As President of EMEA and Asia Pacific, Mikael Hagström is passionate about providing a culture where innovation can flourish, resulting in market leadership for the organization and its customers.

Hagström leads a growing global team of more than 4,000 professionals in over 50 countries throughout Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. With a more than 21-year track record of leading high-performance organizations, Hagström is responsible for delivering consecutive revenue growth, ensuring profit, harnessing the potential in the current market and preparing the organization for the future.

From 1998 to 2000, as country manager of SAS Norway, Hagström restructured the office and led SAS Norway to record growth, doubling new sales each year for three consecutive years. Over the next few years, additional geographies and P&Ls were consistently added to his growing level of responsibilities. Hagström, who joined SAS Sweden in 1989, moved to the company’s European headquarters in Heidelberg in 1993 where he was promoted to Vice President of Sales for EMEA. He currently works from SAS world headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.

Hagström is Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) Executive Council, a member of the Executive Committee of the United States Council for International Business (USCIB), and a frequent speaker on the multinational business climate, particularly at the World Economic Forum and OECD. He is a board member, head officer or chairman of more than 30 SAS subsidiaries.

He holds a Master of Science degree in industrial automation engineering and administration.