Board of Directors

Bilia's Board of Directors consists of eight members elected at the Annual General Meeting, two members each with an alternate appointed by the employees.
The Nomination Committee prepares and proposes to the AGM:
- Members of the Board
- Fees to the Members
- Chairman of the Board
- Auditors and deputy auditors
- Fees to the auditors
The work of the Board during the year is reported in the annual report and in the corporate governance.
Mats Qviberg
Chairman
Born in: 1953
Board member since: 2003
Education and career: M.Sc. in Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics. Former experience from SEB and Carnegie
Other assignments 2024: Chairman of Investment AB Öresund. Deputy Chairman of Fabege AB
Independent in relation to the company and the company management. Dependent in relation to major shareholders of the company.
Number of shares in Bilia 2024: 13 617 154 (with family)
Jan Pettersson
Deputy Chairman
Born in: 1949
Board member since: 2003
Education and career: Degree in economics from Stockholm University 1973. Active in the automotive industry, Kinnevik Group, MD of Toyota and Svensk Motor AB, MD and CEO of Bilia AB
Other assignments 2024: Chairman of Active Driving AB and Trosta Park AB
Independent in relation to the company and the company management, and to major shareholders of the company.
Number of shares in Bilia 2024: 1,200,000 (1,020,000 shares are endowment insurance and 180,000 are directly registered.)
Ingrid Jonasson Blank
Board member
Born in: 1962
Board member since: 2006
Education and career: M.Sc. in Business Administration from the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg. Active in the ICA Group, most recently as deputy MD of Ica Sverige AB
Other assignments 2024: Member of the board of Musti Group Oy, Kjell Group AB, Haypp Group Oy, Forenom Group Oy, Aim Apparel AB, Citygross AB, MEDS AB, Astrid Lindgren AB and Petgood AB.
Independent in relation to the company and the company management, and to major shareholders of the company.
Number of shares in Bilia 2024: 40,000
Gunnar Blomkvist
Board member, member of the Compensation and Audit Committees.
Born in: 1955
Board member since: 2017
Education and career: M.Sc. in Business Administration from the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg. Employed by Bilia AB, most recently as CFO.
Independent in relation to the company and the company management, and to major shareholders of the company.
Number of shares in Bilia 2024: 75,598
Anna Engebretsen
Board member and member of the Compensation Committee
Born in: 1982
Board member since: 2010
Education and career: M.Sc. in Business and Economics, Norwegian School of Management in Oslo. OMD (Omnicom Media Group) and Skistar AB.
Other assignments 2024: Member of the boards of Investment AB Öresund and MQ MarQet AB.
Independent in relation to the company and the company management. Dependent in relation to major shareholders of the company.
Number of shares in Bilia 2024: 5,173,360 (with family)
Nicklas Paulson
Board member and member of the Compensation Committee
Born in: 1970
Board member since: 2018
Education and career: M.Sc. in Business Administration from the Stockholm University. Carnegie, Alfred Berg, ABN AMRO och Swedbank.
Other assignments 2024: MD of Investment AB Öresund. Board member of Ovzon AB.
Independent in relation to the company and the company management. Dependent in relation to major shareholders of the company.
Number of shares in Bilia 2024: 2,000
Jon Risfelt
Board member, Chairman of the Audit Committee
Born in: 1961
Board member since: 2003
Education and career: M. Eng. in Chemical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology. Ericsson, SAS, American Express, Nyman & Shultz, Europolitan and Gambro Renal.
Other assignments 2024: Chairman of Knowit AB, CAB Group AB, Axentia Group Holding AB and SOS International AS. Board member of Projektengagemang AB.
Independent in relation to the company and the company management, and to major shareholders of the company.
Number of shares in Bilia 2024: 26,790
Caroline af Ugglas
Board member and member of the Audit Committee
Born in: 1958
Board member since: 2022
Education and career: Economic degree from Stockholm University, deputy Managing Director at Svenskt Näringsliv and before that Head of Equities and Corporate Governance at Skandia Liv
Independent in relation to the company and the company management, and to major shareholders of the company.
Other assignments 2024: Member of the board of Beijer Alma AB, Lifco AB, Investment AB Spiltan and Trapets AB.
Number of shares in Bilia 2024: 3000
Patrik Nordvall
Employee representative appointed by the PTK (Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services) locals in the Bilia Group
Born in: 1967
Board member since: 2004
Education and career: Process engineering studies and IHM Business School Senior. Employed by Bilia AB
Other assignments 2024: Shop steward for Unionen at Bilia and Property management developer.
Number of shares in Bilia 2024: 504
Maria Finth Juhlin
Deputy employee representative appointed by the PTK locals in the Bilia Group
Born in: 1990
Board member since: 2023
Education and career: Automotive technical high school education. Employed at Bilia.
Other assignments 2024: Labor representative for Ledarna, Labor representative for Ledarna Club Stockholm.
Number of shares in Bilia 2024: -
Fredrik Säfsten
Deputy employee representative appointed by the LO locals in the Bilia Group
Born in: 1977
Board member since: 2023
Education and career: Automotive technical high school. Employed at Bilia.
Other assignments 2024: Member of the board of IF Metall Stockholm, Elected official at Bilia Workshop Club Stockholm, and Elected official for Bilia LO clubs.
Number of shares in Bilia 2024: -
Isak Ekblom
Employee representative appointed by the LO locals in the Bilia Group
Born in: 1988
Board member since: 2016
Education and career: Shop Steward for IF Metall Gothenburg. Member of the board of ABF Sydvästra Götaland.
Other assignments 2024: Shop Steward for IF Metall Gothenburg. Board
member of ABF Sydvästra Götaland. Board member of IF Metall Gothenburg.
Number of shares in Bilia 2024: -
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