Anna Wikland
{{Short description|Swedish business executive}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anna Wikland
| nationality = Swedish
| education = California Lutheran University
| occupation = Business Executive
| years_active = 2006–present
| known_for = Country Director at Google Sweden
| title = CEO of Keybroker (2006–2014), Country Director of Google Sweden (2016–present)
| notable_works = Google's expansion in Sweden
}}
Anna Wikland is a Swedish business executive.
Early life and education
Wikland played and coached elite-level handball for many years{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}. She studied at California Lutheran University.{{Cite web |title=Anna Wikland blir ny chef på Google |url=https://www.resume.se/kommunikation/media/anna-wikland-blir-ny-chef-pa-google/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=www.resume.se |language=sv}}
Career
From 2006 to 2014, Wikland worked for digital marketing startup Keybroker, eventually becoming CEO. In 2014, she joined Google and in April 2016, she became Google's Country Director for Sweden.{{Cite news|url=https://www.va.se/nyheter/2017/03/06/svenska-google-chefen-vi-spenderar-sa-mycket-tid-pa-jobbet--det-ar-viktigt-att-vi-har-roligt/|title=Svenska Google-chefen: "Vi spenderar så mycket tid på jobbet – det är viktigt att vi har roligt"|work=Veckans affärer|access-date=2017-12-07}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.dagensmedia.se/medier/digitalt/googlechefen-vill-bryta-ny-mark-i-sverige-6837760|title=Googlechefen vill bryta ny mark i Sverige|work=Dagens Media|access-date=2017-12-07|language=sv}}
Wikland was named one of Sweden's most powerful women in tech in 2017 by Business Insider.{{Cite web|url=http://nordic.businessinsider.com/here-are-swedens-most-powerful-women-in-tech-2017-2017-3/|title=Here are Sweden's most powerful women in tech 2017|website=nordic.businessinsider.com|access-date=2017-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208070711/http://nordic.businessinsider.com/here-are-swedens-most-powerful-women-in-tech-2017-2017-3/|archive-date=2017-12-08|url-status=dead}}
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Category:Swedish business executives
Category:21st-century Swedish businesswomen
Category:21st-century Swedish businesspeople