Board of directors
Lars Westerberg (born 1948), Chairman of the Board since 2008. Lars Westerberg has an M.Sc. in Engineering from the Royal Swedish Institute of Technology and a B.Sc. Econ. from Stockholm University. He began his career in 1972 with an engineering internship at ASEA, where he stayed until 1984, when he was Sales Manager for ASEA Robotics. In 1984 he joined Esab, where he served as President and CEO from 1991 to 1994. From 1994 to 1999 he was President and CEO of Gränges AB, and thereafter President and CEO of Autoliv AB until April 2007. Since 2007 he has been Chairman of Autoliv AB and Husqvarna AB, and a director on the boards of SSAB and AB Volvo.
Hans-Olov Olsson (born 1941) is Vice Chairman of the Board and was elected as a director in 2004. He has an M. Sc. in Political Science from the University of Gothenburg with a focus on Economics and Information Management. He has completed a management programme at Harvard Business School. In 2006 he received an honorary doctorate in economics from the University of Gothenburg School of Economics, Business and Law. He began his career at Volvo in 1966 as a systems engineer, followed by a number of management positions. He was President and CEO of Volvo Car Corporation from 2000 to 2005 and Chairman of the Board in 2006. In 2006 he was responsible for global branding and marketing strategy at Ford Motor Company and a member of Ford’s executive management. He is currently Chairman of the industry and employer organisation Teknikföretagen, Vice Chairman of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). He is also a director of AB SKF, Lindab International AB, Elanders AB, the Anna Lindh Memorial Fund and the IQ initiative.
Viktoria Aastrup (born 1971) was elected as a director in 2008. She has an M.Sc. Econ. degree from Linköping University (1995) and a Financial Analyst diploma from the Stockholm School of Economics (2002). In 1995 she began working for the Swedish Road Administration, and starting in 1998 she served for the Swedish government Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications. She is currently assistant unit manager of the State Enterprises Division of the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications, where she has worked since 2000. Viktoria Aastrup is a director of Lernia AB, CEO of Förvaltningsaktiebolaget Stattum, and Nomination Committee Chair for TeliaSonera AB and Nordea AB.
Carl-Gustaf Angelin (born 1951) is an employee representative (for Akademikerrådet) and was elected to the Board in 2003. He has an M.Sc. in Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Between 1977 and 1988 he worked at AB Svenska Fläktfabriken, and has since held various positions within the Vattenfall Group. He is currently active in Nordic Sales.
Eli Arnstad (born 1962) was elected as a director in 2008. She studied public law and political science at the University of Oslo and received an M.Sc. degree from HiNT (Høskolen i Nord-Trøndelag). She was employed by Stiklestad Nasjonale Kultursenter in 1999 and by Stjørdal Naeringsforum in 2000. From 2001 to 2007 she served as CEO of Enova SF. Eli Arnstad is Vice Chairman of Sparebank 1 Midt-Norge and a director of Senter för ekonomisk forskning at NTNU, Stiftelsen Nidarosdomens Restaureringsarbeider, AF-gruppen, Sparebankforeningen Norway, and Posten Norway.
Johnny Bernhardsson (born 1952) is an employee representative (for Unionen) and was elected to the Board in 1995. He received his education as an engineer and has completed complementary coursework in economics. He has held various positions within the Vattenfall Group since 1970.
Christer Bådholm (born 1943) is a director and was elected to the Board in 2002. He has an M.Sc. in Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg) and has also completed courses in Corporate and Group Management at IFL and in International Management at MiL. He has a long record of experience as a CEO for various companies in the transport industry, including ABV Southern Region, NCC International AB, ABB Traction AB, Adtrans GmbH and Bombardier Transportation GmbH. He has had his own consultancy business since 2002. He is also a director of Icomera AB and Svevia AB, and is Chairman of Bombardier Transportation Sweden AB and Balfour Beatty Rail AB.
Lars Carlsson (born 1951) is an employee representative (for Unionen) and was elected to the Board in 1991. He received his education in engineering from Katrineholm Technical College. He has held various positions within the Vattenfall Group since 1972.
Ronny Ekwall (born 1953) is an employee representative for the Union of Service and Communication Employees (SEKO) and was elected to the Board in 1999. He received his education in electrical engineering from the Stora Kopparberg Vocational College. From 1969 to 1977 he served as principal electrician at Stora Kopparberg, and has since then worked as an electrician within the Vattenfall Group.
Lone Fønss Schrøder (born 1960) is a director and was elected to the Board in 2003. She has an Master’s in Law from the University of Copenhagen, and a Master’s in Economics from the Copenhagen Business School. From 1982 to 2003 she held various executive positions at A.P. Møller/Maersk A/S, and since 2003 she has been serving as Managing Director of Wallenius Lines AB. She is a director of DSB, NKT A/S and Yara ASA, Chairman of Bioneer A/S and WWL A/S, and Vice Chairman of Aker ASA.
Lars-Göran Johansson (born 1953) is an employee representative for the Association and Management and Professional Staff (Ledarna) and was elected to the Board in 2008. He has a secondary school education and has worked as a technician and work leader within the Vattenfall Group since 1971.
Per-Ove Lööv (born 1961) is an employee representative for the Union of Service and Communication Employees (SEKO) and was elected as a deputy director in 1999. He received his education in Business Economics from the Luleå University of Technology, and has a degree in Engineering from Midskogsskolan Luleå. He has held various positions within the Vattenfall Group since 1987.
Tuija Soanjärvi (born 1955) is a director as was elected to the Board in 2007. She has a Master’s in Economics from the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration and is CFO of Itella Abp (formerly Posten Finland Abp). She worked for Kesko Abp from 1981 to 1986, and thereafter held various positions for TietoEnator Abp. She was CFO of Elisa Abp from 2003 to 2005.
Anders Sundström (born 1952) is director and was elected to the Board in 2004. He has a degree in Social Sciences from Umeå University. He served as Municipal Commissioner for the Municipality of Piteå from 1980 to 1994, Chairman of the Norrbotten Chapter of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1989 to 1999, and was a member of the Social Democratic party board and executive committee from 1990 to 2005. He has also held several minister posts in the Swedish government: Minister of Labour 1994-1996, Minister of Enterprise, Energy and Communications 1996-1998, and Minister of Health and Social Affairs in 1998. From 1999 to 2002 he was President of Sparbanken Nord. He is currently Managing Director of Folksam Liv and Folksam Sak, Chairman of the Luleå University of Technology, and a director of Boliden AB and ALKA Forsikring A/S.
