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.
The information provided here, which includes own and related parties' holdings of shares, refers to the situation on 31 December 2019. Changes during the current year can be followed via Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority's (Finansinspektionen's) website.
Mia Brunell Livfors
Chairman of the Board
Born: 1965
Other posts: Chairman Axel Johnson International, Dustin Group, Kicks Kosmetikkedjan and Åhléns. Director: Efva Attling Stockholm, Martin & Servera, Stena and the Swedish Trade Federation.
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
Lars Olofsson
Vice Chairman
Born: 1951
Other posts: Vice Chairman Smart Eye and TCC Global N.V.
Education: B.Sc. Business and Economics, Lund University, studies at IMD in Switzerland.
Experience: President and Chairman of the Board of Carrefour S.A., Vice President of Nestlé S.A.
Director since: 2013 and Vice Chairman since 2014
Committee membership: Compensation committee
Independent in relation to the Company and executive management, and to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 8 000
Stina Andersson
Director
Born: 1983
Other posts: Director Fram Skandinavien, Kicks Kosmetikkedjan, Åhléns, Skincity Sweden, Novax, Axel Johnson International, Eneo Solutions and Otovo AS.
Education: M. Sc. Business and Economics, Stockholm School of Economics; CEMS Master’s in International Management, HEC Paris and the Stockholm School of Economics.
Current position: COO of Axel Johnson.
Experience: EVP Strategy and Business Development and responsible for Tele2 IoT, Investment Director and Head of Strategy for Kinnevik, many years of experience from e-commerce companies. Also former management consultant for McKinsey.
Director since: 2018
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 NetOnNet Group, Svensk Fastighetsförmedling, Tipser, Irootfor and Strawbes.
Education: B.Sc. Business and Economics, Lund University.
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: 7 050
Caroline Berg
Director
Born: 1968
Other posts: Chairman Axel Johnson, Martin & Servera and the Erik, the Göran Ennerfelt Foundation for International Studies for Young Swedes and The Global Village foundation. Vice Chairman Nordstjernan. Director The Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation, Axfast, Dustin Group and the Future Work Forum.
Education: BA Media and Psychology, Middlebury College, USA.
Experience: Active in the family-owned Axel Johnson Group since 2005, most recently as Vice President, Human Resources and Communication at Axel Johnson 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: 15 840
Jesper Lien
Director
Born: 1969
Education: Engineer, Technical University of Denmark; Business Administration (financial management), Copenhagen Business School.
Current position: CEO of Isabella Ohlson ApS
Experience: CEO and other leading positions in Coop Denmark, with many years of experience from the retail, digital and food retail trade, including as CCO of the do-it-yourself chain B&Q and operating partner of Aurelius Investment Group.
Director since: 2018
Independent in relation to the Company and executive management, and to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 0
Christer Åberg
Director
Born: 1966
Other posts: Chairman Apoex, Kappa BioScience AS and Zoo.se. Vice Chairman Plantasjen AS.
Education: Bachelor's degree Marketing, IHM Business School Stockholm
Experience: President and CEO of Food Folks AS/McDonald’s Nordic; President and CEO Hilding Anders International; CEO Orkla Confectionery & Snacks Sweden; CEO Arla Foods; CEO Atria Scandinavia; various positions at Unilever.
Director since: 2017
Independent in relation to the Company and executive management, and to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 4 800
Christian Luiga
Director
Born: 1968
Education: Economics studies, Stockholm University.
Current position: CFO and deputy CEO of SAAB Group.
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
Independent in relation to the Company and executive management, and to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 2 100
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 Axfood 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