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 all things CLS.
Business Development & Stakeholder Management
Executive Vice-President, Actelis Networks
Founder & Executive Chariman, Linkedcare
former General Manager, Atlas Copco Portugal
Business Controller, Ericsson
Board Member
Communication & PR Director, Volvo Car Portugal
Board Member
Country Manager Portugal, Aurora Innovation
Board Member
Divisional President of the Ibero-America Division, Securitas Group Management.
Board Member
Former Executive Vice President, Handelsbanken
Board Member
CEO, Mercator Group
Board Member
Corporate Affairs & Market Access Director, AstraZeneca
Board Member
Managing Director, Oriflame Portugal
Observing Board Member
Customer Fulfilment Sourcing Manager at IKEA Group
Observing Board Member
Stakeholder management, Galp.
Consultant in International, European and Public Affairs
Ambassador of Sweden to Portugal
Ambassador of Portugal to Sweden
Former Ambassador to Sweden
Partner at Gouveia Pereira & Associados
Lénia Godinho Lopes Advogados
Chief Financial Officer, Securitas - Serviços e Tecnologia de Segurança,S.A.
Financial/Human Resources Manager, Epiroc Portugal.
Director, Millennium BCP
