Proposed Board of Directors 2023

Pär Boman (1961)

Engineering and Business Administration degrees, Hon. D.B.

Chairman of the Board since 2016.

2006–2015 President of Handelsbanken.

Independent of the company and corporate management.

Magnus Groth (1963)

MBA and MSc ME

President and CEO of Essity

Former President and CEO of SCA 2015–2017, former President of SCA Consumer Goods Europe 2011–2015. President of Studsvik AB (publ) 2006–2011 and SVP of Vattenfall 2001–2005. Former member of the Board of Acando AB and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA.

Ewa Björling (1961)

Med. Dr. Sci. and Associate Professor from Karolinska Institutet.

Former member of the Board of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA, the Swedish National Insurance Office and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). Former Chairman of SPBI (Svenska Petroleum och Biodrivmedelsinstitutet). Minister for Trade 2007–2014, and Minister for Nordic Cooperation 2010–2014. Former researcher at Karolinska Institutet.

Independent of the company, corporate management and Essity’s major shareholders.

Annemarie Gardshol (1967)

MSc Eng.

Former member of the Boards of Etac AB, Bygghemma AB, Ortivus and Semcon. Former President of PostNord Sverige, PostNord Strålfors Group AB and various management positions in Gambro AB and McKinsey & Company.

Independent of the company, corporate management and Essity’s major shareholders.

Torbjörn Lööf (1965)

Technician

Former President of Inter IKEA Group 2016–2020, Inter IKEA Systems 2013–2016 and IKEA of Sweden 2007–2013. Previously held various senior positions within IKEA since 1999. Former Chairman of the Board in a number of IKEA Group companies 2013– 2020 and member of the Board of Inter IKEA Holding 2016–2020.

Independent in relation to the company, the management and Essity’s larger shareholders. 

Barbara Milian Thoralfsson (1959)

MBA, BA

Chairman of the Board of Exclusive Networks SA. Member of the Board of Hilti AG and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA. Member of the Advisory Board Sparebank 1 Markets. Former President of NetCom ASA 2001–2005 and President of Midelfart & Co AS 1995– 2000. Former member of the Boards of Cable & Wireless Plc, AB Electrolux, G4S Plc, Orkla ASA, Tandberg ASA and Telenor ASA.

Independent of the company, corporate management and Essity’s major shareholders.

Bert Nordberg (1956)

Engineer

Chairman of the Board of Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Member of the Board of SAAB. Previously held various management positions in Digital Equipment Corp. and Ericsson, President of Sony Mobile Communications AB 2009–2012. Former Chairman of the Boards of Sony Mobile Communications and TDC Group A/S and member of the Boards of BlackBerry Ltd, Skistar AB, Axis AB and AB Electrolux.

Independent of the company, corporate management and Essity’s major shareholders.

Jan Gurander (1961)

MSc Econ.

Jan Gurander was during 2016-2022 deputy CEO in the Volvo Group and was also CFO for the Volvo Group during 2014-2018. He is a Swedish citizen. Jan Gurander has experience from leading positions in listed large international industrial companies and from the financial sector, such as MAN, Volvo Cars, Swedbank Robur, Scania and Investor. Today he has a board assignment in one listed company (Skanska), where he is also serving as a member in all of the board committees. Jan Gurander has a M.Sc in Business and Economics from Stockholm School of Economics.

Independent of the company, corporate management and Essity’s major shareholders.

Maria Carell (1973)

MSc BA

Maria Carell has since 2017 been the President and CEO of RG, an esthetics and skincare specialized company based in Dallas, USA. She is a Swedish citizen and has lived in the USA since 2012. Maria Carell has a solid pharmaceutical and med-tech background including previous leading positions in i.a. Exeltis, Meda, Q-MED, Actavis, Novartis and JensenCilag. She has served as a board member in several companies during the last 20 years but today only has a board assignment in RG Holdco. Maria Carell has a M.Sc. in Business Administration and Economics with focus on international business.

Independent of the company, corporate management and Essity’s major shareholders.