Management team

Anton Dahlberg

Born 1993. CEO since 2024.

Experience: Mr. Dahlberg brings a diverse background in sustainable technology, business development, and leadership. Before joining MTI Investment AB, he served as the MD at TechBridge Invest Africa Ltd, where he successfully secured ~$3.000,000 in grants and built strategic partnerships to support entrepreneurship in the blue economy across Kenya and Tanzania. Anton’s expertise includes management consulting at Differ in Sweden, where he led projects in risk management, compliance, and data analysis for multinational clients. He has also held leadership roles such as Chairman of Djurgården Bandy, overseeing organizational growth and professionalization.

Education: Master of Science in Sustainable Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Bachelor of Science in Physics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.

Current Board assignments and similar: Board member of Blue Ocean Seafarm, a Kenyan aquaculture startup.

Dependency status: Dependent in relation to the company and its management. Independent in relation to the company’s major shareholders.

Number of shares in the company: 12 850 shares

Manvi Mathur

Born 1976. Group controller since 2023.

Experience: Manvi has over 12 years of work experience in the financial services sector focusing on business management, credit and business analysis and corporate business development for asset based lending to corporates. In her last assignment with a leading Non-Bank Finance company in India, she was a part of the company’s senior management as a member of the company’s credit committee and had the responsibility of managing the business operations for North India as Vice President – Delhi.

Education: Bachelor in Science from Dehli University and Master in Business Administration from Maharshi Dayanand University. The focus area of study was in finance and marketing.

Current Board assignments and similar: Deputy board member of East African Food AB.

Number of shares in the company: 500 shares

Lincoln Njiru

Born 1982. CFO since 2025.

Experience: A Chartered Accountant with over a decade of experience in Group accounting, finance, and strategy across multiple international markets. As Global Chief Financial Officer at Adanian Labs Limited, Lincoln was responsible for overseeing financial management, administration, and strategy across five countries, focusing on designing financial management systems, coordinating annual budgets, ensuring high financial control, and performing corporate valuations for Series A fundraising as a member of the Investment Committee.

Education:  Masters of Science (MSc.) Finance, Finance & Investments. University of Nairobi

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom.), Accounting & Finance. Strathmore University

Current Board assignments and similar: Board member Tanswed Agro Ltd

Martin Ackermann

Born 1977. Board member since 2024. Chairman since December 2024.

Experience: Martin Ackermann has over two decades of experience in the maritime industry. He has served as Chief Commercial Officer at Synergy Marine Group, CEO of the publicly listed company BW LPG, and CEO of Evergas, as well as Managing Director for both Eitzen Gas and B-Gas. He has also been a board member of the World LPG Association. In 2020, he co-founded ClearVoyage, an organization with the vision to reduce complexity and risk in commercial maritime operations, where he serves as Chairman.

Education: He has received executive qualifications from INSEAD, China Europe International Business School, The Oxford Princeton Programme and Copenhagen Business School.

Current Board assignments and similar: He is the chairman and co-founder of ClearVoyage, an organization with the vision to reduce complexity and risk in commercial maritime operations. Director in Techbridge Invest AS.

Number of shares in the company: 820 000 shares

Dependency status: Independent in relation to the company and its management. Independent in relation to the company’s major shareholders.

Trond Randøy, Professor

Born 1962. Chairman 2014-2024. Board member since December 2024.

Experience: Prof. Randøy has extensive research and business experience in the area of international business, entrepreneurship, and corporate governance. He has more than 10 years of exposure to East Africa through research and board membership in Strømme Foundation. He has authored more than 50 articles in journals such as the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory, and Practice, etc. Trond is currently a Professor with the Center for Corporate Governance at Copenhagen Business School. He emphasizes the value of close cooperation with businesses and has co-founded several firms in Norway, Sweden, the US, and Tanzania.

Education: MBA from Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, Oregon, USA, and a Ph.D. in International Management from the School of Business, Bergen, Norway.

Current Board assignments and similar: Alternate board member of Fintech Africa AB, board member of Sparbaken Sør, Co-founder and chairman of Agder Aviation Teach Team AS, Chairman Techbridge Invest AS, board member of MTI Investment Ltd and MTI Investment Advisory Ltd.

Number of shares in the company: 1 385 360 shares

Dependency status: Independent in relation to the company and its management. Dependent in relation to the company’s major shareholders.

Martin Rex Empacher

Born 1977. Board members since 2024.

Experience:  Martin Rex Empacher has 18 years of experience in the financial industry. He has extensive experience in asset management and is a co-founder of Yardhouse Capital Group in Denmark. Before his current assignments, Martin had significant roles at Muzinich & Co, where he managed institutional client relationships and led marketing efforts for the Nordic region. His career also includes service at Saxo Wealth Management, Gudme Raaschou Asset Management, Nordea Investment Management, and Danske Bank.

Education: He holds a degree in Finance from Copenhagen Business School.

Current Board assignments and similar: He is currently a board member of Yardhouse Capital Group, Silva Baltica 3 ApS, Zanrec Plastics Company AB in Sweden.

Number of shares in the company: 314 964 shares

Dependency status: Independent in relation to the company and its management. Dependent in relation to the company’s major shareholders (Holdingselskabet Claus Jörgensen II ApS).

Fatiha Hessner Thiam

Born 1987. Board member since 2026.

Experience: Fatiha Hessner Thiam is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in global businesses across a broad range of industries, including Big Four consulting firms and major international conglomerates. She is currently a General Partner in Thea Capital, a VC fund in formation focusing on women’s health, wealth and longevity in the US and Northern Europe. Fatiha Thiam brings a strong track record of leadership, strategic insight, and operational excellence, and has further strengthened her executive capabilities through completion of the 36th Session of the Program for Leadership Development (PLD 36, eMBA 2022–2024) at Harvard Business School.

Education: She has received Program for Leadership Development (PLD 36, eMBA 2022–2024) at Harvard Business School, and MSc in Economics and Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School.

Number of shares in the company: Holds neither shares nor warrants in the Company.

Dependency status: Independent in relation to the Company and its management as well as in relation to the Company’s major shareholders