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Christian Erlandson appointed CEO of Autofutura

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Global automotive software company Autofutura has appointed Christian Erlandson as its new chief executive officer.

Erlandson (pictured) joins from GfK, where he had been at the helm as CCO since 2017. Prior to GfK, he led Dun & Bradstreet as chief executive officer for the UK and managing director for Europe.

He said: “I plan to build upon the excellent reputation Autofutura has in the market and ensure we continue to develop innovative solutions for our clients that provide the growth required to ensure a safe and enjoyable environment for our team. It’s an exciting time to be joining Autofutura.”

In addition to Erlandson working with colleagues at Autofutura on new solutions, he will also discuss innovation with key customers and with the senior team at Inflexion, which invested in the business last year.

Tom Pemberton, investment director at Inflexion, said: “Christian has strong expertise scaling up and growing fast-moving tech companies. He is a proven expert in understanding customer needs, as well as in helping companies to expand internationally, and strategically drive digitalisation across the business. We are really excited to have him on board.”

David Riemenschneider, chairman at Autofutura, praised Erlandson for his business leadership skills, adding: “His commitment to delivering growth for software business in multiple sectors, means Christians’ appointment is an important step in our strategy to evolve our global business strategy.”