MS. MICHÈLE CARLSSON
Managing Director, Nasdaq
Michèle Carlsson is the Managing Director of Nasdaq in the Middle East and Africa
and a non-executive member of board of directors. Michèle has been representing
Nasdaq based in Dubai since 2009. Her focus is bringing Nasdaq’s capital markets
expertise to the region, by building relationships and being the ambassador for
Nasdaq, making sure that clients receive the attention and care that they deserve.
Michèle has always had a client-centric approach, ensuring Nasdaq’s customers
receiving the support they need, to thrive and implement best practices. With
over 30 years of experience in the intersection between technology and finance,
Michèle brings unique skills and capabilities to Nasdaq and the development and
growth of the Middle Eastern and African capital markets.
Michèle started her career in 1985, after studying Information Technology in
Stockholm, Sweden. Prior to relocating to the GCC, Michèle held various
managerial positions at Nasdaq and has experiences is in a wide variety of
disciplines such as being the CTO of a joint venture between Nasdaq and the
Egyptian Stock Exchange. A three years engagement that brought Michèle and her
family to live in Egypt before moving to the UAE. Prior to Nasdaq, Michèle worked
as a system developer at the Stockholm Stock Exchange, the Swedish Credit
Agency UC and the Publisher Esselte DC.
You can read more about Michèle in the following publications:
Acknowledgment to Women in Technology:
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nasdaq-women-in-technology%3A-michele-carlsson-managing-director-of-the-middle-east-and
Swedish leaders, attracts entrepreneurs to the UAE:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6765504364070084608/
Forbes interview, Step Out of Your Comfort Zone, The Challenges of Working Abroad:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hesterlacey/2014/03/05/step-out-of-your-comfort-zone-embrace-the-challenges-of-working-abroad/
Nasdaq Partnering with Africa Stock Exchanges:
https://www.cnbcafrica.com/videos/2019/09/10/nasdaq-partnering-with-african-stock-exchanges-on-fintech-innovations/
Yalla Banat – Women in the Driver’s Seat. An event that aims to empower women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship across the Middle East:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6459160552173293568
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6459160552173293568