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With a passion for
smart streamlining.
Malin Classon, Nexer Group.
Malin Classon is Business Unit Manager at Nexer’s
Stockholm office. Here, she is responsible for
the operational delivery and coordination of their
global units, which serve customers in India, Brazil,
the United Kingdom and the United States.
Yet Malin’s career in the IT industry was not
a matter of course. And it was more or less a
coincidence that she ended up here.
– I had intended to study to become a doctor, but I
was a little burned out on school and instead started
working at a company where I became responsible
for their data migration. It was then and there that I
understood that this was what I wanted to work with,
says Malin.
So in the end, she studied Computer and Systems
Sciences at Stockholm University, graduating in 1997.
Malin ended up in the ERP industry immediately after
university and has worked with business systems
ever since. According to her, it’s paradise.
– I love to streamline, and when you can bring together
finance, HR, production, supply chains, services,
purchasing and other key processes necessary to
run an efficient and seamless system, I’m in seventh
heaven, says Malin about working with ERP.
Malin always focusses on finding solutions rather
than just seeing problems. And when it comes to
digitalisation, the possibilities for improvement
are endless.
– It’s rewarding to work with digitalisation, and
the customers we work with soon see the financial
benefits – that they can keep costs down, save money
and maintain good profitability, says Malin about the
digital revolution that many of their customers are
facing, or are already undergoing.
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Even in her student days, Malin already knew that
she wanted to combine her interest in technology
with leadership issues, something she has gotten to
do in various managerial roles over nearly 18 years
in the business. It’s also one of the reasons why she
wanted to join Sigma IT. When asked why she made
the jump to Sigma IT in 2020, Malin responds:
– I’ve probably always seen them as a rather
‘unclassical’ consulting company. They have more
of a family atmosphere and a good view of people,
with high values and social commitment to impor-
tant issues. Here, you can be face-to-face with your
employees, there’s also a great understanding that the
individuals are the value in the company. I like that.
Malin had only been working with the company
for a year when it was time for Sigma IT to become
Nexer. She believes it’s been a very positive step.
– We had a great launch, and it feels like we have
a clearer profile in the market; we’ve sort of put
ourselves on the map, says Malin.
Just as she’s always done, Malin is looking to the
future and taking things in stride. She loves her job
regardless of the customer or assignment. As long
as she can be involved in streamlining and improving
things for her customers, she’s satisfied. And to
become even better at her job, she gains fresh energy
from riding her horse, among other things. Malin
practice dressage and participates in competitions
with her horse.
– It’s a wonderful bubble, and I get a lot of energy from
it. It’s not uncommon for the stable to be where I come
up with the solution to something I’ve been pondering
at work, says Malin about spending time with her
horse, and how it makes her a better employee.