She will be responsible for the company's external and internal communications work and most recently comes from a role as VP Communications at Telia Sweden. 

Malin Selander has extensive experience in senior leadership roles in communications in major Nordic companies, including SAS, Tele2 Sweden and SATS Group. In recent years, she has been responsible for Telia Sweden's communications department with a focus on proactive, commercially driven communication strategies and change processes.

“With strong momentum in the company, I am pleased to welcome Malin to Scandic. She is an established leader with broad experience from well-known commercially driven companies and she will be an asset in Scandic’s growth journey,” says Jens Mathiesen, President & CEO of Scandic Hotels Group. 

– It will be incredibly exciting to work with the strongest hotel brand in the Nordic region. I look forward to continuing to develop Scandic's communications, both internally and externally, and to contributing to further strengthening Scandic's brand and culture. It is with great commitment and energy that I take on the job, says Malin Selander, Director of Communications at Scandic Hotels Group.

Malin takes up the position after current Director of Communications Elin Westin, who has chosen to leave the company after seven years at Scandic.

– During her years at Scandic, Elin has been a key player in establishing a strategic communicative position in the Nordics and Northern Europe. She has built a high-performing organization that, under her leadership, has played an important role in driving our growth agenda, sustainability work and corporate culture. I would like to extend a warm thank you to Elin for her valuable contributions during these years and wish her all the best in the future, concludes Jens Mathiesen.

Malin took up the position of Director of Communications for Scandic Hotels Group on September 1, 2023.

According to the press release.