Board of Directors
Hans Eckerström
Chairman of the board
Chairman of the remuneration committee
Elected: 2018
Education: MSc Mechanical Engineering, Chalmers University of Engineering, and MSc Business Administration, University of Gothenburg.
Born: 1972
Other assignments: Member of Swedbank and Thule Group.
Previously: Chief Investment Officer APAC, Chairman of the Board of Nobia. Board member of Nordstjernan and Cloetta. Partner and employee of Nordic Capital.
Independent of company: Yes
Independent of owners: Yes
Shares in Profoto Holding: 1,230,508 shares, 500,000 call options
Anders Hedebark
Board member
Elected: 2010
Education: MSc Electrical engineering, Royal institute of Technology (KTH) and MBA INSEAD.
Born: 1964
Other assignments: President and CEO of Profoto.
Independent of company: No
Independent of owners: No
Shares in Profoto Holding: 15,252,321 shares indirectly together with related parties.
Helene Willberg
Board member
Chair of the audit committee
Elected: 2018
Education: Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics.
Born: 1967
Other assignments: Board member of Thule Group, Nordic Paper Holding, Infrea, Indecap Holding, Byggfakta Group Nordic HoldCo, Enzymatica, Renewcell.
Previously: Board member and CEO of Alvarez & Marsal Sweden. Board member and CEO of KPMG.
Independent of company: Yes
Independent of owners: Yes
Shares in Profoto Holding: 250,494 shares, 150,000 call options
Magnus Brännström
Board member
Member of the remuneration committee
Elected: 2018
Education: MSc Uppsala University.
Born: 1966
Other assignments: Chairman of the Board of Molimb and Östkontoret. Board member of the Swedish-Estonian Investment Fund.
Previously: Chairman of World Federation of Direct Selling Associations. Board member of APAC.
Independent of company: Yes
Independent of owners: Yes
Shares in Profoto Holding: 250,494 shares, 125,000 call options
Pernilla Ekman
Board member
Member of the audit committee
Elected: 2021
Education: MSc Business Administration, Stockholm University and Executive Management Program, Stockholm School of Economics.
Born: 1972
Other assignments: CEO of Aarke. Member of the Board of Fractal Gaming Group.
Previous assignments, selection: Chairman of the Board of Stronger, Aarke and CEO at Zound Industries.
Independent of company: Yes
Independent of owners: Yes
Shares in Profoto Holding: 0 shares, 62,500 call options
Helena Holmgren
Board member
Elected: 2021
Education: MSc Business Administration, Lund University and MBA, University of Ottawa.
Born: 1976
Other assignments: Board member of Hexatronic Group and ProGlove.
Previously: CEO and CFO of Pricer, CFO of Edgeware.
Independent of company: Yes
Independent of owners: Yes
Shares in Profoto Holding: 3,000 shares, 125,000 call options