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 December 2023. For continuously updated information regarding insider transactions, visit the website of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen).
Thomas Ekman
Chairman
Born: 1969
Other posts: Chairman of Dustin Group, Axel Johnson International, AxSol and Martin & Servera. Director of Novax.
Education: MSc in Business Administration and Economics from Stockholm University.
Current position: President and CEO of Axel Johnson.
Experience: CEO of Dustin, CEO of Cabonline Group, and CEO of Tele2 Sweden. Director of Com Hem and Sportamore.
Director since: 2023
Independent in relation to the Company and Executive Committee. Non-independent in relation to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 0
Fabian Bengtsson
Director
Born: 1972
Other posts: Chairman of SIBA Invest and Företagarnas Riksstyrelse. Director of Komplett Group AS.
Education: B.Sc. Business and Economics, Lund University.
Current position: CEO of SIBA Fastigheter.
Experience: Long track record of experience in retail and digital trade, including as CEO of the SIBA Group, Chairman of Netonnet, and as director/Chairman of CE-Konsumentelektronikbranschen.
Director since: 2016
Committee membership: Remuneration Committee
Independent in relation to the Company and Executive Committee, and to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 20 085
Caroline Berg
Director
Born: 1968
Other posts: Chairman Axel Johnson. Director Novax and AxFast. Also Chairman of the Erik and Göran Ennerfelt Foundation for International Studies for Young Swedes, the Global Village Foundation and Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation.
Education: BA from Middlebury College, USA.
Experience: Active in the family-owned Axel Johnson Group since 2005 and management team member. Many years of experience from Board work in listed and unlisted companies.
Director since: 2014
Committee membership: Compensation Committee
Independent in relation to the Company and Executive Committee. Non-independent in relation to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 13 226
Mia Brunell Livfors
Director
Born: 1965
Other posts: Director of Axel Johnson, Dustin Group, Eutelsat Communications SA, Efva Attling Stockholm and Snäckedjupet.
Education: Economics studies, Stockholm University.
Experience: Former President and CEO of Axel Johnson, President and CEO of Kinnevik, many years of experience from Board work with listed Swedish and international companies.
Director since: 2016 (Chairman since 2016)
Committee membership: Compensation Committee (Chairman)
Independent in relation to the Company and Executive Committee. 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 and Saab Dynamics. Director of UMS Skeldar AG, the non-profit association Beredskapslyftet (Skill Shift Initiative) and Saab Emerging Technologies.
Education: Economics studies, Stockholm University.
Current position: CFO and Deputy CEO at Saab AB.
Experience: Executive Vice President, CFO and Head of Corporate Control at Telia Company, CFO of Teleca and Framfab.
Director since: 2020
Committee membership: Audit Committee (Chairman)
Independent in relation to the Company and Executive Committee, and to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 4 000
Peter Ruzicka
Director
Born: 1964
Other posts: Chairman of Pandora AS, Royal Unibrew AS and Aspelin Ramm Gruppen AS. Director of AKA AS.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration and MBA, BI Norwegian Business School.
Experience: President and CEO of Orkla, President of Norwegian investment company Canica AS and Deputy CEO of ICA AB, etc.
Director since: 2021
Committee membership: Audit Committee
Independent in relation to the Company and Executive Committee, and to major shareholders of the Company.
Number of Axfood shares: 400
Sara Öhrvall
Director
Born: 1971
Other posts: Director of Investor, Bonnier Books and Dagens Nyheter, SNS, and SSE Ventures, and member of the International Advisory Board for the Stockholm Resilience Center.
Education: MSc International Business, Umeå University.
Experience: COO at Axel Johnson, Chief Transformation Officer at SEB, Senior Vice President R&D at Bonnier AB, co-founder and CEO of Differ and Mindmill Networks, and Product Development Director at Volvo Cars.
Director since: 2022
Committee membership: Audit Committee
Independent in relation to the Company, the Executive Committee and, as of September 2023, 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
