AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

• Doctor of Education (honoris causa) conferred by Charles Sturt University, Australia
• Winner of Her Majesty the Crown Princess Victoria´s Gothia Prize for best innovation
• Nominated Swedish Manager of the Year
• Honorary Fellow of the International Network of Customs Universities
• Member of the Advisory Board of the International Network of Customs Universities
• Awarded the Medal of the Republic of Kazakhstan for services as Customs Officer to the country and the international community
• Awarded the Medal of the Republic of Azerbaijan for services as Customs Officer to the country and the international community
• Awarded the breastplate for Honorary Customs Officer of the Republic of Azerbaijan for commendable services for the international community
• Awards for Swedish Customs during service as head of developments; The Golden Link for best e-Government application, The Swedish Innovation Prize, World XML Application Award, The Trade & Transport EMMA Award, Top5 Bertelsmann Quality Prize, Top5 EU eGovernment Award, The Stockholm Challenge Award, The World Summit Award
• Well known conference moderator and acknowledged speaker at more than 400 international conferences.
• Author of the book, “The Stairway – Management of an Authorised Secure Global Supply Chain (AEO) – Capacity Building for a Customs Environment in a Changing World”, published in five languages and distributed in more than 11.000 copies
• Author of the book, “When Elephants Fly – Customs Leadership and Management in a Globalized World”
• Published articles in numerous national & international publications including the World Customs Journal.

NATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

• 1994 Responsible for training, EU Law and procedures
• 1994–1995 Project Manager, Customs Information System
• 1996–1998 Project Manager National Risk Management Program
• 1998 Secretary Re-organisation Committee
• 1998 Establishing the partnership with trade structure
• 1998–2002 Head of Steering Committee, Stairway Concept
• 2001- Permanent member of the Swedish e-Government Board
• 2004 Mentor, EU project “Women to the Top”
• 1997 –Well-known speaker, conferences and seminars.

INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

• 1996 EU Monitoring Action Transit
• 1997–1999 Task Force Risk Analysis
• 1997-2003 International projects around the world
• 1999–2003 EU Customs 2000/2002 Committee
• 1999–2001 WCO Information Management Sub-Committee
• 1999– Chairman at four International Conferences
• 1997-2004 Well-known speaker at conferences and seminars
• 2000-2002 WCO Permanent Technical Committee
• 2003-2005 EU Customs Policy Group
• 2004- Senior Advisor, Policy and Strategy, SIDA Albania
• 2006-2010 Director Capacity Building, WCO
• 2013- Board Member, International Network of Customs Universities (INCU) Advisory Board
• 2012- Board Member, International Summit on Borders (ISoB)

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

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