Board of Directors
The Board of Sectra comprise seven AGM-elected members with two deputies as well as two employee representatives with two deputies.
The number of shares comprises direct shareholdings, holdings through related parties and legal entities on the balance-sheet date of April 30, 2025 and subsequent changes known to Sectra. Torbjörn Kronander and Jan-Olof Brüer’s holdings include 50% each of a holding through the jointly owned legal entity 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 2013 and 1982-2004 in between participating in meetings as CEO and President of Sectra/Chairman of the Board since 2018.
Sectra holdings
3,887,347 Class A shares and 14,220,431 Class B shares.
Board fees 2024/2025
SEK 760,000.
Board members’ independence
Independent in relation to the company and the management. One of the company’s largest shareholders 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/Employed 1985/Elected 1988/President and CEO since 2012.
Sectra holdings
3,887,335 Class A shares and 14,339,469 Class B shares, of which 20,000 Class B shares pertain to savings shares in LTIP 2021 SROW and a corresponding number of share rights have been allotted, as well as additional 27,000 share rights in other ongoing LTIP.
Board fees 2024/2025
No board fees.
Board members’ independence
President and CEO of Sectra AB and one of the company’s largest shareholders with 17.0% of the votes and 9.3% 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, Audit Committee Chairman
Born/Elected
Born 1961/Elected since 2018.
Sectra holdings
15,000 Class B shares.
Board fees 2024/2025
SEK 470,000.
Board members’ independence
Independent in relation to the company, management and the company’s major shareholders.
Education/Title
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 Checkin.com Group AB, and NoBa Bank Group AB.
Anders Persson
Board member, Member of the Audit Committee
Born/Elected
Born 1953/Elected 2004.
Sectra holdings
215,750 Class B shares.
Board fees 2024/2025
SEK 400,000.
Board members’ independence
Independent in relation to the company, management and the company’s major shareholders.
Education/Title
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 2017.
Sectra holdings
5,164 Class B shares.
Board fees 2024/2025
SEK 360,000.
Board members’ independence
Independent in relation to the company, management and the company’s major shareholders.
Education/Title
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
Vice Chairman of the Board at Permobil Holding AB, and Board member of Implantica AG publ, Elekta Foundation, Instoria Sweden AB and Instoria Invest AB.
Fredrik Robertsson
Board member
Born/Elected
Born 1967/Elected 2020.
Sectra holdings
710 Class B shares.
Board fees 2024/2025
SEK 330,000.
Board members’ independence
Independent in relation to the company, management and the company’s major shareholders.
Education/Title
Master of Science in Political Science, PhD Candidate, leadership training with the Swedish Defense Forces.
Professional experience/previous assignments
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 2022.
Sectra holdings
No holdings.
Board fees 2024/2025
SEK 290,000.
Board members’ independence
Independent in relation to the company, management and the company’s major shareholders.
Education/Title
Master of Science in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering.
Professional experience/previous assignments
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, 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 2024.
Sectra holdings
6,000 Class B shares.
Board members’ independence
Dependent in relation to the company’s largest shareholder. Son of Jan-Olof Brüer.
Education/Title
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management, Master of Science in Business Administration and Economics, and Master of Science in Medicine.
Professional experience/previous assignments
Head of Business Area Professional at Fagerhult Group. Previously other roles at 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 2024.
Sectra holdings
No holding.
Board members’ independence
Dependent in relation to the company’s management and largest shareholder. Son of Torbjörn Kronander.
Education/Title
PhD (Technology), and Master of Science in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering.
Professional experience/previous assignments
Senior Staff Tech Lead Manager at Aurora Innovation Inc. Previously Head of Synthetic Data på Scale AI, Head of Machine Learning and other roles at Nines, Computer Vision/Pattern Recognition Engineer at Apple Inc, founder of 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/Employed 2007/Elected 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 additional 1,750 share rights in other ongoing LTIPs.
Education/Title
Bachelor of Science in Systems Science and Information Technology.
Position
Reporting Solution Specialist, Imaging IT Solutions operating area.
Pontus Svärd
Board member, Employee representative
Born/Elected
Born 1976/Employed 2002/Elected 2021.
Sectra holdings
3,500 share rights in ongoing LTIPs.
Education/Title
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/Employed 2022/Elected 2023.
Sectra holdings
150 share rights in ongoing LTIPs.
Education/Title
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/Employed 2019/Elected 2024.
Sectra holdings
84 Class B shares and 550 share rights in ongoing LTIPs.
Education/Title
Master of Science in Technical Design.
Position
UX designer in the Secure Communications operating area.
