The Social Bodies of the CLS consist of a Board of Directors, the General Assembly and the Fiscal Committee. The Swedish and Portuguese Ambassadors are by inherence members of the Board.
CLS is directed by the Board of Directors and the continuous work at the secretariat is executed by the Secretary General.
Contact CLSSecretary-General
The continuous work of CLS is done by the Secretary General, Niklas Knutsson, who has a background in International Business and speaks Swedish, English and Portuguese.
Contact him for questions regarding membership, trade promotion, event planning and everything related to CLS.
Communication Operations Manager, IKEA Portugal
Vice-President
Customer Fulfilment Sourcing Manager, IKEA Portugal
former General Manager, Atlas Copco Portugal
Executive Vice-President, Actelis Networks
Founder & Executive Chariman, Linkedcare
Business Controller, Ericsson
Secretary (Board Member)
Manager, PWC Sweden
Board Member
Communication & PR Director, Volvo Car Portugal
Board Member
Stakeholder management, Galp.
Consultant in International, European and Public Affairs
Board Member
Community Lead, EMEAR Specialists, CISCO
Board Member
CEO, Mercator Group
Board Member
Corporate Affairs & Market Access Director, AstraZeneca
Board Member
Managing Director, Oriflame Portugal
Board Member
Senior Associate in the Tax department at Sérvulo & Associados and Head of the Scandinavian Desk since 2015.
Ambassador of Sweden to Portugal
Ambassador of Portugal to Sweden
Former Ambassador of Sweden to Portugal
Former Executive Vice-President Handelsbanken
Lénia Godinho Lopes Advogados
Chief Financial Officer, Securitas - Serviços e Tecnologia de Segurança,S.A.
Business Controller, Atlas Copco
Director, Millennium BCP
