Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Erik Brandsma will soon join as the new CEO of Sveaskog, from January 2022. With a degree in forest engineering Erik Brandsma will join his new position on January 15. With years of experience of working as the Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency, where he contributed to the energy transition in Sweden, he will join his new position soon.
Erik Brandsma has also served as Chief Sustainability Officer at Vattenfall AB and EON AG, and he has experience from international sustainability work within the OECD and the UN.
“We’re very pleased to welcome Erik Brandsma as our next CEO,” says Eva Färnstrand, chairman of the board at Sveaskog. “He has long experience from leading organizations in change and a strong commitment to sustainability. He has just the right set of skills needed to lead the continuous implementation of our long-term focus that was made public last spring: Sveaskog’s sustainable forestry programme.”
“Every time I’ve met Sveaskog, I’ve been impressed by the organization’s commitment, competence and pride,” says Erik Brandsma. “I see this as a wonderful challenge, to drive the change towards a sustainable forestry together with all my new colleagues. It’s a very important task to lead Sveaskog through the transition where we future-proof our operations, and I see that all of my previous experiences have contributed to preparing me for this exciting job.”
Erik Brandsma will replace Per Matses, who will retire after 10 years as CFO and acting CEO during 2021.
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