Christer Gardell

Who is Christer Gardell?

Christer Gardell is a Swedish hedge fund manager. Gardell studied business at Stockholm School of Economics, worked at McKinsey & Company and was appointed CEO of Swedish investment company AB Custos in 1996, where he stayed until 2001. In 2002, he co-founded the investment firm Amaranth Capital, which in 2003 changed its name to Cevian Capital. The firm uses an "active ownership" or "activist" investment strategy. In 2006, Cevian launched Cevian Capital II, the largest dedicated active ownership fund in Europe with c. €6 billion of aum as of January 2013.

This fund holds major investments in several companies on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, including Volvo. Past investments have included Lindex, Skandia, and TeliaSonera.