Board
The Board’s duty is to work with continuity and long-term to ensure that Axfood grows and develops in a sustainable manner and in accordance with set objectives. To be a long-term attractive investment for our owners, we also need to be a positive force for change in society in general and for our customers and employees in particular.
Holdings of shares as of 31 March 2023. For continuously updated information regarding insider transactions, visit the website of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen).
Mia Brunell Livfors
Chairman of the Board
Born: 1965
Other posts: Chairman Axel Johnson International and Dustin Group. Director AxSol, Efva Attling Stockholm, Kicks Kosmetikkedjan and Martin & Servera.
Education: Economics studies, Stockholm University.
Current position: President and CEO of Axel Johnson
Experience: Former President and CEO of Kinnevik, many years of experience from board work with listed Swedish companies.
Chairman of the Board and director since: 2016
Committee membership: Compensation Committee
Independent in relation to the Company and executive management. Non-independent in relation to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 0
Fabian Bengtsson
Director
Born: 1972
Other posts: Chairman SIBA Invest and Företagarnas Riksstyrelse. Director Komplett Group AS.
Education: B.Sc. Business and Economics, Lund University.
Current position: CEO of SIBA Fastigheter.
Experience: Long record of experience in the retail trade and digital trade, including as CEO of the SIBA Group, Chairman of NetOnNet, and as a director/Chairman of CE-Konsumentelektronikbranschen.
Director since: 2016
Independent in relation to the Company and executive management, and to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 7 285
Caroline Berg
Director
Born: 1968
Other posts: Chairman Axel Johnson and Martin & Servera. Vice Chairman Nordstjernan. Director Novax, Axfast and the Future Work Forum. Also Chairman The Erik and Göran Ennerfelt Foundation for International Studies for Young Swedes, The Global Village foundation and The Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation.
Education: BA Media and Psychology, Middlebury College, USA.
Experience: Active in the family-owned Axel Johnson Group since 2005 and member of the management team.
Director since: 2014
Committee membership: Compensation Committee
Independent in relation to the Company and executive management. Non-independent in relation to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 13 226
Thomas Ekman
Director
Born: 1969
Other posts: Chairman of AxSol. Director of Axel Johnson International, Pierce Group and Dustin Group.
Education: MSc in Business Administration and Economics from Stockholm University.
Current position: President and CEO, Dustin Group. Appointed new CEO of Axel Johnson.
Experience: CEO Cabonline Group and CEO of Tele2 Sweden. Director of Com Hem and Sportamore.
Director since: 2023
Independent in relation to the Company and the Executive Committee, but will be non-independent in relation to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 0
Christian Luiga
Director
Born: 1968
Other posts: Chairman of Combitech AB. Director of UMS Skeldar AG and the non-profit organisation Beredskapslyftet.
Education: Economics studies, Stockholm University.
Current position: CFO and deputy CEO of Saab AB.
Experience: Executive Vice President and CFO at Telia Company, Head of Corporate Control at Telia Company, CFO of Teleca and CFO of Framfab.
Director since: 2020
Committee membership: Audit Committee
Independent in relation to the Company and executive management, and to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 3 100
Peter Ruzicka
Director
Born: 1964
Other posts: Chairman of the Board of Pandora AS and Royal Unibrew AS. Director of AKA AS and Aspelin Ramm Gruppen AS.
Education: Bachelor in Business Administration and MBA, BI Norwegian Business School.
Experience: CEO and Vice President of Orkla, CEO of the Norwegian investment company Canica AS and Vice President of ICA AB et al.
Director since: 2021
Committee membership: Compensation Committee
Independent both in relation to the Company and the Executive Committee, and to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 0
Sara Öhrvall
Director
Born: 1971
Other posts: Chairman of Humla. Director of Axel Johnson International, Investor, Bonnier Books and SNS as well as International Advisory Board at Stockholm Resilience Center.
Education: MSc International Business, Umeå University.
Current position: Seniod Advisor of Axel Johnson
Experience: COO of Axel Johnson, Chief Transformation Officer at SEB, SVP R&D at Bonnier AB, co-founder and CEO at Differ and Mindmill Networks, Product Development Director at Volvo Cars.
Director since: 2022
Committee membership: Audit Committee
Independent in relation to the Company and the Executive Committee, but non-independent in relation to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 162
Anders Helsing
Employee representative
Born: 1966
Other posts: Employee representative on the board of directors of Axel Johnson and Axfood IT.
Experience: Axfood employee since 1998.
Non-independent in relation to the Company and executive management.
Number of Axfood shares: 59
Michael Sjörén
Employee representative
Born: 1960
Other posts: Employee representative on the Board of Directors of Snabbgross and Dagab Inköp & Logistik.
Experience: Axfood Group employee since 1995.
Non-independent in relation to the Company and executive management.
Number of Axfood shares: 0
Lars Östberg
Employee representative
Born: 1968
Other posts: Employee representative for Willys.
Experience: Willys employee since 2002.
Non-independent in relation to the Company and executive management.
Number of Axfood shares: 0
