Board of Directors and Auditors

Engineering and Business Administration degrees

Chairman of the Board since 2016.

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.

2006–2015 President of Handelsbanken

Elected: 2016

Independent of the company and corporate management.

Own shareholdings and those of related persons, Class B shares: 5,000

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

Chairman of the Board of Drivkraft AB and Xolaris AB. Member of the boards of Biogaia AB and Mobilaris AB.

Former member of the Boards of the Swedish National Insurance Office, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA.

Minister for Trade 2007–2014, and Minister for Nordic Cooperation 2010–2014. Previously Karolinska Institutet.

Elected: 2016

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

Own shareholdings and those of related persons: 0

MSc Eng.

Partner of Boardman Oy.

Former Chairman of the Board of Helsinki Deaconess Institute and Ekokem. Vice Chairman of Neste Corporation, member of the Boards of TeliaSonera, Rautaruukki, Metso, Talvivaara Mining Company Plc, Finnair, Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA and Securities Market Association.

Former CEO of Aspocomp Group Plc 2004–2007 and President of Vattenfall Oy and Gyproc Oy.

Elected: 2016

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

Own shareholdings and those of related persons: 0

MSc Eng.

Member of the Board of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA.

CEO of PostNord and President PostNord Sverige.

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

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

Own shareholdings and those of related persons, Class B shares: 3,200

Engineer

Chairman of the Board of Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Member of the Boards of 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 Boards of Sony Mobile Communications and TDC and member of the Boards of BlackBerry Ltd, Skistar AB, Axis AB and AB Electrolux.

Elected: 2016

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

Own shareholdings and those of related persons, Class B shares: 16,800

MSc Econ.

Member of the Boards of Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston and CERAS Health, New York. Chairman of the Swedes Worldwide organization.

Previously held various management positions in EF Education First, including President 2002–2008 and Chairman of the Board 2008–2010. Former member of the Boards of Careers Australia Group Ltd and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA.

Elected: 2016

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

Own shareholdings and those of related persons, Class B shares: 28,540

BSc Forestry and MSc Econ.

Chairman of Axcel, Novo Holding A/S and Novo Nordisk Foundation. Member of the Boards of Jungbunzlauer and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Former Deputy Chairman of the Board of Carlsberg A/S, President and CEO of Novo Nordisk 2000–2017.

Elected: 2017

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

Own shareholdings and those of related persons: 0

MBA, BA

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

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

Own shareholdings and those of related persons: 0

MBA and MSc ME

President and CEO of Essity.

Former President and CEO of SCA 2015–2017, former President of SCA Consumer Goods Europe 2011–2015. President of Studsvik AB (publ) 2006–2011 and SVP of Vattenfall 2001–2005. Former member of the Board of Acando AB and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA.

Elected: 2016

Independent of Essity’s major shareholders.

Own shareholdings and those of related persons, Class B shares: 57,700

Operator at Essity Hygiene and Health AB, Falkenberg

Member of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO).

Appointed: 2019

Own shareholdings and those of related persons: Class B shares: 100

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

Member of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO).

Former member of the Board of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA.

Appointed: 2017

Own shareholdings and those of related persons, Class B shares: 112

IT Specialist Collaboration & Workplace at Essity Hygiene & Health AB, Gothenburg

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

Appointed: 2017

Own shareholdings and those of related persons: 0