Board of Directors and Auditors

Engineer, Economist, Hon PhD Econ

Chairman of the Board since 2016 (Chairman of SCA since 2015). 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 and prior to this Vice President of Handelsbanken. Other senior positions at Handelsbanken 1998–2002.

Elected: 2016 (elected in SCA 2010)

Class B shares: 3,000

Independent of the company and corporate management.

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

Member of the boards of Biogaia AB and Mobilaris AB, and former member of the Boards of the Swedish National Insurance Office and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). Minister for Trade 2007–2014, and Minister for Nordic Cooperation 2010–2014. Previously Karolinska Institutet.

Elected: 2016 (elected in SCA 2016)

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

MSc Eng.

Member of the Boards of Finnair, the Securities Market Association and Boardman Oy. Former Chairman of Helsinki Deaconess Institute, Vice Chairman of Neste Corporation, member of the Boards of TeliaSonera, Rautaruukki, Metso, Ekokem and Talvivaara Mining Company Plc. Former CEO of Aspocomp Group Plc 2004–2007 and prior to this served as the President of Vattenfall Oy and Gyproc Oy.

Elected: 2016 (elected in SCA 2016)

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

MSc Eng.

Member of the Board of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA. President of PostNord Sverige AB, member of PostNord’s corporate management team since 2012. Former member of the Boards of Etac AB, Bygghemma AB, Ortivus and Semcon. Former President of PostNord Strålfors Group AB and various management positions in Gambro AB and McKinsey & Company.

Elected: 2016 (elected in SCA 2015)

Class B shares: 1,100

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

MSc Econ.

Chairman of the board of Arjo AB and Tingstad Papper AB. Member of the Board of Elekta AB, Getinge AB, Stena Addactum, Trelleborg AB, Mölnlycke Health Care AB, Dunkerintressen and the Chalmers University of Technology Foundation. Former President and CEO of Getinge AB 1997–2015. Former member of the Board of Capio AB.

Elected: 2016 (elected in SCA 2016)

Class B shares: 4,000

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

Engineer

Chairman of the Board of Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Member of the Boards of AB Electrolux, Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA and SAAB. Previously held various management positions in Digital Equipment Corp. and Ericsson, President of Sony Mobile Communications AB 2009–2012. Former Chairman of the Board of Sony Mobile Communications and member of the Boards of BlackBerry Ltd, Skistar AB and Axis AB.

Elected: 2016 (elected in SCA 2012)

Class B shares: 16,800

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

MSc Econ.

Member of the Board of CERAS Health, New York and member of the Advisory Board for Cue Ball Capital, Boston. Previously held various management positions in EF, including President 2002–2008 and Chairman of the Board 2008–2010. Former member of the Board of Careers Australia Group Ltd.

Elected: 2016 (elected in SCA 2012)

Class B shares: 15,000

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

BSc Forestry and MSc Econ.

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Carlsberg A/S. Member of the Boards of Jungbunzlauer, Novo Holding A/S, Novo Nordisk Foundation and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Former President and CEO of Novo Nordisk 2000–2017.

Elected: 2017

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

MBA, BA

Chairman of the Board of ColArt Group Holdings Ltd. Member of the Board of Hilti AG, G4S Plc and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA. 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, Orkla ASA, Tandberg ASA and Telenor ASA.

Elected: 2016 (elected in SCA 2006)

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

MBA and MSc ME

President and CEO of Essity. Member of the Board of Acando AB. Former President of SCA Consumer Goods Europe.
2011–2015. Former President of Studsvik AB (publ) 2006–2011 and SVP of Vattenfall 2001–2005.

Elected: 2016 (elected in SCA 2015)

Class B shares: 34,000

Independent of Essity’s major shareholders.

Operator at Essity Hygiene and Health AB, Falkenberg

Member of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO).

Appointed: 2017

Class B shares: 225

Senior Industrial Safety Representative at Essity Hygiene and Health AB, Lilla Edet.

Member of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO).

Appointed: 2017 (appointed in SCA 2005)

Class B shares: 75

Team Leader Collaboration & Workplace at Essity Hygiene & Health AB, Gothenburg

Other current assignments: Limited partner of TH Tryck & Reklam Kommanditbolag.

Member of the Council for Negotiation and Cooperation (PTK).

Appointed: 2017