Svante Stockselius

Stig Svante Stockselius (pronounced [ˈsvânːtɛ stɔkˈsěːlɪɵs]; born 31 December 1955) is a Swedish journalist and television executive.

[3] He was also the architect of a major revamp of the Swedish ESC qualification competition, Melodifestivalen, in 2002, introducing four semi-finals and a Second Chance round preceding the finals.

[5] After Estonia's ESC victory in 2001, Stockselius was asked by the Estonian television channel ETV to take part in the preparations for the 2002 event.

[6] In 2003 he was offered the job as executive supervisor for the Eurovision Song Contest,[7] a position he would hold until 30 August 2010, when it was announced that he would be resigning after the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 to "give others the opportunity to take the event to the next level".

[8] In November 2010, Norwegian television executive Jon Ola Sand was appointed his successor in the role.