Do it Together
The Global Leadership Team
Board of Directors
Business know-how, experience, and seniority
Tore Myrholt
Chairman of the Board
Tore has been chairman of the board of Svea Solar since 2022. He is now Director Emeritus at McKinsey & Company after three decades as Director/Senior Partner. He has several board assignments in various sectors, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Erik Martinson
Chief Executive Officer
Erik is CEO and co-founder of Svea Solar and a board member. He founded Svea Solar in 2013 together with Björn Lind. Today, Svea Solar is one of Europe's fastest growing companies and Sweden's leading solar energy company. He has a Master's in Industrial Engineering and Science from Linköping University.
Anne Martinson
Member of the Board
Anne is former chairman of the board, now board member and has had the role of Senior Advisor since Svea Solar was founded in 2013. She was previously chairman of the board of Svensk Solenergi (2019-2020), and for ten years she was CFO at Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå. She has a Master's in Business and Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics.
Magnus Ledin
Member of the Board
Magnus is a member of the board of directors, since October 2019. He is the co-founder of Vapiano Sweden – an Italian restaurant chain in the fast-casual segment and founder of various international companies including Northbound Music Group. Magnus is a valued board member across a wide range of sectors. He holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics.
Herman Korsgaard
Member of the Board
Herman is a member of the board since March 2022. Herman is a Director at Altor Equity Partners . Prior to joining Altor in 2016, he worked with finance and strategy amongst other for the investment bank Morgan Stanley International. He holds an Executive Programme Diploma from Stanford University, MBA from INSEAD, and Bachelor in finance from Cass Business School in London.
Jonas Arvidsson
Member of the Board
Jonas has been a board member since 2022, and is CEO of One Nordic, which is one of Sweden's leading suppliers of technical services, contracting and maintenance in the energy sector. He has had several board assignments and has a Master of Science and a PhD in Machine Elements from Lund University of Technology.
Global Management
We believe that great leaders are crucial for success
Erik Martinson
Chief Executive Officer
Erik is CEO and co-founder of Svea Solar and a board member. He founded Svea Solar in 2013 together with Björn Lind. Today, Svea Solar is one of Europe's fastest growing companies and Sweden's leading solar energy company. He has a Master's in Industrial Engineering and Science from Linköping University.
Hanna Mannberg
Chief Human Resource Officer
Hanna joined Svea Solar in 2020 as Global Chief HR Officer. She leads the global people and HR function and is responsible for talent attraction, leadership and organizational development, culture, internal communication, performance, learning and development. Hanna has more than 12 years of experience from senior management positions in various multinational companies such as Compass Group, Aon, Electronic Arts and Vapiano. Prior to joining Svea Solar Hanna worked as a management consultant with a focus on leadership, HR, and organisational development. Hanna received her master's degree in economics from Stockholm University.
Christian Brunhøj
Chief Financial Officer
Christian Brunhøj has extensive experience as a management consultant at McKinsey, co-led the turnaround of the Norwegian company Broadnet (now GlobalConnect), and has recently been CFO of Nets Merchant Services. Christian takes up his new role as CFO of Svea Solar in May. He is responsible for reporting and accounting, business control, payroll and treasury.
Olivia Nestius
Chief Business Development Officer
Olivia is our Chief Business Development Officer, since 2021. As Chief Business Development Officer, Olivia is responsible for defining the long-term strategy and advancing our business operations for continued successful growth. In her role, she also oversees the company’s fundraising and M&A processes. Prior to joining our management team, Olivia spent 6 years as a strategy and management consultant with McKinsey & Company. She built deep experience from strategy, transactions and business transformation work across Europe and the US, with a focus on privately owned corporations in the renewables space. Olivia studied Business and Economics at Stockholm School of Economics and received her master’s degree at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Andrew Kristensen
Chief Operating Officer
Andrew is our Chief Operating Officer since April 2022. As COO, he is responsible for leading the global management team and making solar power accessible for all. With a strong focus on our operational side of the business Andrew is leading Svea Solar’s efforts towards making Europe self-sufficient in clean energy. Prior to Svea Solar Andrew has been involved in starting up Volta Trucks and worked as CEO of CrossControl, Managing Director for Saint-Gobain Weber Sweden and Managing Director for Johnson Controls, Building Efficiency, Sweden and Finland. Before moving to Sweden in 2008, he has been active in several countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Denmark. Andrew holds a Master’s Degree from the Technical University of Denmark and an Executive MBA from INSEAD.
Anna Laestadius
Chief Experience Officer
Anna joined Svea Solar in 2021 as Global Chief Marketing Officer. Anna builds the Svea Solar brand in all markets and leads the marketing team that touches every country in which the company operates. Prior to joining Svea Solar Anna has spent more than 20 years in leading international marketing roles at TUI, Electrolux, and ABSOLUT VODKA, and as a consultant with Volvo Cars, Kraft Foods, and Ericsson. Anna is a strategic digital transformer, a valued board member and awarded CMO across a broad range of industries. Anna holds and bachelor’s degree of Business Administration and Economics from the University of Lund.
Joakim Grönvall
Chief Product Officer
Joakim is our Chief Product Officer since August 2022. As CPO, he is responsible for leading the development of our product portfolio. Prior to Svea Solar Joakim was head of product at Greenly and before that he has had leading roles in multiple start-ups and scale-ups, both in Sweden and abroad.
