Board and committee work

Information regarding own shareholdings and those of related persons pertains to the situation on December 31, 2024.

Jangurander Tmp

MSc Econ.

Jan Gurander (1961)

Board member

  • Chairman of the Board since 2024.
  • Member of the Board of Daimler Truck, Germany.
  • Former member of the Board of Skanska AB. Former deputy CEO and CFO of AB Volvo.
  • Former senior positions in Volvo Cars, MAN, Scania, Investor and Swedbank Robur.
  • Elected: 2023
  • Independent of the company, corporate management and Essity’s major shareholders.
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 15,000 (B-shares)
Mariacarrell Tmp

MSc Econ

Maria Carell (1973)

Board member

  • President and CEO of RG Holdco, USA.
  • Former President and CEO of RG Holdco, USA. Previous senior positions in i.a. Exeltis, Meda, Q-MED, Actavis, Novartis och Jansen-Cilag.
  • Elected: 2023
  • Independent of the company, corporate management and Essity’s major shareholders.
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 1,500 (B-shares)
Annemariegardshol Tmp

MSc Eng.

Annemarie Gardshol (1967)

Board member

  • Member of the Board of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA. President and CEO of PostNord AB.
  • Former member of the Boards of Etac AB, Bygghemma AB, Ortivus AB and Semcon AB. Former President of PostNord Sverige, PostNord Strålfors Group AB and various senior positions in Gambro AB and McKinsey & Company.
  • Elected: 2016
  • Independent of the company, corporate management and Essity’s major shareholders.
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 8,100 (B-shares)
Alexanderlacik Tmp

BSc in Business administration & economics

Alexander Lacik (1965)

Board member

  • President and CEO of Pandora A/S, Denmark.
  • Previous senior positions in Procter & Gamble and Reckitt Benckiser. Former Board member of Swedish Match.
  • Elected: 2025
  • Independent of the company, corporate management and Essity’s major shareholders.
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 6,000 (B-shares)
Torbjornloof Tmp

Technician

Torbjörn Lööf (1965)

Board member

  • Chairman of the Board of AB Electrolux and Husqvarna AB.
  • Member of the Boards of Inter IKEA Holding B.V. and AB Blåkläder.
  • Former President of Inter IKEA Group 2016–2020, Inter IKEA Systems 2013–2016 and IKEA of Sweden 2007–2013. Previous senior positions in IKEA. Former chairman of the Board of IKEA group companies, member of the Boards of Inter IKEA Group and Mercer International Inc.
  • Elected: 2021
  • Independent of the company, corporate management and Essity’s major shareholders.
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 8,500 Essity (B-shares)
Katarinamartinson Tmp

M.Sc. Economics

Katarina Martinson (1981)

Board member

  • Chairman of the board of directors of Indutrade. Board member in LE Lundbergföretagen, Husqvarna and Industrivärden.
  • Previously Handelsbanken Capital Markets, Strategas Research Partners LLC, New York and ISI International Strategy & Investment Group, New York.
  • Independent in relation to the company and its management.
  • Own shareholdings and those of related persons: 625,000 (B-shares)
Bernordberg Tmp

Engineer

Bert Nordberg (1956)

Board member

  • Previously held various management positions in Digital Equipment Corp. and Ericsson.
  • Former President of Sony Mobile Communications AB 2009–2012. Former Chairman of the Boards of Sony Mobile Communications, Vestas Wind Systems A/S and TDC Group A/S and member of the Boards of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA, BlackBerry Ltd, Skistar AB and AB Electrolux.
  • Elected: 2016
  • Independent of the company, corporate management and Essity’s major shareholders.
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 36,800 (B-shares)
Barbarathoralson

MBA, BA

Barbara Milian Thoralfsson (1959)

Board member

  • Member of the Board of Halma plc, Hilti AG and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA.
  • Former President of NetCom ASA 2001–2005 and President of Midelfart & Co AS 1995–2000. Former chairman of the Board of Exclusive Networks SA and member of the Boards of Cable & Wireless Plc, AB Electrolux, G4S Plc, Orkla ASA, Tandberg ASA och Telenor ASA.
  • Elected: 2016
  • Independent of the company, corporate management and Essity’s major shareholders.
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 3,000 (B-shares)
Karlaberg

MSc Econ

Karl Åberg (1979)

Board member

  • Deputy CEO, head of investments and the finance function at AB Industrivärden. Member of the Boards of Ericsson and Alleima.
  • Former partner at Zeres Capital and CapMan, and previous senior positions in Handelsbanken Capital Markets.
  • Elected: 2024
  • Independent in relation to the company and its management.
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 1,500 (B-shares)
Susanalind Tmp

Operator

Susanna Lind

Union representative

  • Appointed: 2019
  • Operator at Essity Hygiene and Health AB, Falkenberg
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 120 (B-shares)
Orjansvensson Tmp

Senior industrial safety representative

Örjan Svensson (1963)

Union representative

  • Former member of the Board of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA 2005–2017.
  • Appointed: 2017
  • Senior Industrial Safety Representative at Essity Hygiene and Health AB, Edet Bruk, Lilla Edet
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 112 (B-shares)
Sofialafqvist

Research engineer

Sofia Lafqvist (1978)

Union representative

  • Appointed: 2024
  • Research engineer at Essity Hygiene and Health AB, Gothenburg.
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 0
  • Other current assignments/positions: Member of the Council for Negotiation and Cooperation (PTK).

Deputy

Niklas Engdahl (1980)

Employed at Essity Hygiene and Health AB, Lilla Edet

  • Other current assignments/positions: Member of the Council for Negotiation and Cooperation (PTK).
  • Appointed: 2017
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 0

Deputy

Martin Ericsson (1968)

Deputy

  • Employed at Essity Hygiene and Health AB, Falkenberg
  • Member of the Council for Negotiation and Cooperation (PTK)
  • Appointed: 2017
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 200 (B-shares)

Deputy

Andreas Larsson (1989)

Deputy

  • Employed at Essity Hygiene and Health AB, Gothenburg
  • Member of the Council for Negotiation and Cooperation (PTK)
  • Appointed: 2018
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 2,120 (B-shares)
Ernst & Young AB

Auditors

  • Senior Auditor: Erik Sandström, Authorized Public Accountant.
  • Own shareholdings and those of closely associated persons: 0

Master of Laws

Mikael Schmidt (1960)

Chief Group Function

  • Chief Group Function
  • Legal Affairs & Compliance, General Counsel.
  • Employed since: 1992
  • B shares: 41,200