Board of Directors
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Anders Westermark
Chairman of the Board, elected 2018
Born: 1959
Position: Chairman of the Board, chairman of the Remunerations Committee and member of the Audit Committee
Other ongoing assignments: Anders is investment manager for Nornan Invest AB and is Chairman of the Board of Stifelsen Skelleftepress, Grit Media AB and Nordvestor Fastigheter AB. He is Board Member of Treac AB and several media, property and investment companies.
Other experience: Anders has previous experience as CEO in the areas of media, construction and financial control.
Education: Graduate economist from Linköping University and has completed the Stockholm School of Economics’ Executive Education programme.
Independent in relation to Railcare and its senior executives: Yes
Independent in relation to major shareholders: No
Shareholding in Railcare Group AB (including related parties): Anders directly holds 108,500 shares in Railcare Group AB and represents Nornan Invest AB, which holds 7,121,395 shares in Railcare Group AB.
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Linn Andersson
Board member, elected 2023
Born: 1978
Position: Board Member and member of the Remunerations Committee.
Other ongoing assignments: Linn is General Manager at Boliden Rönnskär and Board Member of Shorelink AB and Science City Skellefteå AB.
Other experience: Linn has for the past 15 years held high-level positions in the mining and power industry, with particular expertise in project and change management and in sustainability. These include Skellefteå Kraft AB where Linn held the role of Business Area Manager Power Systems, and Boliden Mineral where Linn has held several managerial positions including Production Manager, Research Manager and Environmental Manager.
Education: Master of Science in Chemistry from Umeå University and an MBA from Edinburgh Business School.
Independent in relation to Railcare and its senior executives: Yes
Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes
Shareholding in Railcare Group AB (including related parties): Linn holds 0 shares in Railcare Group AB.
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Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd
Board member, elected 2016
Born: 1965
Position: Board member and member of the Remunerations Committee
Other ongoing assignments: Catharina is the CEO of Byggföretagen and Chairman of the Board of Luftfartsverket (Swedish Civil Aviation Administration) and AB Elmsäters i Enhörna.
Other experience: Catharina has been a Member of the Riksdag (Swedish parliament) for 11 years and was Minister for Infrastructure between 2010 and 2014. She was the Chairman of the Board in Railcare Group AB between 2016 and 2022.
Education: Graduate market economist from RMI-Berghs.
Independent in relation to Railcare and its senior executives: Yes
Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes
Shareholding in Railcare Group AB (including related parties): Catharina holds 2,925 shares in Railcare Group AB through AB Elmsäters i Enhörna.
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Andreas Lantto
Board member, elected 2023
Born: 1983
Position: Board Member and member of the Remunerations Committee.
Other ongoing assignments: Andreas is an active partner and Board Member of Nordkonsult i Luleå AB and its affiliated companies. In an ongoing consulting assignment, Andreas is the main project manager for the development of the new Port of Luleå.
Other experience: Andreas has previous experience from leading positions in logistics, planning and construction in the mining and automotive industry in northern Sweden. He has been logistics manager at Kaunis Iron AB and Northland Resources.
Education: Graduate engineer in mechanical engineering at Luleå University of Technology.
Independent in relation to Railcare and its senior executives: No
Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes
Shareholding in Railcare Group AB (including related parties): Andreas holds 0 shares in Railcare Group AB.
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Maria Kröger
Board member, elected 2024
Born: 1968
Position: Board member, and member of the Audit Committe and the Remuneration Committee.
Other ongoing assignments: Maria is CFO at Umia Sweden AB and Board Member of VK Media, Fastighetsbolaget Gazette and the IT company Algoryx Simulation.
Other experience: Maria has spent much of her professional life as CFO of Vitec Software Group and as a Authorised Public Accountant at EY. Maria has also worked as CEO of the company Ariser. Maria is a versatile and competent economist with good knowledge of financial management, both in listed and unlisted companies, and for companies of different sizes and development phases.
Education: Master of Business Administration from Umeå University of Economics and Business
Independent in relation to Railcare and its senior executives: Yes
Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes
Shareholding in Railcare Group AB (including related parties): Maria does not hold any shares in Railcare Group AB.
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Björn Östlund
Board member, elected 2019
Born: 1957
Position: Board Member, chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Remunerations Committee.
Other ongoing assignments: Björn is the owner and Senior Advisor at Koninfra AB. He is a Chairman of the Board of SIBEK AB and Board Member of Vossloh Nordic Switch Systems AB, Expin Group AB and Leksands IF Ishockey AB.
Other experience: Björn’s previous experience includes senior positions within ÅF/AFRY and the Swedish Transport Administration. He has been Deputy Director General of Banverket (former Swedish Rail Administration), Head of Traffic at Trafikverket, Head of the Delivery Division at Banverket, Head of Banverket Planning and Head of Banverket Production (now Infranord). He has worked in transport infrastructure since 1994, with board assignments for Botniabanan (Bothnia Line) and the Tågoperatörerna (train operators) trade organisation.
Education: Björn is a graduate civil engineer in industrial economics from Linköping University.
Independent in relation to Railcare and its senior executives: Yes
Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes
Shareholding in Railcare Group AB (including related parties): Björn holds 1,502 shares in Railcare Group AB.