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Silver Stars: QGroup Founders Mikael Kretz and Håkan Paulsson, Win Founder of the Year Large Size Companies for Building a Number One Global Workplace, Promising Strong Future Growth
Mikael Kretz and Håkan Paulsson, founders of QGroup , received the Growth Rings in Silver in the category Founder of the Year Large Size Companies at the Founders Awards Gala on September 20.
The Impactful Journey of Mikael Kretz and Håkan Paulsson, founders of QGroup
QGroup is a group of highly specialized companies with expertise spanning from management consulting, full-stack development, machine learning/AI, education, SAP and embedded development. The company was founded in 2012 by Mikael Kretz and Håkan Paulsson, driven by a mission to become the number one workplace for IT specialists in the world. Together, they hold an ownership share of 52%. With a team of 850 specialist consultants, QGroup operates in 11 countries and 20 locations around Europe, North America, Asia and Africa has a strong growth ahead.
How the Winners Are Chosen as Founder of the Year Large Size Companies
The Founder of the Year award honors successful global founders who have built one or more strong private or public limited companies. It aims to spotlight these founders and inspire growth in medium to large-sized internationally expanding companies.
To honor founders across various stages of company development, the award has three categories: small, medium, and large companies. In the category Founder of the Year Large Size Companies are active founders of a private or public limited company with a revenue of more than 50 million euro and at least 20% ownership in a profitable company, based on the fiscal year 2022.
The finalists have been assessed by the Founders Alliance Index, which takes into account past performance, future potential, and social benefits, and they have been evaluated by a Founders Jury of experienced founders.
The Founder Jury consisted of Chair of the jury Magnus Tegborg, founder of Alumni, Cecilia Ekholm, founder of Särnmark Assistans, Shori Zand, founder of Avesina Group, Sven Hagströmer, founder of Creades and Richard Romanowski, founder of eleXsys Energy.
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