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Adam Hedengren-Deria

Senior Consultant
Adam Hedengren-Deria has a multifaceted background that spans across politics, civil society, media, business and finance.

He assists clients in a range of contexts, supporting on financial communications, corporate reputation, and positioning, often in high-stakes situations involving complex layers of risk.

He assists clients in a range of contexts, supporting on financial communications, corporate reputation, and positioning, often in high-stakes situations involving complex layers of risk.

“Companies today, especially multinationals, are required to engage with a wide range of complicated issues, often beyond the scope of their core business. We support our clients in just that; advising on how to interpret and navigate a rapidly changing society, taking into consideration all aspects of the local and global.”


Prior to joining Kekst CNC, Adam most recently worked on the corporate finance side, acting as a trusted advisor and manager of large teams in a number of transactions and listings. Before moving into corporate finance, Adam was a consultant in the financial communications space, supporting growth companies – particularly across the Nordics.

Adam also has a background as an entrepreneur, editor, and writer in the media industry. In the early 2010s, he co-founded a regional English-language media platform which garnered international attention for its broad-ranging coverage of the Middle East and North Africa. As part of his work in the MENA, Adam organized a series of high-profile startup conferences across the region in collaboration with the Swedish Foreign Service and several multinational companies.

He has been invited as speaker and participant in various MENA-related forums and roundtables such as at the World Economic Forum, Oslo Freedom Forum, the Almedalen Week, and Track II diplomacy talks.
 
Adam holds a Master's degree in International Relations and Arabic from University of St Andrews, UK, and a Master's degree in Communication for Development from Malmö University, Sweden. He was an exchange student at University of Damascus, Syria.


Insights

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Blankaraktivister alltmer in i värmen?

På finansmarknaden dyker det från och till upp nya utmanare och motsättningar. Blankaraktivism får nog, ur ett historiskt perspektiv, anses höra till denna breda skara av fenomen och aktörer som utmanat spelreglerna och gängse praxis. De har också, ganska ofta, varit synnerligen skickliga på att utnyttja mediesamhällets inneboende dynamik, med konflikt, volatilitet och personifiering som viktiga drivkrafter.

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Internkommunikation i en turbulent tid

I en tid av snabb förändring och hög volatilitet blir det allt viktigare för bolag att bygga motståndskraft. Ökande osäkerhet i omvärlden riskerar att skapa känslor av otrygghet över företagets framtid bland medarbetare, särskilt i organisationer som aviserar initiativ för effektiviseringar, omstruktureringar eller strategisk översyn. Under det senaste året har de tydligaste exemplen på denna utveckling kanske funnits i techsektorn.

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En ny vår för blankaraktivismen?

Blankaraktivism har under de senaste åren blivit en realitet för allt fler svenska bolag. SBB, Truecaller, Evolution och Sinch utsattes för förra årets mest uppmärksammade blankarattacker. Snabbväxande bolag, nynoteringar och färgstarka grundare hamnar ofta i aktivistens blickfång. Fenomenet är i sig inte nytt – det har förekommit i ökande utsträckning sedan 1990-talets början. Men tills nyligen var svenska bolag relativt fredade. Hur bör bolagen agera när hotet från blankare växer?

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P.O. Box 1405

Sveavägen 24-26

SE-111 84 Stockholm

Sweden