STOCKHOLM, Sept. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Storytel
appoints Mark Pasternak as Head of
Technology and Johan Ståhle as Head of Product. Together they will
lead Storytel's tech teams and the development of the company's
platform, products and customer experience.
Johan Ståhle comes from an entrepreneurial background leading
product development and scaling digital business in the fintech and
management consulting sectors. Johan is the co-founder and former
Chief Product Officer of the Nordic fintech company Dreams and has
also been Expert Engagement Manager at McKinsey.
"I love the energy, focus and the fast pace of entrepreneurial
companies. I look forward to building on Storytel´s existing
successes and expansion to readers and listeners across the globe.
Being a product led company means constant product development with
the customer experience in focus - and that will be my mission
going forward," says Johan Ståhle, Head of Product at
Storytel.
Mark Pasternak has more than 20
years of experience in the tech industry and has worked
in senior leadership roles across well-known and leading
Nordic tech and media companies. Mark's experience includes leading
product and platform teams as Director of Engineering at Schibsted
Media Group and Epidemic Sound.
"A strong collaboration between product and tech is key in all
development processes and I am confident that me, Johan and
Storytel's talented tech teams will form a really strong line-up to
bring about the best product decisions and drive innovation.
Attracting and retaining top talents is an essential part of
staying ahead of the competition and delivering cutting edge
functionality, so I feel privileged, happy and spurred to join and
lead Storytel's awesome technology teams," says Mark Pasternak, Head of Technology at
Storytel.
Mark Pasternak and Johan Ståhle
report to Storytel´s CEO Jonas
Tellander, who temporarily also steps in as acting Chief
Development Officer following Jörgen Gullbrandson stepping down
from the position in August.
"I am very happy to welcome Mark and Johan to Storytel. Their
experience from technology- and innovation-driven companies and
advanced tech leadership make them the perfect choice to take
Storytel to the next level as our trajectory of expansion continues
across the world, including the constant development
of the best customer experience," says Jonas Tellander, founder and CEO of
Storytel. "I also want to extend my warmest gratitude and
appreciation to Jörgen Gullbrandson, who has been instrumental in
these recruitments and I wish him all the best on his new
entrepreneurial venture".
FNCA Sweden AB is the company's certified adviser. FNCA can
be reached at info@fnca.se or +46 8 528 00 399.
For more information, please contact:
Dan Panas, Head Global
Communications & PR
Tel: +46 70 186 52 90
Email: dan.panas@storytel.com
About Storytel
Storytel is one of the world's largest subscribed audiobook and
e-book streaming services and offers listening and reading of more
than 700,000 titles on a global scale. Our vision is to make the
world a more empathetic and creative place with great stories to be
shared and enjoyed by anyone, anywhere and anytime. Storytel's
streaming business is conducted under the brands Storytel and
Mofibo. Storytel's publishing business area is carried out through
the audiobook publisher StorySide and acclaimed Nordic publishing
houses such as Norstedts, People's and Gummerus. Storytel operates
in 25 markets around the globe and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
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