Margareta Sjölund

PhD, Founder of EQ Europe and Kandidata Asia.

Founder of EQ Europe and Kandidata Asia. Margareta is an international expert and pioneer in Emotional Intelligence and has worked with customers and organizations in Europe, Asia and USA. Margareta has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Jenny Westergård

CEO EQ Europe

Jenny has worked in the finance industry for 20 years in different leading positions. Jenny combines a solid business background from large companies and has a degree in Economics and Psychology from Lund University, Sweden.

Birgitta Söderström

Educator and Coach

Birgitta has worked with development of leaders in Asia and Europe for 20 years. Birgitta is an ICF certified coach and has an MA in International Studies, University of New England, Australia, MSc in Mental Health Counseling, University of Massachusetts Boston and a BSc in Communication Studies, New York University.

Peo Emgård

Lead Consultant

Peo has worked as a CEO, sales leader and business developer. Peo founded an IT company in 2008, that was listed in the stock market in 2019. Peo has a teaching degree in IT from Uppsala University, Sweden.

Maria Amerstofer

Managing director Kandidata Asia

Maria has been working as a coach, trainer and facilitator in Singapore since 1997. Maria is an ICF certified coach and holds masters in Human Resource Management. Maria has more than a decade of experience measuring and developing EQ as well as conducting EQ-i certification.

Lisa Hope Tilstra

Coach, Trainer, Facilitator, REI consultant

Lisa has been working in the field of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) since 2012 and is a master international trainer of our tools. Lisa has conducted training in more than 30 countries and is now located in Sri Lanka.

Lisbeth Hedberg

Leadership assessment, coaching and change management

Lisbeth is a specialist who works with Swedish and international companies and organizations. Lisbeth has developied  people, teams and leaders for 20 years. Lisbeth has a BSc in Business Administration and a degree in Communication (IHR) and Organizational Psychology. Certified in  assessment tools and coaching methods.

See Kandidata Asia for associates in Asia

Founder and owner Margareta Sjölund has written a book about EQ that will be launched at the end of 2022.