Board of Directors

Swedfund’s board of directors currently consists of eight people.
The members of our board are:

Claes Ekström, Chairman of the Board

Born: 1958
Board member since: 2008
Education: Graduate Engineer, Chalmers; Bachelor of Economics and Law studies at the University of Gothenburg.
At present: Partner, Altor Equity Partners. (Previously: Senior Director, McKinsey & Co 1984-2007).
Board appointments: Northstar (Chairman), Papyrus (Chairman), Max Matthiessen (chairman), Orchid Orthopedic Solutions (member), Norsk Gjenvinning (member) and many more non-profit commitments; Mentor (preventing drugs), Karolinska Institutet, Stella and Worldchildren Prize.

Renée Andersson, member of the board

Born: 1947
Board member since: 2012
Education: Medical Secretary and autodidact.
At present: Manager of Ethics and Environment, Indiska Magasinet AB, Honorary doctor at the Technical Institute of Lund.
Board appointments: Steering committe of Sweden Textile Water Initiative (STWI). Ethical Advisory Board of Robur, Swedbank (member), Blichta Association, Leprosy village, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (member and treasurer).
Former board appointments: Member of the Advisory Board for Industry and Development (2010-2012), GLP-school, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Chairperson 1994-1998), Swedish-Yemeni Association (member 1992-1994), Swedish-Ethiopian Association (member and editor 1992-1994), Adoption Centre (member 1979-1984).

Pernilla Bard, member of the board

Born: 1967
Board member since: 2012
Education: Master of Science from the Stockholm School of Economics.
At present: Founder of Social Initiative.
Board appointments: Social Initiative Norden AB.

Björn Börjesson, member of the board

Born: 1951
Board member since: 2012
Education: Bachelor of Laws.
At present: Consultant.
Board appointments: Kommuninvest i Sverige AB (chariman), Tredje AP-fonden (Vice Chairman).
Former board appointments: UC AB (chariman), Subsidiaries in the Handelsbanken Group.

Anna Centerstig, member of the board

Born: 1975
Board member since: 2012
Education: Master of Political Sciences, Stockholm University.
At present: Deputy Director, Department for Aid Management, Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Bengt Kvarnbäck, member of the board

Born: 1945
Board member since: 2012
Education: Master degree in Materials Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (1970).
At present: Industrial Advisor, Altor Equity Partners.
Board appointments: Ålö AB, Nimbus Boats Holding AB, Q-Matic AB, Atlas Copco South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
Former board appointments: Relacom AB, Dynapac AB, Volvo Penta AB, Kalmar Industries AB, Indutriförvaltnings AB Kinnevik, Invik AB, Korsnäs, AB, Atlas Copco Airpower bv (Belgium), a large number of companies within the Atlas Copco Group, etc.

Anna Ryott, member of the board

Born: 1972
Board member since: 2012
Education: MBA, Stockholm University.
At present: Secretary General SOS Children’s Villages Sweden.
Former board appointments: World Childhood Foundation.

Per Östensson, member of the board

Born: 1959
Board member since: 2010
Education: Technical College, MBA (Stockholm School of Economics).
At present: Director, Ministry of Finance. (Previously: Swedish Trade Council, Sydney, Itt/Flygt, Sweco).
Former board appointments: Nefco, Swedish Export Credit (SEK).