Paragin Group welcomes Colin Tenwick and Fredrik Nylander to Supervisory Board

26/02/2026
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Following the news of ECI’s investment last week, high-stakes exam and assessment software provider, Paragin Group, has announced the appointment of two software heavyweights into its Supervisory Board.

Colin Tenwick, seasoned tech-focussed PE Chair who currently works with ECI on the board of Commify and previously at Auction Technology Group, has joined as Chair. Colin currently works in the education vertical as Chair of Oxford International Education Group, and his previous experience in the Benelux includes the >$1bn EV exit of Security software company AVG to Avast.

Fredrik Nylander, experienced SaaS Chair and Non Exec, with Exec experience at Workday, Microsoft, SAP and Oracle, has joined as Non Exec on the board. As a scale operator Fredrik will bring best practice knowledge on innovation through AI and data-driven go-to-market strategies.

Together Colin and Fredrik bring a wealth of experience in internationalisation, scaling SaaS businesses, and successful M&A in the education vertical. They will work closely with CEO Jeroen Bakker and the rest of the senior team to deliver on Paragin’s growth ambitions, while retaining their best-in-class offering to learners and educators.

I am delighted to welcome Colin and Fredrik to the Paragin team. Their experience in both tech and the education sector will be hugely valuable, and I am looking forward to learning from both of them. I am excited to bring my entrepreneurialism and their experience together to deliver on our international growth ambitions.

Jeroen Bakker

CEO at Paragin

I am excited to be joining Paragin at such a pivotal moment in their growth journey. As the exam and assessment market continues to digitise, Paragin are extremely well placed to become the European market-leader, especially with ECI’s backing. I look forward to using my experience in scaling tech businesses to support the team on further expansion.

Colin Tenwick

Chair at Paragin

The future is extremely exciting for Paragin, and I am delighted to be part of the next chapter of growth. Jeroen and the team have built a fantastic suite of software solutions into high-stakes exam and assessment workflows – I look forward to helping them bring these tools to empower more learners globally.

Fredrik Nylander

Non Exec at Paragin

Our ambition is to help Paragin build a European leader in high-stakes digital assessment. We’re delighted to welcome Fredrik and to continue our successful track record with Colin, bringing in experienced operators who have scaled SaaS businesses internationally. Their expertise will be valuable as Paragin accelerates organic growth and executes its M&A strategy.

Rory Nath

Partner at ECI

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