our name Our name – pronounced "zin-tay-o" – is one-of-a-kind. Dr Osvald M. Bjelland, Xyntéo’s founder and chairman, and Stephan Carlquist, its CEO, created the company name by recycling two old words. Synetikos is Greek for "to bring forth together". Abeo is Latin for "change". This is what we’re about.  We work with business to bring about the changes needed to grow in the impending low-carbon economy. Home | Contact Back.