Board of Directors
Magnus Hall
Chairman. Born 1959.
Board member since 2020. Term of office expires in 2023. Former CEO of Vattenfall. Chairman of the NTM media group and Göta Kanalbolaget.
Forest holding: 65.5 hectares of productive forest land
Total contributed capital in Södra: SEK 1,003,947
Paul Christensson
Vice Chairman. Born 1959.
Board member since 2010. Term of office expires in 2025. Vice Chairman of LRF’s Executive Committee, Chairman of the Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF) and Chairman of Cooperatives Sweden.
Forest holding 1): 203 hectares of productive forest land
Total contributed capital in Södra: SEK 1,050,332
1) Jointly owned
Kristina Alsér
Born 1956.
Board member since 2020. Term of office expires in 2023. Partner and Chair of Mercatus. Chair of the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth. Board member of the Kamprad Family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research & Charity. Head of Linnaeus University’s external councils for donations and greater collaboration between academia and the business sector.
Forest holding: 31 hectares of productive forest land
Total contributed capital in Södra: SEK 80,000
Hans Berggren
Born 1956.
Board member since 2015. Term of office expires in 2025. Agronomist. CEO and President of Sveriges Stärkelseproducenter economic association. Chairman of SolEdits AB, Board member of SLU Holding.
Forest holding 1): 400 hectares of productive forest land
Total contributed capital in Södra: SEK 257,225
1) Jointly owned
Pål Börjesson
Born 1962.
Board member since 2017. Term of office expires in 2023. Agronomist and professor of environmental and energy systems at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University.
Forest holding: 130 hectares of productive forest land
Total contributed capital in Södra: SEK 1,528,193
Hannele Arvonen
Born 1966.
Board member since 2022. Term of office expires in 2025. Has 30 years of experience in the forest industry through senior positions at Holmen and Metsä Board and as CEO of Sveaskog and Setra Group.
Forest holding: o hectares of productive forest land
Total contributed capital in Södra: SEK 0
Carina Olson
Born 1965.
Board member since 2022. Term of office expires in 2023. President and CEO of Praktikertjänst, Sweden's largest healthcare company, since 2019. Has 15 years of experience from various senior positions within Södra, including CFO.
Forest holding: o hectares of productive forest land
Total contributed capital in Södra: SEK 0
Mikaela Johnsson
Born 1982.
Board member since 2022. Term of office expires in 2025. Member of LRF's National Board since 2019, member of the Finance and Audit Committee. Owns and operates a farm and forestry property in Ljungby municipality.
Forest holding 1): 450 hectares of productive forest land
Total contributed capital in Södra: SEK 61,600
1) Jointly owned
Håkan Larsson
Born 1967.
Board member since 2024. Term of office expires in 2025. Master of Science in Forestry. Employments at Södra includes positions such as a forest inspector and President of Södra Skog business area. Consultant in strategy and management team development. Owns and lives on the family farm in Skrika, Fliseryd.
Forest holding: 169 hectares of productive forest land
Total contributed capital in Södra: SEK 1,341,024
Pontus Johansson
Born 1980.
Ordinary Board member since 2017. Employee representative for the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO). Chairman of the GS club at Södra Wood in Mönsterås. Member of Södra’s Group Council.
Forest holding: 0 hectares of productive forest land
Total contributed capital in Södra: SEK 0
Ann-Sofi Petersson
Born 1974.
Ordinary board member. Employee representative for LO. Chairman of Pappers Section 34 for the past 9 years. Employed at Södra for 32 years. Current position: process technician on the pulp side at Södra Cell Mörrum.
Forest holding: 0 hectares of productive forest land
Total contributed capital in Södra: SEK 0
Teddy Hedlund
Born 1968.
Ordinary board member since 2015. Employee representative for the Swedish Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services (PTK). Chairman of Unionen trade at Södra’s Head Office. Member of the Union’s Industry Employers Sector Delegation. Transformation Manager within the World-Class Efficiency function at Södra.
Forest holding: 0 hectares of productive forest land
Total contributed capital in Södra: SEK 0
Patrik Birgersson
Born 1970.
Alternate board member since 2023. Employee representative for LO. Club chairman in GS at Södra Wood/Innovation Värö. Member of Södra’s corporate council.
Forest holding: 0 hectares of productive forest land
Total contributed capital in Södra: SEK 0
Jan-Åke Friskvik
Born 1964.
Alternate board member since 2024. Employee representative for LO. Chairman of Pappers Avd 9 Värö since 2023. Employed by Södra for 28 years. Current position: fire technician at Södra Cell Värö.
Forest holding: 0 hectares of productive forest land
Total contributed capital in Södra: SEK 0
Robert Andersson
Auditors
Madeleine Edberg, Authorised Public Accountant, PWC, Stockholm
Erik Bergh, Authorised Public Accountant, PWC, Stockholm
