Proposed Board of Directors

Pär Boman (1961)

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

Chairman of the Board of Svenska Handelsbanken AB and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA, Deputy Chairman of the Board of AB Industrivärden and member of the Board of Skanska AB. 

Former President and CEO 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.

Independent of Essity’s major shareholders.

Ewa Björling (1961)

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

Chairman of the Board of Xolaris AB and PAR Foundation. Member of the Board of Nynas AB.

Former member of the Board of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA, Biogaia AB, Bioarctic AB and Min Doktor AB. 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.

Member of the Board of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA. President and CEO of PostNord. 

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

Member of the Board of Husqvarna AB and Mercer International. 

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 of the company, corporate management and Essity’s major 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

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, 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.

Lars Rebien Sørensen (1954)

BSc Forestry and MSc Econ.

Chairman of Axcel, Novo Holding A/S, Novo Nordisk Foundation and Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Member of the Boards of Jungbunzlauer and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Former Deputy Chairman of the Board of Carlsberg A/S, President and CEO of Novo Nordisk 2000–2016.

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

Louise Svanberg (1958)

MSc Econ.

Previously held various management positions in EF Education First, including President 2002–2008 and Chairman of the Board 2008–2010. Former member of the Board of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA.

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

Bjørn Gulden (1965)

Bachelor’s Degree in Business & Administration and MBA in Finance and Marketing

President and CEO of Adidas. Member of the Board of Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co.KGaA. Chairman of Salling Group. Previously various positions at Puma, Deichmann, Helly Hansen, Adidas and Pandora. Previously member of the Boards of several companies, including Pandora, Ekornes and Helly Hansen.

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