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As a true Dane, "Vi er røde, vi er hvide" has a special place in Allan Freiheit's heart, but now we know that he also enjoys wearing blue and white.
Allan is currently on tour with the companies that will form Europe's new powerhouse in the e-invoice market this fall. He dedicated Thursday to Inexchange. The welcome gift was appreciated - a genuine match shirt from IFK Skövde, which has played in the elite handball league in an unbroken series since 1990.
Behind the gift was Simon Strandell, who is commercial director at Inexchange and also youth coach at IFK Skövde Handboll. Simon deliberately targeted the jersey with the number seven on the back. That particular option has a connection to Allan. It is Jonas Samuelsson's shirt. Jonas, in turn, has been a professional in Aalborg Håndbold, which is the same as Allan's hometown.
Aalborg will continue to be Allan's base, but as CEO of the merger of Inexchange, Maventa, mySupply and efacto, he will have a home base consisting of offices spread throughout the Nordic region.
Impressed by the spirit
As for Skövde, this week's visit was like Allan's first visit to the city, placed two hours drive north east of Gothenburg, with about 60,000 inhabitants.
"It feels good to come here and meet the people who work here," he says immediately and elaborates:
"I really think it's important to meet people where they are so that we can talk directly to each other and they can get a sense of who I am. Because I'm going to be running a business with a lot of talented people, I want to get to know them in their local environment and see how they work together and how they work. It gives me a feel for the culture and the way of working."
"But it's not only important for me," he emphasizes. "I think it is also important for the journey we are embarking on that we understand each other."
What are your spontaneous impressions?
"I was at efacto yesterday (read: Wednesday) and I know the company I'm now CEO of, mySupply, from before. Inexchange is thus the third place in the order. What is really the common denominator is the open and non-judgmental tone. People seem to enjoy working together, there is a lot of joking and laughter. It's very easy to blend in. So my first impression is the openness and the positive attitude, also towards the merger, that I have been met with."
Allan thinks for a second and emphasizes:
"I am impressed. I think it's good that we seem to share a common culture. That is, the respect shown to each other, that we talk and laugh together and joke with each other within clear limits so that no one takes offense. That is the spirit I want. It's a spirit that I think can provide a good platform to build on."
"It will be a fantastic journey"
How exciting would you say this journey is that is now starting?
"It's very exciting. We have four companies that are individually very strong. They have achieved very good results in their home markets and have the same ambitions. Now we are creating this new organization, Inexchange. It's a brand new company starting from scratch. We have built it from the bottom up and will now try to grow it going forward. This is going to be a fantastic journey," says Allan, who is excited and full of confidence:
"We have a brilliant opportunity to do something great together. My feeling is that, let's say in three years' time, we will celebrate all that we have achieved. I'm really looking forward to that!"
Caption: Inexchange will have a red and white CEO this fall, but with the future connection to Skövde, he will also wear blue and white. Allan Freiheit (right) visited Skövde this week and received a local gift from Inexchange, presented by Sales Manager Simon Strandell.
