Board of Directors and Auditors

Engineering and Business Administration degrees, Hon. D.B.

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 Xolaris AB. Member of the boards of Biogaia AB, Mobilaris AB and MD International AB (Min Doktor).

Former member of the Board of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA, the Swedish National Insurance Office and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). Former Chairman of SPBI (Svenska Petroleum och Biodrivmedelsinstitutet).

Minister for Trade 2007–2014, and Minister for Nordic Cooperation 2010–2014. Former researcher at 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.

Member of the Board of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA.

CEO of PostNord.

Former member of the Boards of Etac AB, Bygghemma AB, Ortivus and Semcon. Former President of PostNord Sverige, 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

Technician

Member of the Board of AB Blåkläder.

Former President of Inter IKEA Group 2016–2020, Inter IKEA Systems 2013–2016 and IKEA of Sweden 2007–2013. Previously held various senior positions within IKEA since 1999. Former Chairman of the Board in a number of IKEA Group companies 2013–2016 and member of the Board of Inter IKEA Holding 2016–2020.

Elected: 2021

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

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

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 Group A/S 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 Board of 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, Novo Nordisk Foundation and Ferring Pharmaceuticals. 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 2000–2016.

Elected: 2017

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

Own shareholdings and those of related persons: 0

MBA, BA

Chairman of the Board of Exclusive Networks SA. Member of the Board of Hilti AG and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA. Member of the Advisory Board Sparebank 1 Markets.

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, G4S Plc, 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: 68,500

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, Class B shares: 36