Proposed Board of Directors 2026

Jan Gurander (1961)

MSc Econ.

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.

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

Maria Carell (1973)

MSc Econ

Member of the Board in 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.

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

Annemarie Gardshol (1967)

MSc Eng.

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 management positions in Gambro AB and McKinsey & Company.

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

Alexander Lacik (1965)

BSc in Business administration & economics

President and CEO of Pandora.

Previous senior positions in Procter & Gamble and Reckitt Benckiser. Former Board member of Swedish Match.

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

Torbjörn Lööf (1965)

Technician

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.

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

Katarina Martinson (1981)

M.Sc. Economics

Chairman of the board of directors of Indutrade. Board member in LE Lundbergföretagen, Husqvarna and Industrivärden.

Previous experience including 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.

Bert Nordberg (1956)

Engineer

Deputy Chairman of the Board of SAAB AB and chairman of the Board of Axis Communications AB. 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.

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

Barbara Milian Thoralfsson (1959)

MBA, BA

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.

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

Karl Åberg (1979)

MSc Econ

Deputy CEO, head of investments and of 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.

Independent of the company and corporate management.