Leadership
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
Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer
Erik is Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Svea Solar and a board member. He founded Svea Solar in 2014 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.
Ulla Sandborgh
Member of the Board
Ulla has been a member of the board since April 2025. Ulla has previously served as the Director General at Svenska Kraftnät, where she chaired the European electricity market coupling for day-ahead trading for several years. Before that, she worked at Fortum. Ulla is an experienced chair and board member, including at NordPool, the then Nordic-Baltic power exchange. Ulla Sandborgh is an elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) in the Electrical Engineering division and holds a Master of Science in Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).
Herman Korsgaard
Member of the Board
Herman is a member of the board since March 2022. Herman is a Partner 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.
Global Management
We believe that great leaders are crucial for success
Mattias Ringqvist
Chief Executive Officer
Mattias joined the board of Svea Solar in January 2024, before becoming CEO in May 2024. He has extensive business experience from leading +500 MEUR companies, such as CEO at Verisure Securitas Direct in the Nordic countries and as CMO for Telenor group in Denmark. Before his executive career, he was a partner with McKinsey & Company.
He is a valued chairman and board member in other sectors and holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, and Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich.
Erik Martinson
Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer
Erik is Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Svea Solar and a board member. He founded Svea Solar in 2014 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.
Christian Brunhøj
Chief Financial Officer
Christian joined Svea Solar as CFO in 2023. Before that Christian spent the last couple of years as divisional CFO of the payments company Nets (Merchant Services division) and supported the transition from a private-equity-backed company into a European PayTec with the Nets-Nexi merger. Prior to his CFO experience, Christian worked for six years at McKinsey & Co as a management consultant and later co-led the turnaround of the Norwegian fiber telecoms company Broadnet (now GlobalConnect). Christian has a master’s degree from The London School of Economics as well as a master’s degree in Management Accounting from Copenhagen Business School.
Michaela Cronemyr
Chief Legal Officer
Michaela joined Svea Solar in January 2024 as General Counsel and assumed the position of Chief Legal Officer in October of the same year. She has many years of experience in both law firm and in-house roles. Prior to joining Svea Solar, she was part of the growth journey at the scale-up company Instabee, where she handled legal matters globally and led the corporate development and investor relations function. Michaela began her career at Sweden's leading law firm, Vinge, primarily working with M&A and private equity transactions. Michaela holds an LLM from Stockholm University and studied a Bachelor in Economics at Lund University.
Taner Karacan
MD Germany
Taner joined Svea Solar in 2023 as Managing Director for Germany. Taner is responsible for the development of the business in Germany. Prior to joining Svea Solar, Taner held various executive roles, most recently at FexEx where he led a team of 3000+ professionals in 32 countries. Before his role at FedEx, Taner served as Managing Director at TNT Express. Taner holds an MBA in Finance from The Danube University Krems.
Sofia Brandberg
Chief Marketing Officer
Sofia joined Svea Solar as CMO in January 2025. Sofia has held executive roles in various industries with a key focus on marketing, sales, and brand development as key contributors to business transformations. Sofia has worked in global companies such as Danone and Actic Group and more local such as Delicato and Casall Sport. Sofia has a master’s in industrial engineering & management from Linköping University.
Cecilia Wirén
Chief Human Resources Officer
Cecilia joined Svea Solar as CHRO in October 2024. Before joining Svea Solar Cecilia spent the last couple of years as Vice President of HR Nordics for Adecco, the world's leading talent advisory. Cecilia has held executive HR roles at companies such as Carlsberg, Arla and Skanska. Cecilia has a master’s degree in psychology from Lund University and an Executive MBA from Stockholm School of Economics.
Sandra Bergqvist
Chief of Staff
Sandra joined Svea Solar in 2022 and has held several roles in the company. Most recently, Sandra was part of the German Management Team as Head of Business Development and before that, she was part of the Solar Services team, driving the commercialization of our Solar as a Service portfolio. Before Svea Solar Sandra worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. Sandra holds a BSc degree in Business and Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE).
Roberto Colombo
MD Italy
Since 2023, Roberto has been Managing Director for Svea Solar’s business operations in Italy. Roberto joined Svea Solar in 2022 as Interim Managing Director for Germany. He has almost 15 years of experience within the solar industry and has for almost 25 years held management roles within various sectors such as renewable energy, IoT and Hi-Tech goods. Before joining Svea Solar, Roberto was Regional Director for several countries at Brunata A/S, an international company focusing on energy efficiency for homes. With a background in industrial electronics, Roberto holds a degree in Political and Social Sciences.