# Patrick Mesterton

> Patrick Mesterton is a Stockholm-based entrepreneur, advisor and board professional who co-founded Epicenter and Elements Stockholm with Ola Ahlvarsson. A former CEO of innovation consultancy Result and of Epicenter, he has worked on corporate innovation, international expansion and startup coaching. Public corporate records also list him as CEO of Rear Pocket AB and chairman of Uppskattade Upplevelser i Sverige AB.

- **Role:** CEO at Rear Pocket AB; Chairman at Uppskattade Upplevelser i Sverige AB
- **Organizations:** Epicenter, Elements Stockholm, Result, Rear Pocket AB, Uppskattade Upplevelser i Sverige AB, UpUp, AltEra Digital Financial Infrastructure Company, Svenska Amerikansk Fotbollsförbundet
- **From:** Stockholm, Sweden
- **Education:** DMIS, Marknadsinstitutet i Stockholm
- **Known for:** Co-founded Epicenter, opened in Stockholm in January 2015 and subsequently expanded internationally., Co-founded Elements Stockholm with Ola Ahlvarsson in partnership with AMF Fastigheter., At his CEO handover, reported Epicenter revenue growth from SEK 34 million to SEK 250 million with consistent profitability and a tenfold increase in the customer base; these are his own retrospective figures.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2014** — Served as CEO of innovation consultancy Result; exact tenure not established.
- **2014** — Helped conceive Epicenter with Ola Ahlvarsson and AMF Fastigheter; became its CEO.
- **2015** — Epicenter opened in Stockholm in January.
- **2016-2018** — Board member of the Swedish American Football Federation, according to his LinkedIn profile and federation records.
- **2018** — Epicenter expanded to Amsterdam and Helsinki.
- **2019** — Listed as a Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in the official gazette, under decrees dated 14 January 2019.
- **2023** — AMF Fastigheter announced Elements Stockholm with Mesterton and Ahlvarsson.
- **2024** — Elements Stockholm opened; Mesterton announced a transition out of the Epicenter Group CEO role.
- **2025** — Met a visiting Japanese research delegation at Epicenter and discussed international relationship building.
- **2026** — Public corporate records list CEO and board roles at Rear Pocket AB and the chairmanship of Uppskattade Upplevelser i Sverige AB.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Epicenter, opened in Stockholm in January 2015 and subsequently expanded internationally.
- Co-founded Elements Stockholm with Ola Ahlvarsson in partnership with AMF Fastigheter.
- At his CEO handover, reported Epicenter revenue growth from SEK 34 million to SEK 250 million with consistent profitability and a tenfold increase in the customer base; these are his own retrospective figures.
- Awarded the rank of Commendatore in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, recorded in the 7 May 2019 official gazette.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Public corporate records give 6 September 2026 as the end of his board tenure at EP center growth AB.
- **2026-06** — A Portally article described Elements Stockholm and identified Mesterton and Ola Ahlvarsson as its founders.
- **2025-04** — Build Vision published an account of his meeting with a Japanese research delegation, identifying him as Epicenter’s former CEO and describing his focus on international relationships.
- **2024-12** — Announced that Epicenter Group should have a new CEO and said he planned to remain involved in supporting the successor.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmesterton/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/pattemesterton

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Last updated: 2026-10-22