Group management

Per Avander
Managing Director and CEO of Bilia AB.

Born in: 1961.

Employed by Bilia: since 2001.

Education and career: School of economics graduate. Active in banking
1981–83, automotive industry since 1983. MD of Din Bil Göteborg AB 1995–99, MD of Din Bil Stockholm Norr 1999–2001. Employed by Bilia since 2001. MD of Bilia AB since 2011.
External posts 2024: Chairman of Exobe AB. Board member of Ziklo Bank AB and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise.
Number of shares in Bilia 2024: 75,690.

Kristina Franzén
CFO, Bilia AB

Born in: 1966

Employed by Bilia: since 2017.

Education and career: M.Sc. in Business Administration from Högskolan i Växjö. Executive MBA from the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg. PriceWaterhouse 1989–1993, Arthur Andersen 1993– 1996, AB SKF 1996–2017. Employed by Bilia as CFO since 2017.

External posts 2024: -

Number of shares in Bilia 2024: 16 725.

Frode Hebnes
Managing Director of Bilia Personbil AS, Norway.

Born in: 1972.

Education and career: Graduate of Norwegian School of Marketing. Volvo Personbiler Norge 1997–2001, Volvo Car Corporation Göteborg 2001–2004, Volvo Personbiler Norge AS 2004–2006. Employed by Bilia Personbil as since 2006. MD since December 2008.

External posts 2024: Board member of Expon AS, Expon Holding AS, Expon Eiendom AS. My Private Label AS and Norwegian Motor Trade Association.

Number of shares in Bilia 2024: 15,087

Stefan Nordström
Deputy Managing Director, Bilia AB.

Born in: 1966.

Employed by Bilia: AB since 1986. 

Education and career: School of economics graduate, IFL. Employed by Bilia AB since 1986. Deputy MD of Bilia AB since 2016.

External posts 2024: Member of the board of Svensk Finansservice AB.

Number of shares in Bilia 2024: 34,725.

Anders Rydheimer,
Director of Communication, Digital & Business Development

Born: 1976

Employed at Bilia: Since 2002

Education and career: MSc Technology Management and BSc Strategy and Management Control, Lund University Faculty of Engineering and School of Economics and Management. International Management Trainee at Bilia 2002–2004, various management positions in the Bilia Group. Director of Marketing, Communication and Digital since 2010. Director of Business Development since 2020.

External posts 2024: Board member of Wayke AB, Newsh AB and VH System AB.

Number of shares 2024: 11,000.

Mathias Nilsson, 
MD Bilia Personbilar AB

Born: 1971

Employed at Bilia: Since 2011

Education and career: 
High school vehicle engineering, management training. Various positions at Din Bil 1989–2007, MD Möller Bil 2007–2011, senior regional and corporate management positions at Bilia since 2011. MD of Bilia Personbilar AB since 2016.

External posts 2024: —

Numer of shares 2024: 3 500

Carl Fredrik Ewetz

Chef Investerarrelationer och M&A

Born: 1976

Employed in Bilia: Since 2022

Education and work experience:

Economics education at BI School of Economics in Oslo, Communication and Leadership at Dale Carnegie and Law studies at Lund University. Institutional Stockbroker Handelsbanken Equities UK 2002–2008, Head of Equities Handelsbanken Capital Markets UK 2009–2020. Employed by Bilia since
2022.

External posts 2024: —

Shareholding 2024: 6 000

Anna Höglund
CEO Motorit AB

Born: 1979

Employed at Bilia: Since 2014

Education and career:
Computer Economics at the University of Borås, Data Communication, Information Technology and Consumer Behavior - University of Western Sydney, Leadership for growth - Business Region. Leading positions in IT at Anxious Sweden 2006-2010, Optidev 2010-2011, Evry 2011-2014 and at Bilia since 2014. CEO at Bilia's IT company Motorit since 2023.

External posts 2024: —
Number of shares: 3 725.

Sofie Ecke
General Counsel
Born: 1987
Employed in Bilia: Since 2016
Education and work experience: Master of Laws from the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg, exchange studies at the University of East London.

Associate at Jansson & Norin (now part of Fondia) 2012-2013, service as a law clerk at Gothenburg District Court 2013-2015, Associate at Delphi law firm 2015-2016. Employed at Bilia since 2016. General counsel since 2021.
External assignments in 2024: —
Number of shares in 2024: 3, 514.