Membership Spotlight: Skanska-Frederick Burman, EVP- Skanska Asset Management (Group)
As one of SACC Florida’s Corporate Members, Skanska plays an important part of our organization. In May, we sat down with Frederick Burman, currently the Executive Vice President of Skanska Asset Management (Group), based in Miami and SACC Florida Advisory Board Member. Frederick was born in Linköping. His parents were diplomats which presented the opportunity […]
Membership Spotlight: Voice Professional & HammarstromMEDIA
During the month of May, we had the pleasure of meeting one of our Small-Business Members Voice Professional, represented by the founder Fia Hammarström. She shared her story and what started as a passion has now grown into a business, driven by her dedication and innovative vision. Since 1992 when she started her company VOICE, […]
Membership Spotlight: Consilium
Martin Steen, Regional Manager for the Americas During the month of April, we had the opportunity to meet Martin Steen at Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami, where he represented Consilium along with his team. Originally from Gothenburg, Sweden, Martin Steen relocated to Florida in 2016 from his previous position as managing director for Consilium South Korea. At […]
Membership Spotlight: ScandiLabs
Alexandra Cochrane, Founder and CEO, ScandiLabs This month, we had the opportunity to sit down with Alexandra Cochrane, founder and owner of Scandilabs. She shared the story of how her company Scandilabs was born, what her brand stands for, the benefits of her product and the company’s future. At the age of 20, Alexandra moved […]
Membership Spotlight: Polatsek
Harry D. Polatsek, Managing Attorney-Polatsek, Counsellors-at-Law Harry D. Polatsek has practiced immigration law for 45 years. After gaining big-firm experience in New York, he stepped out on his own to found the law firm Polatsek, Counsellorsat-Law in July of 1983 in Fort Lauderdale. His risk paid off—today, the firm is widely recognized as a leader […]
Membership Spotlight: SAS
Jasmin Utter, General Manager Region Americas- SAS SAS in the US Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) was founded after World War II, in August of 1946, as the common airline company for Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The first flight to the US took off as early as September 17, 1946. Scandinavians traveling to the US for business […]
Membership Spotlight: MESAB
Nicklas Rylin, CEO / Managing Director – MESAB MESAB is a marine engineering company offering turnkey integration of systems, project management and manpower to the maritime industry. Nicklas Rylin started with MESAB as Project Manager in 2015, and since 2019 he has served in his current role as CEO/Managing Director. Anders Sjöström, one of the […]
Membership Spotlight: Navico
Christian Olsson, Vice President Of Sales Americas, Navico For the Membership spotlight in April , we spoke with Christian Olsson, Vice President of Sales Americas at Navico. He told us about Navico’s rapid growth, working with his passion; boats, and how SACC Florida helped with building a local network. True passion for Boats Christian has […]
Membership Spotlight: Johan’s Jöe
Laura Klintberg, Owner, Johan’s Jöe Swedish Restaurant This month, we had the opportunity to sit down with Laura Klintberg, owner of Johan’s Jöe in West Palm Beach. She shared the story of how Johan’s Jöe came to be, the best part about owning the Swedish café & restaurant, and their connection to SACC Florida. Johan’s […]
Toralf Lea, Lea Machine Services
The office of Lea Machine Services in Jupiter is buzzing with activity. The entire team is busy fulfilling a large order for Norwegian Cruise Lines consisting of 8,000 Arctic safety kits. The kits are designed to keep passengers protected and warm in the event of an emergency at sea. “The pandemic brought production to almost […]