Chairman of the Board since 2018, Board member since 2011. Born 1964 – has long experience as an entrepreneur in the textile industry.
Education: Business studies at Hvitfeldtska Upper Secondary School.
Current assignments: Chairman and CEO of Rudholm Group Holding AB, Chairman of Rudholm & H.K AB, Bamatex AB, Simplicity AB, IBD Sweden AB, Svensk Knalle Handel AB and Marketplace Borås Economic association, Board Member of Borås Ridhus AB, Rudholm Group Property AB, Borås Stad Textile Fashion Center AB, Etikettgruppen Svenska AB, MUJ Invest AB, Portas AB, R. Scandinavia AB, Inkubatorn i Borås AB, Kaponjären 1 AB, Kaponjären 2 AB, WooCode AB and InkInvest AB.
Previous assignments (last five years): Chairman of MUJ Invest AB, Portas AB, R. Scandinavia AB, Board Member of Borås Näringsliv AB, MySoul i Borås AB, Simplicity Holding AB, Scandinavian Safety Restaurang AB, Mickson Fastighets AB and Borås Näringslivs Economic Association.
Holdings in Polygiene Group: 879,000 shares.
Independent in relation to the Group, its senior management and to major shareholders.
Board member since 2021. Born 1969 – is a serial entrepreneur who founded Addmaster (UK) Limited in 2000 which he sold to Polygiene in January 2021.
Education: Studied at Aelfgar Secondary School
Current assignments: Chairman of Humanoid Productions Ltd, Non-exec Board member for Business Innovation Staffordshire, Champion of Export for UK Government and MBE (Member of the British Empire).
Previous assignments (last five years): CEO for Addmaster.
Holdings in Polygiene Group: 4 477 056 shares.
Independent in relation to the Group, its senior management but not in relation to major shareholders.
Bengt Engström, born 1953, holds a Master of Science degree from KTH, Stockholm and has worked in senior positions in various companies since the 1980s. He started as Director Production & Supply Chain at Bofors AB. Then various managerial jobs at Whirlpool such as Global VP Microwave Ovens, Europe VP Manufacturing &Technology and then EVP Whirlpool Corporation and President Whirlpool Europe. After moving home to Sweden, he was CEO of Duni AB and Nordic CEO of Fujitsu.
In recent years, he has worked as an advisor, board member and investor in both large and small companies. Bengt Engström´s other assignments include: Chairman of the board of Nordic Flanges AB, Qleanair AB, Qlosr AB, BEngström AB, BEngström Förvaltning AB and IFG Duroc. Board member of Scanfil Oy, Real Holding AB, Scandinavian Chemotech AB and KTH Executive School AB.
Bengt Engström has been a member of the Polygiene Group board since 2023.
Bengt Engström holds no shares in the company. Bengt Engström is considered to be independent both in relation to the company and its management and in relation to its major shareholders.
Sofia Svensson, born 1978, holds a Master of Science in Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University. She has held a number of senior positions such as CEO of Lammhults Design Group and Hövding Sverige AB as well as Deputy CEO and CFO of Midway Holding AB. Today she works as an Investment Manager at Fosielund Holding AB.
Sofia Svensson’s other assignments: –
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Sofia Svensson is considered to be independent in relation to the company and its management but not in relation to its major shareholders.
