Helena Svancar joins Rettig as CIO

Helena Svancar joins Rettig Investment AB, in Stockholm, as Chief Investment Officer effective January 2026. In her new role, Helena will be responsible for overseeing Rettig’s overall investment activities, with a particular focus on Private Market Investments, supporting the firm’s long-term growth and value-creation strategy.

Helena brings more than 20 years of international leadership experience in investments, M&A and corporate strategy & development. She has spent the past two decades in London, holding senior positions across global corporations and financial institutions including most recently as Partner at Verdane, a specialist growth equity investment firm. Prior to that, she served as Global Head of M&A at Ericsson and Head of Nordic Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank, where she led major cross-border transactions and strategic initiatives. Helena is a graduate from the Stockholm School of Economics.

“With her extensive experience and strategic insight, Helena will play a key role in strengthening Rettig’s global investment operations. We’re delighted to welcome her to the team and look forward to an exciting 2026 filled with new opportunities”, comments Tomas von Rettig, Chairman of Rettig.

Further information:

Tomas von Rettig, Chairman of the Board, Rettig: tel. +358 40 198 9978

Rettig is a family-owned investment company that generates consistent, top-tier, risk-adjusted returns. Our investment strategy focuses on both public and private investments globally and sets out to generate attractive over-the-cycle returns while maintaining an appropriate risk level in the portfolio. A cornerstone in our investment strategy is the ambition to cooperate with professional and like-minded partners and co-investors. Rettig is controlled by the 9th generation of the von Rettig family.