2025-02-12 07:10News

SmiLe welcomes Magnhild Owman as the new People & Culture coach

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SmiLe Venture Hub strengthens its support to startups by welcoming Magnhild Owman as the new People & Culture coach. With over 20 years of experience in recruitment and organizational development, she will support SmiLe's companies in leadership, corporate culture, and recruitment strategy matters. 
 

Magnhild Owman has a solid background in recruitment and organizational development. In recent years, she has worked as a consultant, supporting tech companies with the executive teams, implementing recruitment strategies, and providing support and training for recruiting managers. 
 

Among her previous experiences, she held roles at the technology company Qlik, where she was responsible for the global onboarding program during a period of rapid growth – from a few hundred to several thousand employees worldwide – and worked as an HR Business Partner. She also served as Director of Employment Experience at Web Manuals, where she built the company's HR strategy and leadership development. 
 

At SmiLe Venture Hub, Magnhild Owman will support SmiLe and the SmiLe companies in all personnel and organizational-related matters. She is particularly passionate about helping small company management teams strategically work with corporate culture and values as the company grows. Creating a strong culture shared by teams, investors, and partners is crucial for attracting and retaining talent.  

 

 

For more information, please contact:  
Ulrika Ringdahl, CEO of SmiLe Venture Hub AB,     
+46 (0)73 656 6232,  ulrika.ringdahl@smileventurehub.com. 


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About SmiLe Venture Hub – Pioneering Life Science and Foodtech Innovations

SmiLe is a leading venture hub that specializes in advancing life science startups from concept to commercialization. We offer comprehensive support through every stage of entrepreneurship, including tailored incubation and acceleration programs, a variety of educational courses, and access to top-tier lab facilities. To date, our flagship incubator program has supported over 110 startups, facilitating their collective acquisition of more than EUR 1.05 billion in venture capital and contributing to 21 successful IPOs. Recognized as one of Europe’s leading startup hubs in 2024 by the Financial Times and Statista, SmiLe continues to be a catalyst for innovation in the life sciences sector. As a non-profit entity based in Lund, Sweden, SmiLe is supported by Region Skåne, Lund Municipality, Lund University, and Medicon Village. We are also backed by our partners Agilent, Sparbanken Skåne, Høiberg, Setterwalls, Zacco, Key2Compliance, Phase Holographic Imaging, ChemoMetec, Samplix, Qiagen, Merck, Bio-Rad, Zeiss, and AbbVie Scandinavia. For more information: www.smileventurehub.com