Management
Andreas Rylander
CEO
Born 1981. Chief Executive Officer (2021)
Employment within Group since: 2002
Member of Management since: 2016
Nationality: Swedish.
Education: Studies in strategic planning and leadership within the retail business as well as studies in communication and HR from Dale, Carnegie.
Other current engagements:
Chairman of the board of directors of the companies within Kjell Group.
Previous engagements/Experience: COO of Kjell & Company, CEO of Kjell & Company, CEO of Kjell & Company Norge.
Shareholding in the Company: Andreas Rylander owns 94,263 shares in the company.
Thomas Pehrsson
CFO
Born 1966. Chief Financial Officer (2024)
Employment within Group since: 2024
Member of Management since: 2024
Nationality: Swedish.
Education:BSc in Business Administration and Economics, University of Lund. Executives Program – Business Strategy and World Class Leadership, Copenhagen Business School.
Other current engagements: –
Previous engagements/Experience: Deputy CEO and CFO, CDON Group. CFO, Tunstall Nordic. Senior Management Consultant, do-be consulting. Director of Finance & Administration Europe, BorgWarner TorqTransfer System. Head of Global Portfolio Business Planning & Control, HTC Corporation. Business Control & Planning Manager, Coca-Cola Beverages.
Shareholding in the Company: Thomas Pehrsson owns 27,000 shares in the company.
Jenny Hillerström-Schüldt
CPCO
Born 1972. Chief People & Culture Officer (2022)
Employment within Group since: 2022
Member of Management since: 2022
Nationality: Swedish.
Education: Bachelor of Behavioral Science, Lund University
Other current engagements: –
Previous engagements/Experience: Interim CPCO at Resurs Bank, Interim HR Director BMI, CPCO at Ikano Bank, various senior positions within HR at Maersk, Axis Communications AB and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
Shareholding in the Company:
Jenny Hillerström-Schüldt owns 6,000 shares in the company.
Martin Knutson
CTO
Born 1980. Chief Technology Officer (2019)
Employment within Group since: 1999
Member of Management since: 2011
Nationality: Swedish.
Education: Upper secondary school, natural science/technology.
Other current engagements: Alternate member of the board of directors of the companies within Kjell Group.
Previous engagements/Experience: Head of Business Development IT, IT Manager, System Engineer and Sales Associate at Kjell & Company.
Shareholding in the Company:
Martin Knutson owns 17,674 shares in the company.
Mariette Lindsjö
CMO
Born 1974. Chief Marketing Officer (2023)
Employment within Group since: 2023
Member of Management since: 2023
Nationality: Swedish.
Education:Masters degree in Business Administration, Växjö Universitet & Georg Mason University.
Other current engagements: Member of the board at Packbridge.
Member of the board at Lekia AB.
Previous engagements/Experience: Sales, Marketing & Innovation Director at Smurfit Kappa, Innovation & Marketing Director at Inwido, VP Marketing Europe at Thule and Marketing Director at Findus.
Shareholding in the Company:
Mariette Lindsjö owns 18,000 shares in the company.
Carl-Johan Rijpma
CSCO
Born 1975. Chief Supply Chain Officer (2022)
Employment within Group since: 2022
Member of Management since: 2022
Nationality: Swedish.
Education:Master of Science in Engineering & Logistics at Lunds Tekniska Högskola, Bachelor of Science in Business & Economics at Ekonomihögskolan at Lunds Universitet.
Other current engagements: –
Previous engagements/Experience: COO and VP Operations at Doro Group AB, Procurement Director at Findus, Director Sourcing & Partner Management Sony Mobile.
Shareholding in the Company:
Carl-Johan Rijpma owns 29,174 in the company.