Executive Management Team

Johan Åkerblom assumed the role as President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2025 after serving as the company’s Chief Financial Officer from September 2024. Johan has an extensive background of holding key senior positions within the financial services industry, including CFO of SEB in Germany, CFO of SEB’s Baltic Division. Before joining Intrum, he served as CEO of Citadele Bank. He began his career at McKinsey & Co, before joining SEB in 2008. Johan holds a Master of Science in Industrial Management and Engineering from Lund Institute of Technology at Lund University.

Masih Yazdi assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer in September 2025. He brings extensive capital markets experience and has held several key senior positions within the financial industry. Prior to joining Intrum, he served as Group CFO at SEB and was a member of SEB’s Group Executive Committee. Prior to this, he was Head of Group Financial Management at SEB and has also worked at the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, as well as in equity research at Erik Penser Bank, Credit Suisse, and SEB. Masih holds a Master’s degree in Finance from the Stockholm School of Business and is a Certified European Financial Analyst from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Javier Aranguren assumed the role as CIO in February 2020. He joined the company in 2011, where he has performed several roles within the Investment organisation, including Group Investment Director position since 2018. Prior to that, Javier has held various leading positions within the finance sector in companies such as Capital One, GE Money, and TDX. Javier holds two Bachelor's degrees in Business Administration and Law from Pontificia Comillas University (ICADE E-3).

George Georgakopoulos joined Intrum in October 2019 as Managing Director of Intrum Greece. In 2023, he took on the role of Global Head of Servicing. George has a long career in financial services, beginning at Barclays Group in London in 1995. He was, for example, CEO at Bancpost in Romania and later CEO of digital lender 4Finance. Prior to joining Intrum, he was Executive Member of the BoD at Piraeus Bank. George is a graduate of Athens Law School and holds an MBA from the University of Glasgow.

Amon joined Intrum in October 2023 following Intrum’s acquisition of Ophelos, the AI technology company he co-founded in 2020. In October 2024, he became Head of Product Development, responsible for driving product strategy and AI innovation at Intrum. Prior to co-founding Ophelos, Amon worked at high-growth enterprise technology companies such as Moat (acquired by Oracle in 2017) and ASAPP. Amon holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Brown University.

Alex assumed the role of Head of Investment Management in May 2025. Alex has extensive experience as a credit investor. He began his career in Morgan Stanley’s Special Situations Group in Hong Kong, followed by leadership roles at Bawag Group in Vienna and London - most recently as Managing Director, Head of Specialty Finance. He holds an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School and The Lauder Institute in Philadelphia, and a BA and an MA at Harvard University.