The Board of Directors of Nobia AB (publ) has appointed Jesper Gylling Olsen as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective 3 June 2026. He succeeds Kristoffer Ljungfelt, who is stepping down from the position by mutual agreement.
Currently serving as Executive Vice President for HTH, Jesper Gylling Olsen has been with Nobia since 2019. He takes over from Kristoffer Ljungfelt, who previously held the roles of Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Nobia’s UK operations before becoming CEO.
“We are happy that Jesper Gylling Olsen has accepted the role of President and CEO of Nobia. Jesper brings impressive experience from the kitchen industry and has, within Nobia, successfully strengthened one of the Group’s most significant businesses, delivering strong financial performance and high operational quality. Jesper will play a central role in the continued work to strengthen Nobia’s Nordic operations and realise the Company’s priorities going forward. We also wish to thank Kristoffer for leading Nobia through a challenging period during which we first divested the UK business, and subsequently completed a new rights issue. Through Kristoffer’s efforts, we now have a focused Nordic Nobia ready for its next phase,” says Jimmy Renström, Chairman of the Board of Nobia.
“I am proud and pleased that the Board has given me the opportunity to lead Nobia. Today, we have a clearer position in the Nordic kitchen market, with well-established brands and leading market positions. I have had the privilege of working with one of Nobia’s strong brands and look forward with confidence and great humility to driving the entire Group’s continued focus on profitable growth,” says Jesper Gylling Olsen, incoming President and CEO of Nobia.
Jesper Gylling Olsen is Executive Vice President for HTH, one of Nobia’s strong brands, where he started working for the second time in 2019. During his time with Nobia, Jesper Gylling Olsen has been Head of International Brands (HTH and unoform), VP Director (HTH Kitchen), and Sales Director (HTH Kitchen). Before this, Jesper Gylling Olsen had more than 20 years’ experience from companies in the same market segment, with leading positions at e.g. JKE Design and Multiform/Ballingslöv.
Nobia develops, manufactures and sells kitchen solutions through a number of strong brands, including HTH, Norema, Sigdal, Invita, Superfront and Marbodal in Scandinavia as well as Novart in Finland. Nobia generates profitability by combining economies of scale with attractive kitchen offerings. The Group has approximately 2,000 employees and net sales of about SEK 5.6 billion.
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