SACC PERTH WA
The Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce (SACC) started up the Chapter in Perth Western Australia in 2018. With support from the Swedish-Australian business community in Western Australia the Chapter has been growing and established a close network and events. Our SACC and YP contacts in Perth WA are Joseph Olsson, Pia Nilsson, Lisa Jahrsten, Jonas Edner, Andrew Abercromby and Oscar Gustavson.
PERTH WA CHAPTER BOARD MEMBERS
Joseph Olsson, Chair Perth WA Chapter Board
General Manager – Ground Engaging Tools & Buckets at Sandvik
Joseph started his role at Sandvik in 2021 as General Manager – Ground Engaging Tools & Buckets. He came to Australia with Swedish steel maker SSAB, where he was Business Line Manager for a new venture within SSAB developing and launching new innovative products for the key mining markets. Prior to that, he was heading sales, strategy and business development at G&G Mining Fabrication, a subsidiary of SSAB. During his years in Australia, he has supported miners and mining contractors in improving the productivity of their mobile and fixed mining equipment through innovative designs and material upgrades. In addition, building on his experience as an M&A manager at SSAB in Sweden, he hunts for and oversees transactions to support growth in the Asia-Pacific region. Before joining SSAB and then Sandvik, he worked as a management consultant in a broad range of companies and industries. LinkedIn: Joseph Olsson
Pia Nilsson, Vice Chair Perth WA Chapter Board
Lisa Jahrsten, Board Member
Honorary Consul for Sweden in Western Australia
Lisa studied political science and French at Lund University also has a Diploma in business Communications from IBM Business School. Worked for Hewlett Packard before she moved to Australia in 1995 where she worked within the IT industry for many years with Computer Corp, Synergy and Vizstone. Lisa have been involved with Swedish organisations more or less since moving to Perth, she was the president for the Swedish Club of WA and later for SWEA Perth. Lisa is married to Tom and they have two children.
Jonas Edner, Board Member
Managing Director, Candy People Australia
Jonas has spent over 25 years living in Perth, Western Australia, where he runs Moose Cafe & Restaurant in Claremont. Jonas has been in refrigerated logistics for many years and turned to import and wholesale of Swedish confectionary in 2011. By 2013 the business had a national footprint and today supplies many of businesses around Australia with Swedish connections. LinkedIn: Jonas Edner
Andrew Abercromby, Board Member
Managing Director, Serneke Australia
Andrew is an experienced company director with a broad range of international construction, consulting, and executive management experience, and a personal commitment to environmental and social sustainability. He is a Civil/Environmental Engineer and a Registered Builder, holds a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD in France, and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Andrew set up Apropos in 1986 to provide contracting and consulting services to professional organisations in Australia and overseas. In 2000, Apropos co-established Consortium Builders in Western Australia. In 2018, the company was re-branded SERNEKE Australia after acquisition by one of Sweden’s most dynamic construction firms. LinkedIn: Andrew Abercromby
