Board of Directors
The overall duty of the Husqvarna Board of Directors is to manage the Group's affairs so as to satisfy the owners' interests in terms of a good long-term return on capital to the greatest possible extent. The Board's work is governed by rules and regulations including the Swedish Companies Act, the Articles of Association, the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance and the rules of procedure established by the Board.
The Board decides on issues related to the Group's main goals, strategic orientation and major policies, and on other important issues related to financing, investments, acquisitions and divestments. The Board monitors and deals with, inter alia, follow-up and control of Group operations, and Group communication and organization, including evaluation of the Group's operative management. The Board also has the overall responsibility for establishing an effective system for internal control and risk management.
Torbjörn Lööf
Torbjörn Lööf
Chair of the Board
Born 1965. Board member since 2023. Chair of the Board since 2025. Member of the Audit Committee and the People & Sustainability Committee.
Other major assignments:
Board Chair of Electrolux Group. Board Member of Essity AB, Mercer International Inc and AB Blåkläder.
Previous positions:
Chief Executive Officer of Inter IKEA Holding (The Netherlands) 2016-2020. Chief Executive Officer of Inter IKEA Systems, the world-wide IKEA franchisor and owner of the IKEA concept and brand 2013-2016. Several leading positions at IKEA in Sweden and in Italy 1989-2013.
Holdings in Husqvarna: | |
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Share B | 33,000 (Own) |
Claes Boustedt
Claes Boustedt
Board member
Born 1962. Member since 2025. Chair of the People & Sustainability Committee.
Education:
M.Sc. in Business and Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics
Other major assignments:
Executive Vice President of L E Lundbergföretagen AB and the
President of L E Lundberg Kapitalförvaltning AB
Other non-executive roles:
Board member of Sandvik AB, Hufvudstaden AB, and Alleima AB.
Holdings in Husqvarna: | |
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Share A | 0 |
Share B | 0 |
Katarina Martinson
Katarina Martinson
Board member
Born 1981. Elected 2012. Portfolio management for the Lundberg Family.
Education:
Master of Science Program, Stockholm School of Economics.
Other major assignments:
Board Chair of Indutrade AB. Board member of L E Lundbergföretagen AB, AB Industrivärden, Fastighets AB L E Lundberg, Förvaltnings AB Lunden, L E Lundberg Kapitalförvaltning AB and Fidelio AB.
Previous positions:
Analyst at Handelsbanken Capital Markets 2008, Vice President at Strategas Research Partners LLC, New York, US 2006–2008, investment research at ISI, International Strategy & Investment Group, New York, US 2005-2006.
Holdings in Husqvarna: | |
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Share A | 113,478 (Own) |
Share B | 378,737 (Own) |
Ingrid Bonde
Ingrid Bonde
Board member
Born 1959. MBA, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. Elected 2021. Chair of the Audit Committee.
Other major assignments:
Board Chair of Apoteket AB and Wall to Wall Group. Vice Board Chair of Telia Company AB. Board member of Securitas.
Previous positions:
Chair of Klimatpolitiska Rådet (authority in charge of monitoring the Swedish politics for climate) 2018-2020. CFO and deputy CEO, Vattenfall AB 2012-2017. CEO and President, AMF Pensionsförsäkring 2008-2012. Director General Finansinspektionen 2003-2008.
Holdings in Husqvarna: | |
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Share B | 6,000 (Own) |
Marlies Gebetsberger
Marlies Gebetsberger
Board member
Born 1984. Board member since 2025.
Master’s degree in international business administration, University of Economics, Vienna, Austria.
Other major assignments: Senior Vice President and Head, Personal Health, Western Europe at Royal Philips. Previously held various senior positions at Unilever.
Previous positions:
Holdings in Husqvarna: | |
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Share B | 0 (Own) |
Magnus Jarlegren
Magnus Jarlegren
Board member
Born 1978. Member since 2025. Member of the People & Sustainability Committee.
Education:
Studied Mechanical Engineering at the Chalmers University of Technology.
Other major assignments:
President, Autoliv Europe (Jun 2023 – Present).
Previous positions:
Executive Vice President Global Operations, Autoliv (Aug 2019 – May 2023). Previously held various senior positions with Sandvik Coromant and McKinsey & Company.
Holdings in Husqvarna: | |
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Share B | 0 (Own) |
Daniel Nodhäll
Daniel Nodhäll
Board member
Born 1978. M.Sc., Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. Member of the Audit Committee. Managing Director, Head of Listed Companies at Investor AB. Elected 2013.
Other major assignments:
Board member of Electrolux Group and Electrolux Professional AB (publ).
Previous positions:
Analyst focused on the engineering sector at Investor AB since 2002.
Holdings in Husqvarna: | |
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Share B | 20,000 (Own) |
Christine Robins
Christine Robins
Board member
Born 1966. BBA in Marketing and Finance, University of Wisconsin, Madison, US and MBA at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, US. Elected 2017. CEO of Instant Pot Brands, Chicago, USA.
Previous positions:
Business Unit CEO at Newell Brands 2020-2023. President & CEO of Char-Broil LLC, Columbus, GA, US, 2014-2019. President & CEO of BodyMedia, Pittsburgh, PA, US 2009-2014. President & CEO of Philips Oral Healthcare, Seattle, WA, US 2005-2009. Marketing and Finance positions within S.C. Johnson company 1988-2005.
Holdings in Husqvarna: | |
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Share B ADR | 1,866 (Own) |
Anders Krantz
Anders Krantz
Employee representative
Born 1973. Representative of the Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services.
Holdings in Husqvarna: | |
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Share A | 60 (Own) |
Dan Byström
Dan Byström
Employee Representative
Born 1971. Representative of the Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions.
Holdings in Husqvarna: | |
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Share B | 40 (Own) |
Further information
Please find additional information with regards to the Board of Directors and the work in the Corporate Governance report.