founder of the year
HONORARY AWARD
![SVEN HAGSTRÖMER FOUNDER OF THE YEAR 1 HONORARY AWARD copy (1)](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SVEN%20HAGSTR%C3%96MER%20FOUNDER%20OF%20THE%20YEAR%201%20HONORARY%20AWARD%20copy%20(1).jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=SVEN%20HAGSTR%C3%96MER%20FOUNDER%20OF%20THE%20YEAR%201%20HONORARY%20AWARD%20copy%20(1).jpg)
sven hagströmer
FOUNDER OF THE YEAR HONORARY AWARD 2023
Sven Hagströmer, founder of Creades, received the Growth Rings in Gold as Founder of the Year Honorary Award for his lifelong work for entrepreneurship and social impact.
"After following the award since its inception and admiring its recipients, I am truly proud and delighted to be a part of this exclusive circle", says Sven.
founder of the year
HONORARY AWARD 2023
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![Frixos Papadolpolos, Founder of Fontana Food-2](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Frixos%20Papadolpolos%2c%20Founder%20of%20Fontana%20Food-2.jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Frixos%20Papadolpolos%2c%20Founder%20of%20Fontana%20Food-2.jpg)
frixos papadopoulos
FOUNDER OF THE YEAR HONORARY AWARD 2022
Frixos Papadopoulos was awarded with the Founder of the Year Honorary Award 2022 for his lifelong work in building up the family business Fontana Food. Frixos was celebrated together with his family at the Founders Awards Gala, Stockholm City Hall on September 22.
the fontana family
A SUCCESSION SUCCESS STORY
winners quotes
HONORARY AWARD 2021 & 2020
Founder of the Year Honorary Award is Founders Alliance most prestigious accolade and is presented annually at the Founders Awards Gala.
By rewarding particularly successful founders who have made a long-lasting contribution, Founders Alliance wishes to inspire sustainable company building and other founders to act as similarly great role models.
Each year, the Founders Alliance nominates candidates for the award. Founder of the Year Honorary Award laureates receives The Growth Rings statuette and diploma at the annual Founders Awards Gala.
CRITERIA - FOUNDER OF THE YEAR HONORARY AWARD
- has built a limited company with over 10 MEUR in annual sales
- has made a long-lasting contribution of sustainable company building
- has enhanced societal well being based on employment, tax revenue and community involvement
- is a role model for other founders, business and society no longer need to be operational
![Monica Lindstedt, founder Hemfrid, Founder of the Year Honorary Award](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Monica%20Lindstedt%2c%20founder%20Hemfrid%2c%20Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award.jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Monica%20Lindstedt%2c%20founder%20Hemfrid%2c%20Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award.jpg)
2020
MONICA LINDSTEDT
Founder Hemfrid
![Founder of the Year Honorary Award, Gunnar Rylander founder Founder IBS, Catella och Rylanderska Stiftelsen.jpeg](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fonts/Patterned%20Backgrounds/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Gunnar%20Rylander%20founder%20Founder%20IBS%2c%20Catella%20och%20Rylanderska%20Stiftelsen.jpeg.jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Gunnar%20Rylander%20founder%20Founder%20IBS%2c%20Catella%20och%20Rylanderska%20Stiftelsen.jpeg.jpg)
2019
GUNNAR RYLANDER
Founder IBS, Catella och Rylanderska Stiftelsen
![Founder of the Year Honorary Award Kristina Lindhe founder The Lexington Company (1)](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fonts/Patterned%20Backgrounds/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%20Kristina%20Lindhe%20founder%20The%20Lexington%20Company%20(1).jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%20Kristina%20Lindhe%20founder%20The%20Lexington%20Company%20(1).jpg)
2018
KRISTINA LINDHE
Founder The Lexington Company
![Founder of the Year Honorara Award, Barbara Bergström, founder Internationella Engelska skolan](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fonts/Patterned%20Backgrounds/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorara%20Award%2c%20Barbara%20Bergstr%C3%B6m%2c%20founder%20Internationella%20Engelska%20skolan.png?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorara%20Award%2c%20Barbara%20Bergstr%C3%B6m%2c%20founder%20Internationella%20Engelska%20skolan.png)
2017
BARBARA BERGSTRÖM
Founder Internationella Engelska Skolan
![Founder of the Year Honorary Award, Carl Bennet](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fonts/Patterned%20Backgrounds/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Carl%20Bennet.jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Carl%20Bennet.jpg)
2017
CARL BENNET
Founder Carl Bennet Company
![Founder of the Year Honorary Award, Gun Nowak, Founder FACE Stockholm](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Gun%20Nowak%2c%20Founder%20FACE%20Stockholm%20.jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Gun%20Nowak%2c%20Founder%20FACE%20Stockholm%20.jpg)
2016
GUN NOWAK
Founder FACE Stockholm
![Founder of the Year Honorary Award, Rune Andersson Founder Mellby Gård](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Rune%20Andersson%20Founder%20Mellby%20G%C3%A5rd.jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Rune%20Andersson%20Founder%20Mellby%20G%C3%A5rd.jpg)
2016
RUNE ANDERSSON
Founder Mellby Gård
![Founder of the Year Honorary Award, Margareta Jonsson founder Polarbröd](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Margareta%20Jonsson%20founder%20Polarbr%C3%B6d.png?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Margareta%20Jonsson%20founder%20Polarbr%C3%B6d.png)
2015
MARGARETA JONSSON
Founder Polarbröd
![Martin Gren, founder Axis Founder of the Year Honorary Award](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Martin%20Gren%2c%20founder%20Axis%20Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award.jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Martin%20Gren%2c%20founder%20Axis%20Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award.jpg)
2015
MARTIN GREN
Founder Axis
![Founder of the Year Honorary Award, Björn & Lillemor Jakobson founder BabyBjörn](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Bj%C3%B6rn%20%26%20Lillemor%20Jakobson%20founder%20BabyBj%C3%B6rn.jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Bj%C3%B6rn%20%26%20Lillemor%20Jakobson%20founder%20BabyBj%C3%B6rn.jpg)
2014
BJÖRN & LILLEMOR JAKOBSON
Founders BabyBjörn
![Founder of the year Honorary Award, Bengt Nilsson founder IFS](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Founder%20of%20the%20year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Bengt%20Nilsson%20founder%20IFS.jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Bengt%20Nilsson%20founder%20IFS.jpg)
2014
BENGT NILSSON
Founder IFS
![Founder of the Year Honorary Award, Anders Wall founder BeijerAlma](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Anders%20Wall%20founder%20BeijerAlma%20.jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%2c%20Anders%20Wall%20founder%20BeijerAlma%20.jpg)
2013
ANDERS WALL
Founder Beijer Alma, Anders Wall Stiftelse
![Founder of the Year Honorary Award 2013, Sten K Johnson - Midway Holding](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%202013%2c%20Sten%20K%20Johnson%20-%20Midway%20Holding.png?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%202013%2c%20Sten%20K%20Johnson%20-%20Midway%20Holding.png)
2012
STEN K JOHNSON
Founder Midway Holding
![Founder of the Year Honorary Award 2012, Signhild Arnegård Hansen - Svenska Lantchips](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%202012%2c%20Signhild%20Arneg%C3%A5rd%20Hansen%20-%20Svenska%20Lantchips.jpg?width=3296&height=3296&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%202012%2c%20Signhild%20Arneg%C3%A5rd%20Hansen%20-%20Svenska%20Lantchips.jpg)
2011
SIGNHILD ARNEGÅRD HANSEN
Founder Svenska Lantchips
![Founder of the Year Honorary Award 2010, Jonas af Jochnick, Oriflame](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%202010%2c%20Jonas%20af%20Jochnick%2c%20Oriflame.jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%202010%2c%20Jonas%20af%20Jochnick%2c%20Oriflame.jpg)
2010
JONAS AF JOCHNICK
Founder Oriflame
![Founder of the Year Honorary Award 2009, Bicky Chakraborty Elite Hotels](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%202009%2c%20Bicky%20Chakraborty%20Elite%20Hotels.jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%202009%2c%20Bicky%20Chakraborty%20Elite%20Hotels.jpg)
2009
BICKY CHAKRABORTY
Founder Elite Hotels
![Founder of the Year Honorary Award 2008, Ulla Lundevall Dustin](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%202008%2c%20Ulla%20Lundevall%20Dustin.jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Award%202008%2c%20Ulla%20Lundevall%20Dustin.jpg)
2008
ULLA LUNDEVALL
Founder Dustin
![Founder of the Year Honorary Awards 2007, Sven Hagströmer Creades (1)](https://www.foundersalliance.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Awards%202007%2c%20Sven%20Hagstr%C3%B6mer%20Creades%20(1).jpg?width=1000&height=1000&name=Founder%20of%20the%20Year%20Honorary%20Awards%202007%2c%20Sven%20Hagstr%C3%B6mer%20Creades%20(1).jpg)
2007
SVEN HAGSTRÖMER
Founder Creades