The Mantex board
The Board of Directors consists of representatives of the main shareholders as well as independent Board members. Directors are proposed to and voted for by the shareholders, normally at the Annual General Meeting. The Board has the task to provide expertise and guidance and ensure short and long term goals are set and achieved.
Mr. Ulf Gustavsson
Chairman
Born 1972. Chairman since 2024 and member since 2023. Education: Bachelor of Science in Economics and Military Officer’s degree.
Secretary General at European Organization for Quality, EOQ. Previously a broad international career as a leader at i.e. IKEA and Millicom/TIGO. Other positions: Chairman at Qvalify Group AB, Qvalify AB, Qvalify Inspection AB, deWiz AB, deWiz Golf AB, Swedeum AB and Gustavum AB.
Ownership: 6 000 000 shares private and through Gustavum AB.
Independency:
In relation to major shareholder: No
In relation to the company and management: Yes
Mrs. Cathrin Lundberg
Board member
Born 1968. Member since 2024. Master of Laws, Uppsala University and also trained in German civil law and EC law.
Long experience as both a company lawyer and from other leading positions at companies in Sweden as well as internationally, among others Ericsson, Borealis and Inter IKEA group, and general counsel in the Nordics at Zeppelin. Currently running her own company Lundberg & Associates AB, where she works as general counsel for Swedish and international companies.
Several previous board assignments and currently a board member of Qvalify Group AB, Qvalify Inspection AB, Qvalify AB and Lundberg & Associates AB.
Ownership: None.
Independency:
In relation to major shareholder: Yes
In relation to the company and management: Yes
Mr. Per Grunewald
Board member
Born 1954. Member since 2016 and former Chairman. Education: MSc in Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology.
Chairman of Calormet AB and member of the board in Sekab, Pegroco Invest and Emphco. Per has 16 years within Electrolux Group, latest as Senior VP and then CEO of e2Home AB. Former Senior Investment Manager at Bure Equity AB and after this he became a co-founder of Pegroco Invest where he was almost for 14 years.
Per received the Mannerfelt Price in 2003 for pioneering the integration of environment into business operations. Per is an elected member of IVA, Royal Academy of Engineering Science.
Ownership: 603 000 shares through Emphco AB.
Independency:
In relation to major shareholder: Yes
In relation to the company and management: Yes
Mr. Gustav Melin
Board member
Born 1962. Member since 2022. Education: Agronomist.
Bioenergy expert and Business Developer at BKtech Group Other previous positions: CEO of Svebio (Swedish Bioenergy Association) and board member of Bioenergy Europe in Brussels, where he was also President, Business Area Manager at Talloil AB and CEO at Agrobränsle AB.
Ownership: 250 000 shares through Bioenergy Works i Sverige AB.
Independency:
In relation to major shareholder: Yes
In relation to the company and management: Yes