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description: Learn about the leadership team behind Aico. Find out Aico's values and our award-winning customer support team.
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# Dedicated to helping large enterprises with their financial close.

## Enabling a more meaningful work life for finance professionals

You're looking to organise, de-stress and simplify the financial close process for your team.

We built Aico, the company and the platform, to handle the complex, unique and changing needs of the world's biggest enterprises, and the people who work there.​

Every solution we offer can be brought together to form part of a complete financial close process platform, built by our team of delivery and software specialists.

 

## Award-winning support

Statutory compliance, operational complexity and technological advances demand that the financial platform you use is flexible and scalable.

Aico’s R&D and Product teams adapt, innovate and develop alongside you and your needs, meeting each new twist in the road with the tenacity and commitment you expect from a first-class service.

## The values we live by

## Togetherness

*“Our sense of togetherness means that we feel comfortable in our work community to share all of our ideas to find the best solutions even for the toughest of challenges. *

*"We achieve the best results working together, ensuring that we can come up with novel and advanced solutions.”*

- Jēkabs, Solutions Consultant

## Sustainable growth

*“Aico has grown quickly, but it feels like everyone has the chance to grow and learn together with the company. I'd say if you have the willingness to grow, there is an opportunity for you here.*

*"Also, implementing Aico is a huge change for our customers, so we do everything we can to support them. After all, Aico is there to give finance professionals a better and more meaningful work-life balance by easing and automating some of their current accounting processes. We're here to support their evolving business needs and grow together.”*

- Lolita, Support Specialist

![AccelKKR Aico t6](https://aico.ai/hubfs/AICO%20optimised%20images/AccelKKR%20Aico%20t6.webp "AccelKKR Aico t6")

### Aico Accelerates Growth with Strategic Investment from Accel-KKR

In April 2024 Aico entered into a partnership with Accel-KKR, a global leader in technology investment. This investment fuels Aico's mission to provide large enterprises across Europe with a leading financial close platform.  

Accel-KKR is a global technology-focused private equity firm with $19 billion in cumulative capital commitments. Accel-KKR is committed to growth and helping software companies deliver value to their customers through excellent products and services. 

Accel-KKR's expertise and resources will propel Aico's market expansion, bringing automation, transparency, and control to the financial close process for more businesses than ever before. With this investment, Accel-KKR will join the current investor - Juuri Partners - as backers of Aico. 

[ Find out more ](https://blog.aico.ai/blog/aico-receives-majority-equity-investment-from-global-software-investor-accel-kkr)

## Introducing Our Leadership Team

Meet the people behind our commitment to excellence

![image of Michael Teixeira](https://aico.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Michael.png?width=128&height=128&name=Michael.png)

#### Michael Teixeira

Chief Executive Officer

[michael.teixeira@mercur.com](mailto:michael.teixeira@mercur.com)

**Michael Teixeira** is Group Chief Executive Officer  of the combined Aico, Mercur, AARO business. Michael is an experienced international tech CEO with a track record of driving sustainable growth, and transforming businesses into high-performing, professional environments. He is an inclusive and values-led leader , adept at building outstanding teams and embedding a winning company culture.

![image of Heidrun Fredriksen](https://aico.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Heidrun%20Fredriksen.jpg?width=128&height=128&name=Heidrun%20Fredriksen.jpg)

#### Heidrun Fredriksen

Interim Chief Financial Officer

[heidrun.fredriksen@aaro.com](mailto:heidrun.fredriksen@aaro.com)

**Heidrun** is acting CFO for the joint businesses of AARO, Aico and Mercur and used to navigating in diverse corporate and geographic environments. With extensive experience in acquisitions, disposals, and business integration, she brings a proven track record of driving financial governance and practical leadership.

![image of Kaisa Nuorivaara](https://aico.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Aiconauts%20photos/Kaisa%20Nuorivaara.png?width=128&height=128&name=Kaisa%20Nuorivaara.png)

#### Kaisa Nuorivaara

Chief Human Resources Officer

[kaisa.nuorivaara@aico.ai](mailto:kaisa.nuorivaara@aico.ai)

**Kaisa** has been the Head of People and Culture as well as Organisational Development at Aico since September 2016. She specialises in nurturing a positive company culture and overseeing organisational development. Additionally, she manages Aico’s Latvian and German legal entities. She believes in empowering individuals to develop their roles while providing support when needed, contributing to Aico's vibrant and supportive work environment.

![image of Asif Muhammad](https://aico.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Asif%20Muhammad.jpeg?width=128&height=128&name=Asif%20Muhammad.jpeg)

#### Asif Muhammad

Chief Marketing Officer

[muhammad.asif@aico.ai](mailto:muhammad.asif@aico.ai)

**Asif Muhammad **is a highly experienced CMO with 20 years of global marketing experience in SaaS & technology. He has built and led global marketing teams through periods of intense expansion and has a successful track record in building brands and driving new customer acquisition programs. 

![image of Jon Craven](https://aico.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Jonathan%20Craven%20-%20Headshot-1.jpg?width=128&height=128&name=Jonathan%20Craven%20-%20Headshot-1.jpg)

#### Jon Craven

Chief Revenue Officer

[jon.craven@aico.ai](mailto:jon.craven@aico.ai)

**Jon Craven **is a highly experienced CRO with extensive experience in Cloud & SaaS solution across various enterprise markets and a strong track record of driving exceptional growth. Jon leads from the front to develop trusted relationships with customers and maximize account potential.

![image of Johan Lindemann](https://aico.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Mercur%20Team/Johan%20Lindemann%202.png?width=128&height=128&name=Johan%20Lindemann%202.png)

#### Johan Lindemann

Chief Technology Officer

[johan.lindemann@mercur.com](mailto:johan.lindemann@mercur.com)

**Johan Lindemann **began his career at the Mercur organisation and has held a number of different positions, including Consultant Manager and Product and Presales Manager. Since 2014, he has been the Chief Technology Officer. Johan is passionate about creating exceptional products, and under his leadership, the Mercur team has developed a modern multi-tenant cloud solution with market-leading performance.

![image of Ola Henriksson](https://aico.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Mercur%20Team/Ola%20Henriksson%202.png?width=128&height=128&name=Ola%20Henriksson%202.png)

#### Ola Henriksson

Chief Operations Officer

[ola.henriksson@mercur.com](mailto:ola.henriksson@mercur.com)

**Ola Henriksson** joined Mercur in 2007, bringing with him a background as a finance executive along with extensive experience in software for performance management, business intelligence and statutory consolidation. Since joining, he has been instrumental in developing the professional services organisation, with a strong emphasis on delivering customer value, achieving high levels of customer satisfaction and providing exceptional support.

![image of Richard Berntsson](https://aico.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/richard.jpg?width=128&height=128&name=richard.jpg)

#### Richard Berntsson

Chief Operating Officer

[richard.berntsson@aaro.com](mailto:richard.berntsson@aaro.com)

Over the past 17 years at AARO, **Richard **has held roles including Delivery Manager, Project Manager, Marketing Manager, Head of Key Account Management, and Head of Sales Management Sweden. For the last 6 years, as COO, he has driven the development of IT & Compliance, Marketing, Product, Development & Testing, and Consulting, building strong teams across these areas.

![image of Toby Davidson](https://aico.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/toby.jpg?width=128&height=128&name=toby.jpg)

#### Toby Davidson

Chief Product Officer

[toby.davidson@aico.ai](mailto:toby.davidson@aico.ai)

**Toby Davidson **is a highly experienced Chief Product Officer, with strong domain experience in SaaS and in finance & cloud software, with Netsuite, SAP, and Proactis, and a very successful track record in high-growth environments. He brings clear strategic product vision and customer-centricity.

![image of Anders Persson](https://aico.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/1675103270770.jpg?width=128&height=128&name=1675103270770.jpg)

#### Anders Persson

Vice President of Transformation

**Anders Persson **has excellent experience of driving transformation in his time as a consultant e.g. at Bain and as Head of Strategy and M&A at HiQ Group, where he worked on a number of M&A integrations and on many transformative strategic projects. Anders will focus on the strategic transformation topics where he can have the biggest impact.

He is officially joining the team in September 2025

## Introducing Our Board Members

Meet the people supporting our commitment in excellence

![image of Maurice Hernandez](https://aico.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/maurice.png?width=128&height=128&name=maurice.png)

#### Maurice Hernandez

Managing Director, Accel-KKR

To find out more about Maurice, [click here.](https://www.accel-kkr.com/team/hernandez/)

![image of Phil Cunningham](https://aico.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Phil_5-1.jpg?width=128&height=128&name=Phil_5-1.jpg)

#### Phil Cunningham

Managing Director, Accel-KKR

To find out more about Phil, [click here.](https://www.accel-kkr.com/team/cunningham/)

![image of Hansaka Fernando](https://aico.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Hansaka4.jpg?width=128&height=128&name=Hansaka4.jpg)

#### Hansaka Fernando

Senior Associate, Accel-KKR

To find out more about Hansaka, [click here.](https://www.accel-kkr.com/team/fernando_hansaka/)

![image of Tapani Varjas](https://aico.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/tapani.png?width=128&height=128&name=tapani.png)

#### Tapani Varjas

Partner, Juuri Partners

To find out more about Juuri Partners, [click here.](https://juuripartners.fi/)

## How does Aico help you take control of the financial close?

Click below to find out more about our suite of financial close solutions.

[

### Closing task manager

 Complete your month-end close faster and boost accuracy with Aico. 

](https://aico.ai/aico-closing-task-manager) [

### Account reconciliations

 Check balances, line items and auto reconcile accounts with one-click automation. 

](https://aico.ai/account-reconciliations) [

### Intercompany invoicing

 Ensure intercompany transactions always match and are booked in the correct period. 

](https://aico.ai/intercompany-invoicing) [

### Journal entries

Automate and post journal entries right the first time. 

](https://aico.ai/variance-monitor) [

### The Aico platform

 Find out how Aico can provide everything you need for your financial close now and in the future. 

](https://aico.ai/the-most-advanced-financial-close-platform-for-enterprises-aico)

### Take 5 minutes to discover why Europe’s leading enterprises  trust Aico with their financial close.

[ Watch demo ](https://aico.ai/aico-book-a-live-demo) [ Contact us ](https://aico.ai/contact-aico-sales)

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