Per Åström is a seasoned technology leader and product-minded CTO based in Stockholm with over a decade of experience turning digital strategy into customer-facing products and services. He has led innovation and engineering teams across media and finance—driving cloud migrations, API- and microservice-driven architectures, and the launch of new platforms at TV4, Swedbank and now Verified. A hands-on builder as well as an executive, he codes and ships consumer tools too (creator of the Swim Pacer Garmin app and the Surdegskartan service), reflecting a rare blend of product ownership and technical craftsmanship. He has founded and exited a VR startup, run open banking initiatives, and repeatedly set up innovation practices that bridge data, new tech and ways of working. Known for pragmatic transformation and cross-disciplinary collaboration, he pairs strategic vision with operational delivery.
10 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design, Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design at Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Grafisk teknik och digital medieproduktion, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Grafisk teknik och digital medieproduktion at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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Per Åström - Chief Technology Officer at Swim Pacer