management team • Daily interaction with C-level executives

  • BearingPoint (5 yrs 1 mo)
    • Senior Business Consultant
      Mar 2014 - Feb 2016 · 2 yrs

      A senior business consultant leads larger projects and programs, coaches teams and is highly involved in sales work. Project Experience • Manufacturing footprint analysis for Europe, food production • Logistics network & vertical integration strategy, beverage retail • R&D strategy and process redesign, automotive • Project manager cloud strategy pre-study, furniture retail

    • Business Consultant
      Mar 2012 - Feb 2014 · 2 yrs

      Responsible for client facing activities, planning and handling of team member’s work streams as well as operative project management and day-to-day client relationship management. Responsibility for deliveries and experience from managing international project teams and customers. Assisting and leading sales analysis preparation and proposal work. Project experience: • Development and implementation of a strategic/tactical governance model, public sector • Analysis of optimal warehouse locations for logistics network, sports retail • Regulatory reporting for banks, financial sector • Video content management, design and implementation of system and workflows for “Corporate YouTube”, furniture retail

    • Business Analyst
      Feb 2011 - Feb 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Performing analysis work, preparing and taking part in workshops and other client facing activities, assisting in sales analysis preparation and proposal work. Project experience: • Pre-study and implementation of supply chain turnaround, grocery retail • Implementation of an IT cost take-out program, public sector

  • Master Thesis Worker at Volvo Car Group
    Aug 2009 - Mar 2010 · 8 mos

    Logistics of pre-series material to China during Product Development.