Axel Regnström

Chief Commercial Officer, First Circle

^{Axel Regnström is the Chief Commercial Officer of First Circle, a Southeast Asia-based financial technology company that provides supply chain financing to small and medium sized businesses. As CCO, he is in charge of the startup’s commercial and go-to-market strategy, leading multinational teams across sales, marketing, and partnerships. Prior to working at First Circle, Axel worked at the Modern Times Group, one of Europe’s leading media houses, where he led strategy and business development of the company’s Eastern European operations. He was also responsible for the launch of the company’s new digital products. He started his career as a management consultant at Bain & Company, working in their Stockholm and San Francisco offices on projects ranging from Private Equity to Silicon Valley tech companies. Axel received his Master’s Degree in Management, Organisations, and Governance from the London School of Economics and his undergraduate degree from the Copenhagen Business School.}