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. Per Grunewald
Chairman
Born 1954 and member since June 2016. 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: 480 000 shares and 24 000 TO6.
Independency:
In relation to major shareholder: Yes
In relation to the company and management: Yes
Mr. Hamid Yaagoubi
Board member
Ownership: 2 901 994 shares.
Independency:
In relation to major shareholder: No
In relation to the company and management: Yes
Mr. Ulf Gustavsson
Board member
Born 1972 and member since May 2023. Education: Bachelor of Science in Economics and Military Officer’s degree.
Secretary General at European Organization for Quality. Previously a broad international career as a leader at i.e. IKEA and Millicon/TIGO. Other positions: Board chairman at Qvalify Group AB, Qvalify AB, Qvalify Inspection AB, Swedeum AB and Gustavum AB.
Ownership: 3 300 000 shares private and through Gustavum AB.
Independency:
In relation to major shareholder: No
In relation to the company and management: Yes
Mr. Håkan Johansson
Board member
Born 1955 and member since June 2016.
Chairman of Valedo Partners Fund II AB, Valedo Partners Fund III AB, Cordovan Group AB, and Valuation Europe AB.
Board member of Kattson i Sverige AB and Lundkatt AB.
Investment committeemember of Nest Capital 2015 GP Oy and Nest Capital Fund III Ky. Senior advisor at Keyhaven Capital Partners Ltd.
Previous appointments: Senior partner at EQT Partners AB, CEO of Electrolux Wascator AB, Senior Vice President & Head of M&A at Electrolux Group, Vice President & Treasurer of Volvo Group.
Ownership: 14 695 857 shares and 695 040 TO6 through Kattson i Sverige AB.
Independency:
In relation to major shareholder: No
In relation to the company and management: Yes
Mr. Gustav Melin
Board member
Born 1962 and member since October 2022. Education: Agronomist.
CEO of Svebio (Swedish Bioenergy Association) and board member of Bioenergy Europe in Brussels, where he was previously chairman. Other previous positions: Business Area Manager at Talloil AB and CEO at Agrobränsle AB.
Ownership:
Independency:
In relation to major shareholder: Yes
In relation to the company and management: Yes