
Management team and Board of Directors
Board of Directors

Magnus Hall
M.Sc.
Born 1959
Chairman of the Board and board member since 2021
Previous positions: CEO of Vattenfall and CEO of Holmen

Henrik Ager
MSc in Accounting & Finance
Previous positions: CEO of Copperstone Resources AB, Business Area President of Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, Division President of Sandvik Rock tools, Vice President Strategy of Sandvik Mining, Partner at McKinsey.
Employed since: 2023
Born:1969

Robert Hermans
Born 1968
Board member since 2023
CEO of IPCO
Previous positions: Deputy CEO, Executive Vice President, Gunnebo Lifting, Group Regional Manager Africa, Executive Vice President Gunnebo Entrance Control

Anna Månsson
Born: 1977
Board member since 2021
Management consultant and partner with Bain & Co
Previous positions: Current partner with Bain & Company, previously Strategy&, Robert Bosch GmbH

Paul Schrotti
Born 1967
Board member since 2018
Board member of Axel Johnson International AB, and Senior Advisor to Lindéngruppen AB and Keyhaven Capital Partners Ltd.
Previous positions at Lindéngruppen AB, Chairman of Becker Industrial Coatings AB, Colart Group Holdings Ltd, Axel Johnson, EQT Partners, KPMG, Electrolux and IKEA

Kristian Sildeby
Born 1976
Board member since 2013
Investment Director & Deputy CEO of FAM AB. Chairman of 82:an Invest. Board member of Munters, Nefab, Kivra, and Spendrups.
Previous positions: Board member Peltarion. Vice President, Head of Finance and Risk Management, Investor AB.

Charlotte Strömberg
Born: 1959
Board member since 2021
Vice Chair, Sofina SA. Board member of Clas Ohlson AB, Ersta Diakoni, and Lindéngruppen AB. Member of the Swedish Securities Council. Co-Founder of DHS Ventures and Angel investor.
Previous positions: CEO JLL Nordics, leading positions Carnegie Investment Bank and Alfred Berg/ABN Amro

Erik Urnes
Born 1971
Board member since 2009
Vice Chairman of Lindéngruppen AB.
Previous positions: CEO of Lindéngruppen AB, Chairman of Becker Industrial Coatings Holding AB and ColArt International Holdings Ltd. Strategy Consultant, Bain & Company, Investment Manager Browallia Ltd and Reuters Greenhouse Fund, CEO of ColArt International Holdings, CEO of AB Wilh. Becker.

Peter Olsérius
Military Officer
Born 1961
Deputy member since 2021
Vice Chairman of Unionen trade union at Höganäs

Tony Petersson
Born 1966
Board member since 2006.
Chairman of IF Metall at Höganäs in Höganäs.

Anna Bengtsson
Born 1984
Board member since 2021
Chairman of IF Metall at Höganäs in Halmstad

Simon Hedström
B.Sc (Mechanical engineering)
Born: 1990
Board member since 2024
Management team

Henrik Ager
MSc in Accounting & Finance
Previous positions: CEO of Copperstone Resources AB, Business Area President of Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, Division President of Sandvik Rock tools, Vice President Strategy of Sandvik Mining, Partner at McKinsey.
Employed since: 2023
Born:1969

Nils Bornemann
Dr.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering / Diploma Physics
Previous positions: Vice President EMM at Höganäs, Global Vice President Advanced Technology at GKN Powder Metallurgy, Director Advanced Technology Hydrogen Storage and E-Motors at GKN Sinter Metals and various other positions at GKN
Employed since: 2021
Born: 1979

Daniel Edman
M.Sc. Chemical Engineering
Previous positions: V.P. Business Management, Höganäs Additive and Ceramic Technologies, Country Manager, Höganäs SPA market, V.P. Sales and Business Development. Additive Manufacturing at Höganäs. Contract Manager at Purac AB and Cargotec Siwertell.
Employed since: 2001-2007, 2013
Born: 1975

Magnus Eriksson
M.Sc in Business Administration and Economics
Previous positions: VP Finance and IT, Sandvik Hyperion. Sandvik Mining and Construction.
Employed since: 2018
Born: 1969

Katarina Jarring
B.Sc Master of Law
Previous positions: Director Connection and Services, E.ON Energidistribution, General Counsel, ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems, SVP Legal, Strategy and Services, E.ON Sweden, Director Grid Business Development, E.ON, various management positions at E.ON, Mannheimer Swartling Law Firm
Employed since: 2022
Born: 1970

Andreas Jähnke
Military Officer
Previous positions: Executive Vice President Product & Technology at Haldex, Senior Vice President R&D at Haldex, Global Project Director at Haldex and Manager Program Management at BorgWarner.
Employed since 2020
Born 1977

Therese Jönmark
B.Sc. Human Resources
Previous positions: Managing Director at E.ON Customer Services, Business Area Manager Customer Solutions, E.On Sweden, HR, Communication & HSSE Director at E.ON Sweden, Head of HR at Sigma Management AB.
Employed since: 2022
Born: 1969

Hans Keller
Dr. rer. nat. (Material Science) / Diploma Mineralogy
Previous positions: VP Business Development at Oerlikon Metco, VP Strategic Marketing at Oerlikon Metco, VP Marketing at Sulzer Metco, Director Business Development at United Coatings Group Italy, VP Sales & Marketing Business Line Surface Technology & Ceramics at H.C. Starck and various other positions within H.C. Starck
Employed since 2019
Born 1963

Christopher Mafi
B.Sc., Business & Economics
Previous positions: Director Strategy, M&A, and PMO Sandvik Ground Support, Manager Integration, Strategy, and M&A Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, Investment Banker Evli Corporate Finance, Investment Banker Carnegie Investment Bank, Sales & Trading Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Employed since: 2024
Born: 1993

Sunil Muralidharan
B.E., (Electrical engineering), MBA
Previous positions: Country Manager at Höganäs in India, Head of Supply Chain and Business Unit Head at 3M India, Senior Vice President Business & Operations at Vaxia, Country Product Head LCD Displays at Samsung India.
Employed since: 2019
Born: 1974
Extended Management team

Louise Chen
M.Sc. in Material Science; MBA
Previous positions: VP business development in Product area Surface & Joining Technologies; Integration Manager (M&A) of STC acquisition; Marketing and development manager of surface coating; Manager of Asia technical and Education center – all positions within Höganäs.
Employed since: 2005
Born: 1980

Leo Fan
M.Sc Mechanical Engineering
Previous Positions: Country manager Höganäs SPA, Sales director Höganäs SPA
Employed since: 1997
Born: 1963

Dean Howard
BSc Marketing
Previous positions: North American Höganäs, Sr. Vice President Sales
Employed since 2000
Born 1969

Shoei Katano
B Sc. Electrical Engineering
Previous positions: Managing Director GF Machining Solutions K.K. (Japan); Managing Director Mahr Japan K.K.; Automotive Division Director, Regional Sales Director, Engineering Director Nihon National Instruments K.K.
Employed since: 2022
Born: 1970

Jue Heang (Henry) Lee
BSc. Mechanical Engineering
Previous positions: Market Segment Manager, Michelin East Asia & Oceania Region. Country Managing Director, Michelin Korea. Regional Sales Manager, Michelin Canada. Various sales & marketing positions within Group Michelin.
Employed since: 2024
Born: 1973

Adriano Machado
BSc Business, MBA
Previous positions: Commercial Director, Höganäs South America, Industrial Distribution Sales Manager, Sales & Operations Manager, Logistics Manager, SKF Brazil.
Employed since: 2010
Born: 1975

Catharina Nordeman
University courses in Informatics, Quality and Operations development, and vocational training in Environmental management
Previous positions: Interim Sustainability Coordinator and Senior Advisor, Höganäs, Senior Sustainability Advisor Nibe Industrier, Senior advisor Responsible Sourcing Global Supply Chain Tetra Pak, Director Sustainability Boliden Group, EHSQ manager Boliden Group, EHSQ and Communications manager Boliden Bergsöe
Employed since: 2020
Born: 1962

Munish Sharma
B.E., MBA – Sales and Marketing
Previous positions: Director Sales for divisions CBT, MCE and ACT, Höganäs India. Business Manager, ASEAN and India (Environment Division). General Manager and Director – Millard Filters India.
Employed since: 2017
Born: 1977

Ulrich Wolf Stranzenbach
Business graduate in business administration (Diplom-Kaufmann Betriebswirtschaft, FH)
Previous positions: Finance Director Business Development GKN Powder Metallurgy, Plant Manager GKN Sinter Metals (Radevormwald), Global Business Integration Director GKN Hoeganaes Corporation (NJ, USA)
Employed since: 2020
Born: 1977

Andreas Svensson
Previous positions: Global Safety Health and Environment Pillar Leader JDE/Peets, Senior Health and Safety Business Partner Smurfit Kappa, Nordic Safety, Health, Environment and Security Manager Unilever, Nordic Safety Health and Environmental Manager Nestlé
Employed since: 2024
Born: 1973