Digitalization

Driving Development for Long-Term Competitiveness.

 
 
As digital solutions grow more advanced, the need for the right skills, structures, and priorities becomes increasingly important. For Axel Johnson International, digitalization is a strategic focus that helps our companies stay resilient, competitive, and connected. Guided by our values, we work proactively to support, challenge, and inspire, always with the ambition to strengthen our companies for the long run. Our central IT function plays a vital role in ensuring that our companies can operate securely, efficiently, and without disruption.

We offer a comprehensive digital platform designed to meet the needs of an entrepreneurial and decentralized group:

  • A modern IT platform that provides services and tools to accelerate each company’s digital journey.
  • A dedicated cybersecurity team operating seven days a week to safeguard our systems, data, and operations.
  • Scalable digital solutions that can be quickly implemented across companies and markets when opportunities arise.

Our digital work looks different depending on where it takes place. At group level, we focus on raising awareness, enabling learning, and challenging strategic priorities so our companies can stay at the forefront of their industries. We deliberately limit group-wide initiatives to areas where shared direction benefits everyone, such as cybersecurity and our common collaboration platform.

At business group level, the scope is broader. Here, digital initiatives range from internal process improvements to customer-facing solutions. Examples include marketing and websites, operations support, and digital customer offerings. Most ideas originate close to the customer, a direct result of our decentralized model where entrepreneurship and local ownership lead development. No matter where an initiative begins, it always remains company-owned, even when supported by group resources.

Ultimately, our goal is simple: to make digitalization a practical enabler of growth, smarter ways of working, and stronger customer value, today and for years to come.

When we combine local entrepreneurship with shared digital strength, we unlock long-term value across the entire group.”

Mårten Steen
Chief Information Officer

 

Focus Areas

Driving Progress Across the Group

Digitalization, just us our other three strategic focus areas — solutions, sustainability, and people development help us to jointly utilize on the strength that comes from working together. We believe these areas are essential to the long-term growth and continued development of our companies.