Board of Directors
The Board of Sectra comprise seven AGM-elected members with two deputies as well as two employee representatives with two deputies.
Shareholding in Sectra refers to April 30, 2024, and subsequent changes known to Sectra. Number of shares comprises direct shareholdings and holdings through companies and family.
Sectra holdings for the Board members Torbjörn Kronander and Jan-Olof Brüer include 50% each of the shares in the jointly owned company Shannon AB.
LTIP = Long-term incentive programs for Sectra employees.
Board members elected by the Annual General Meeting
Jan-Olof Brüer
Chairman of the Board, Member of the Audit Committee, and Remuneration Committee Chairman
Born/Elected
Born 1951 /Elected since 2013 and 1982-2004, in between participating in meetings as CEO and President of Sectra/Chairman of the Board since 2018.
Sectra holdings
3,887,325 Class A shares and 14,220,430 Class B shares.
The Board members’ independence
Independent in relation to the company and the management. The company’s second largest shareholder with 17.0% of the votes and 9.3% of capital.
Education/Title
PhD (Technology), Master of Business Administration, Officer in the Reserve Armored Troops in the Swedish Defense Forces, and Honorary Doctor of Medicine from Linköping University.
Professional experience/previous assignments
Previously President and CEO of Sectra AB 1985–2012, Board member of Östgöta Correspondenten AB and Board assignment for Arcam AB.
Other posts
Board of member of Shannon AB, Conflux AB, Sectra Communications AB, Lilla Hallmare Gård & Förvaltning and others.
Torbjörn Kronander
Board member, President and CEO of Sectra AB
Born/Elected
Born 1957/Employee since 1985/Elected since 1988/Member of the Board since 1988/President and CEO since 2012.
Sectra holdings
3,887,315 Class A shares and 14,339,465 Class B shares, of which 20,000 Class B shares pertain to savings shares in LTIP 2021 SROW incentive program and a corresponding number of share rights have been allotted, as well as 15,000 share rights in LTIP 2022.
The Board members’ independence
President and CEO of Sectra AB and the company’s largest shareholder with 17.1% of the votes and 9.4% of capital.
Education/Title
PhD (Technology), Master of Business Administration, officer in the Naval Reserve in the Swedish National Defence, and Honorary Doctor of Medicine from Linköping University.
Professional experience/previous assignments
Previously President—and founder—of Sectra’s medical operation and Executive Vice President of Sectra AB, full-time at Sectra since 1991, ship captain, and Board member of Cellavision AB and others.
Other posts
Board member of Shannon AB, Center for Medical Imaging and Visualization (CMIV), Gerstorps Förvaltning AB, Ancylus OÜ, and others. Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.
Birgitta Hagenfeldt
Board member, Chairman of the Audit Committee
Born/Elected
Born 1961/Elected since 2018.
Sectra holdings
15,000 Class B shares.
The Board members’ independence
Independent in relation to the company, management and the company’s major shareholders.
Education
Master of Business Administration.
Professional experience/previous assignments
Previously CFO and Executive Vice President of Avanza Bank holding, head of Administration at the fund company RAM Rational Asset Management AB and Authorized Public Accountant at KPMG.
Other posts
Board member of Försäkringsaktiebolaget Avanza Pension, Checkin.com Group AB, and NoBa Bank.
Anders Persson
Board member, Member of the Audit Committee
Born/Elected
Born 1953/Elected since 2004
Sectra holdings
215,750 Class B shares
The Board members’ independence
Independent in relation to the company, management and the company’s major shareholders
Education
Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Senior Physician
Professional experience/previous assignments
Director of Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV) at Linköping University and Senior Physician in radiology
Other posts
Board member of Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV) and others
Tomas Puusepp
Board member, Member of the Remuneration Committee
Born/Elected
Born 1955/Elected since 2017.
Sectra holdings
5,164 Class B shares.
The Board members’ independence
Independent in relation to the company, management and the company’s major shareholders.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
Professional experience/previous assignments
CEO of Investest AB. Previously President and CEO and several senior positions at Elekta. Various positions at the Research Institute of Physics at Stockholm University, Scanditronix and Ericsson.
Other posts
Board member of Permobil Holding AB, Implantica AG publ, Elekta Foundation, Instoria Sweden AB och Instoria Invest AB.
Fredrik Robertsson
Board member
Born/Elected
Born 1967/Elected since 2020.
Sectra holdings
No holdings.
The Board members’ independence
Independent in relation to the company, management and the company’s major shareholders.
Education
Master of Science in Political Science, PhD Candidate, leadership training with the Swedish Defense Forces.
Professional experience/previous assignments
Current position: Group Chief Security Officer at Ericsson.
Previously Major General, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and assorted other senior positions in the Swedish Defense Forces. Board assignment for Teracom and representative in NATO’s Committee for Standardization.
Other posts
Member of the Cybersecurity Council for the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB).
Ulrika Unell
Board member
Born/Elected
Born 1968/Elected since 2022.
Sectra holdings
No holdings.
The Board members’ independence
Independent in relation to the company, management and the company’s major shareholders.
Education
Master of Science in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering.
Professional experience/previous assignments
Current position: President och Head of Orbital Launch and Rocket Test at Swedish Space Corporation.
Previously: Head of Strategy, Business Development and PA at Tekniska Verken i Linköping AB. Previously CEO of Lärandegruppen i Sverige, Head of Site at Ericsson AB in Linköping, Head of Strategy, Product and Solutions for Global Engineering IT and Test Environment at Ericsson and other senior positions at Ericsson as well as Research Engineer at the Swedish Defence Research Agency and others.
Other posts
Board member of Linköping University.
Michael Brüer
Deputy Board member
Born/Elected
Born 1983/Elected since 2024.
Sectra holdings
6,000 Class B shares.
The Board members’ independence
Dependent in relation to the company’s major shareholders. Son of Jan-Olof Brüer.
Education
Master of Science in Medicine, Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management, and Master of Science in Business Administration and Economics.
Professional experience/previous assignments
Current position: Head of Business Area Professional at Fagerhult Group
Previous professional experience and assignments: Chief Strategy and Communication Officer and other positions of Fagerhult Group since 2017, and Management consultant at McKinsey & Company.
Other posts
No other Board assignments.
Joel Kronander
Deputy Board member
Born/Elected
Born 1983/Elected since 2024.
Sectra holdings
No holding.
The Board members’ independence
Dependent in relation to the company’s management and major shareholders. Son of Torbjörn Kronander.
Education
PhD (Technology), and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics.
Professional experience/previous assignments
Current position: Senior Staff Tech Lead Manager at Aurora Innovation Inc.
Previous professional experience and assignments: Senior Staff Engineer at Aurora Innovation Inc, Head of Synthetic Data at Scale AI, Head of Machine Learning and other positions at Nines, Computer Vision/Pattern Recognition Engineer at Apple Inc, Co-Founder Ray Space AB, and Principal Research Engineer at Linköping University.
Other posts
No other Board assignments.
Employee representatives appointed by the local branch of the Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers
Andreas Häll
Board member, employee representative
Born/Elected
Born 1981/Employee since 2007/Elected since 2018.
Sectra holdings
300 Class B shares, of which 300 Class B shares pertain to savings shares in LTIP 2021 SROW and a corresponding number of share rights have been allotted, as well as 1,000 share rights in LTIP 2022.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology.
Position
Reporting Solution Specialist, Imaging IT Solutions operating area.
Pontus Svärd
Board member, employee representative
Born/Elected
Born 1976/Employee since 2002/Elected since 2021.
Sectra holdings
1,500 share rights in LTIP 2022.
Education
Master of Science in Information Technology.
Position
Product Manager, Imaging IT Solutions operating area.
Ellinor Bankvall
Deputy board member, employee representative
Born/Elected
Born 1978/Employee since 2022/Elected since 2023.
Sectra holdings
No holdings.
Education
Master of Science in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering.
Position
Product Owner, Secure Communications operating area.
Alva Mårdsjö
Deputy board member, employee representative
Born/Elected
Born 1985/Employee since 2019/Elected since 2024.
Sectra holdings
84 Class B shares.
Education
Master of Science in Technical Design.
Position
UX designer, Secure Communications operating area.
