Management team and Board of Directors
Management team
Henrik Ager
MSc in Accounting & Finance
Previous positions: CEO of Copperstone Resources AB, Business Area President of Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, Division President of Sandvik Rock tools, Vice President Strategy of Sandvik Mining, Partner at McKinsey.
Employed since: 2023
Born:1969
Kennet Almkvist
Henley M.B.A., Chemistry
Previous positions: VP global Sales & Marketing Division Surface Technology & Advanced Ceramic and Metal Powders H.C.Starck, Member of the Board Metasphere Technology, VP Division STC H.C.Starck, Head of Strategy & Marketing for BU ST & CP H.C.Starck, Head of Branch Office Scandinavia H.C.Starck, Business Unit Manager Bayer Nordic, various positions Bayer
Employed since: 2018
Born: 1961
Magnus Eriksson
M.Sc in Business Administration and Economics
Previous positions: VP Finance and IT, Sandvik Hyperion. Sandvik Mining and Construction.
Employed since: 2018
Born: 1969
Dean Howard
BSc Marketing
Previous positions: North American Höganäs, Sr. Vice President Sales
Employed since 2000
Born 1969
Katarina Jarring
B.Sc Master of Law
Previous positions: Director Connection and Services, E.ON Energidistribution, General Counsel, ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems, SVP Legal, Strategy and Services, E.ON Sweden, Director Grid Business Development, E.ON, various management positions at E.ON, Mannheimer Swartling Law Firm
Employed since: 2022
Born: 1970
Andreas Jähnke
Military Officer
Previous positions: Executive Vice President Product & Technology at Haldex, Senior Vice President R&D at Haldex, Global Project Director at Haldex and Manager Program Management at BorgWarner.
Employed since 2020
Born 1977
Therese Jönmark
B.Sc. Human Resources
Previous positions: Managing Director at E.ON Customer Services, Business Area Manager Customer Solutions, E.On Sweden, HR, Communication & HSSE Director at E.ON Sweden, Head of HR at Sigma Management AB.
Employed since: 2022
Born: 1969
Hans Keller
Dr. rer. nat. (Material Science) / Diploma Mineralogy
Previous positions: VP Business Development at Oerlikon Metco, VP Strategic Marketing at Oerlikon Metco, VP Marketing at Sulzer Metco, Director Business Development at United Coatings Group Italy, VP Sales & Marketing Business Line Surface Technology & Ceramics at H.C. Starck and various other positions within H.C. Starck
Employed since 2019
Born 1963
Richard Molin
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, M.B.A.
Previous positions: Vice President Operations APAC, Country Manager Korea, Supply Chain Manager
Employed since 1999
Born 1974
Sunil Muralidharan
B.E., (Electrical engineering), MBA
Previous positions Country Manager at Höganäs in India, Head of Supply Chain and Business Unit Head at 3M India, Senior Vice President Business & Operations at Vaxia, Country Product Head LCD Displays at Samsung India.
Employed since: 2019
Born: 1974
Shashi Shukla
Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering
Previous positions: CEO Surface Technology & Ceramic Powders H.C. Starck, VP Business Development GKN Powder Metallurgy, Managing Director Europe/Asia, Hoeganaes Corporation, Commercial Director GKN Aftermarket & Services
Employed since: 2018
Born: 1969
Board of Directors
Magnus Hall
M.Sc.
Born 1959
Chairman of the Board and board member since 2021
Previous positions: CEO of Vattenfall and CEO of Holmen
Henrik Ager
MSc in Accounting & Finance
Previous positions: CEO of Copperstone Resources AB, Business Area President of Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, Division President of Sandvik Rock tools, Vice President Strategy of Sandvik Mining, Partner at McKinsey.
Employed since: 2023
Born:1969
Robert Hermans
Born 1968
Board member since 2023
CEO of IPCO
Previous positions: Deputy CEO, Executive Vice President, Gunnebo Lifting, Group Regional Manager Africa, Executive Vice President Gunnebo Entrance Control
Anna Månsson
Born: 1977
Board member since 2021
Management consultant and partner with Bain & Co
Previous positions: Current partner with Bain & Company, previously Strategy&, Robert Bosch GmbH
Paul Schrotti
Born 1967
Board member since 2018
Board member of Axel Johnson International AB, and Senior Advisor to Lindéngruppen AB and Keyhaven Capital Partners Ltd.
Previous positions at Lindéngruppen AB, Chairman of Becker Industrial Coatings AB, Colart Group Holdings Ltd, Axel Johnson, EQT Partners, KPMG, Electrolux and IKEA
Kristian Sildeby
Born 1976
Board member since 2013
Investment Director & Deputy CEO of FAM AB. Chairman of 82:an Invest. Board member of Munters, Nefab, Kivra, and Spendrups.
Previous positions: Board member Peltarion. Vice President, Head of Finance and Risk Management, Investor AB.
Charlotte Strömberg
Born: 1959
Board member since 2021
Vice Chair, Sofina SA. Board member of Kinnevik AB, Clas Ohlson AB and Lindéngruppen AB. Member of the Swedish Securities Council. Co-Founder of DHS Ventures and Angel investor.
Previous positions: CEO JLL Nordics, leading positions Carnegie Investment Bank and Alfred Berg/ABN Amro
Erik Urnes
Born 1971
Board member since 2009
Vice Chairman of Lindéngruppen AB.
Previous positions: CEO of Lindéngruppen AB, Chairman of Becker Industrial Coatings Holding AB and ColArt International Holdings Ltd. Strategy Consultant, Bain & Company, Investment Manager Browallia Ltd and Reuters Greenhouse Fund, CEO of ColArt International Holdings, CEO of AB Wilh. Becker.
Anna Bengtsson
Born 1984
Deputy member since 2021
Chairman of IF Metall at Höganäs in Halmstad
Lisa Kjellén
B.Sc (Chemical engineering)
Born 1978
Board member since 2018
Peter Olsérius
Military Officer
Born 1961
Deputy member since 2021
Vice Chairman of Unionen trade union at Höganäs
Tony Petersson
Born 1966
Board member since 2006.
Chairman of IF Metall at Höganäs in Höganäs.