Anders Kempe
President, MS&L Europe
CEO, JKL Group
Anders Kempe is Manning Selvage & Lee’s European president. He is also the chief executive officer of JKL Group (JKL), the second-largest corporate communications counselor in the Nordic region. Kempe is one of the founders of JKL, which was established in 1985 and acquired by Publicis Groupe in 2002. JKL Group is a part of MS&L and runs two branded operations in the Nordic countries, which includes both JKL and MS&L offices.
In his role as European president, Kempe oversees MS&L's European operations, which includes 15 offices, and represents Europe on MS&L's global leadership team. Kempe also acts as a strategic counselor to JKL's largest clients, including many of the Nordic region’s blue chip companies in the financial services, energy, telecommunications, construction, transportation, media, IT, pharmaceuticals, venture capital and professional services industries, among others. He has broad experience as a communications consultant and specializes in strategy, public affairs and financial communications.
Kempe has studied business administration at the University of Stockholm. He is married with three daughters.