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MilDef

Board of Directors

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Björn Karlsson

Björn Karlsson

Chair of the board

Jan Andersson

Jan Andersson

Board member

Elisabeth Åbom

Board member

Carl Mellander

Board member

Charlotte Darth

Charlotte Darth

Board member

Lennart Pihl

Lennart Pihl

Board member

Bengt-Arne Molin

Bengt-Arne Molin

Board member

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S-254 66 Helsingborg | Sweden

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Daniel Ljunggren

CEO

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since 2023, Executive Vice President (EVP) since 2020, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since 2011.

  • Employed: 2011
  • Born: 1980
  • Education: Master in Business Administration, Kristianstad University.
  • Other ongoing appointments: –
  • Previous positions in the past five years: –
  • Holdings in the Company: 1,000,000 shares

Fredrik Persson

Deputy CEO/CTO

Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Deputy CEO) since 2023, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) since 2020.

  • Employed: 2012
  • Born: 1981
  • Education: Master’s degree in radio electronics and electromagnetic field theory, Faculty of Engineering at Lund University.
  • Other ongoing appointments: President of MilDef Products AB.
  • Previous positions in the past five years: –
  • Holdings in the Company: 100,000 shares.
Viveca Johnsson

Viveca Johnsson

CFO

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since 2023.

  • Employed: 2023
  • Born: 1987
  • Education: Master of Science in Business and Economics, Lund University.
  • Other ongoing appointments:
  • Previous positions in the past five years: Divisional CFO at Nederman Group, Division Extraction & Filtration Technology.
  • Holdings in the Company: 2,030 shares

Olof Engvall

Head of Investor Relations & Corp Coms

Head of IR & Corp Com since 2022.

  • Employed: 2022
  • Born: 1968
  • Education: Journalism.
  • Other ongoing appointments: Chair of the Board of MilDef Charity Foundation.
  • Previous positions in the past five years: Head of IR & PR Inwido Group, CEO Engvall Media AB.
  • Holdings in the Company: 10,500 shares.

Magnus Hagman

VP Nordics

VP Nordics since 2024.

  • Employed: 2024
  • Born: 1975
  • Education: Fighter pilot, and Qualified flight instructor, Swedish Air Force, MSc Industrial Organization & Economy, Halmstad University, BSc Mechanical Engineering, Chalmers University.
  • Other ongoing appointments: –.
  • Previous positions in the past five years: CSMO, Carmenta AB; Senior Director Business Development, Saab AB.
  • Holdings in the Company: 1,225  shares.

Karin Svalander

Chief Legal & Compliance Officer

Chief Legal and Compliance Officer since 2024.

  • Employed: 2020
  • Born: 1978
  • Education: Master of Law, University of Uppsala
  • Other ongoing appointments:
  • Previous positions in the past five years: Deputy board member with Invono Fund AB, General counsel for Invono AB.
  • Holdings in the Company: 23,210 shares.

Martina Karlsson

Chief People Officer

Chief People Officer (CPO) since 2023.

  • Employed: 2023
  • Born: 1987
  • Education: Bachelor, Human Resource Management and Labour Relations, Gothenburg University.
  • Other ongoing appointments:
  • Previous positions in the past five years:  Divisional HR Manager at Axis Communications AB.
  • Holdings in the Company: 3,345 shares.
Björn Karlsson

Björn Karlsson

Chair of the board

Chair of the Board since 2023 – present.

  • Born: 1973
  • Education: Technical college engineer.
  • Other ongoing appointments: CEO and Chair of the Board at Simplexor AB.
  • Previous positions in the past five years: Chief Executive Officer MilDef Group AB. Board member of SOFF (Security and Defense Companies).
  • Shareholding in the Company: 390,821 shares and 30 000 warrants.
  • Dependency: Dependent in relation to the Company and its management. Independent in relation to major shareholders
  • Board committees: Chair of Remuneration Committee.
Jan Andersson

Jan Andersson

Board member

Board member 2023 – present. Chair of the Board since 2015 – 2017, 2018 – 2023.

  • Born: 1959
  • Education: Master of Science in Computer Engineering, Linköping Institute of Technology.
  • Other ongoing appointments: Chair of the Board of DH Anticounterfeit AB and Proplab AB, and board member of Addnode Group AB, MilDef Group AB, Entreprenörinvest Sverige AB, Loop Venture AB, Localize Direct AB, Gridly AB, Myloc Holding AB, and Lex Energy Nord AB.
  • Previous positions in the past five years: CEO and co-founder ReadSoft AB and several previous board assignments.
  • Shareholding in the Company: 500,000 shares.
  • Dependency: Independent in relation to the Company and its management and major shareholders.
  • Board committees: Member of Remuneration Committee.
Marianne Trolle

Marianne Trolle

Board member

Board member since 1998.

  • Born: 1956
  • Education: Studies in economics, law and leadership in Helsingborg.
  • Other ongoing appointments: Trolle Management AB.
  • Previous positions in the past five years:–.
  • Shareholding in the Company: 1,412,752 shares.
  • Dependency: Independent in relation to the Company and its management and major shareholders.
  • Board committees: –.
Christian Hammenborn

Christian Hammenborn

Board member

Board member since 2017.

  • Born: 1965
  • Education: Master of Law, Lund University.
  • Other ongoing appointments: Board member at Hammenborn Advokatbyrå AB.
  • Previous positions in the past five years: Procuration holder at law firm Lindahl limited partnership.
  • Shareholding in the Company: 2,621 shares.
  • Dependency: Independent in relation to the Company and its management and major shareholders.
  • Board committees: Member of the Audit Committee.
Charlotte Darth

Charlotte Darth

Board member

Board member since 2020.

  • Born: 1968
  • Education: BSc, Stockholm University.
  • Other ongoing appointments: Co-CEO of Future Ordering AB. Chair of the Board
  • of Worldfavor AB and Engage Group AB.
  • Previous positions in the past five years: CEO of Binero Group AB. Board member of Intervalor AB and Fondia Oyj.
  • Shareholding in the Company: 1,011 shares.
  • Dependency: Independent in relation to the Company and its management and major shareholders.
  • Board committees: Member of the Audit Committee.
Lennart Pihl

Lennart Pihl

Board member

Board member since 2020.

  • Born: 1950
  • Education: Master of Business Administration, Lund University.
  • Other ongoing appointments: Chair of the Board of Myloc Holding AB, Bertex Mail AB, Liljehomens Group AB, and Joakim Lagergren Golf AB.
  • Previous positions in the past five years: Chair of the Board of Nordic Room Improvement Holding AB, INGAPE AB, Nordic Vehicle AB, and Haki Safety AB.
  • Shareholding in the Company: 821 shares.
  • Dependency: Independent in relation to the Company and its management and major shareholders.
  • Board committees: Chair of the Audit Committee.
Bengt-Arne Molin

Bengt-Arne Molin

Board member

Board member since 2023.

  • Born: 1958
  • Education: PhD in Electrical Engineering at Lund University.
  • Other ongoing appointments: Founder and CEO of B A Molin AB. Co-founder of Evosat AB. Board member of Generic Sweden AB.
  • Previous positions in the past five years: Chair of the Board of Katam Technologies AB and Lumeo Technology AB. Board member of Auricula AB, Meltspot AB, and MultiQ AB.
  • Shareholding in the Company: 2,600 shares.
  • Dependency: Independent in relation to the Company and its management and major shareholders.
  • Board committees:  –

Elisabeth Åbom

Board member

Board member since 2025.

  • Born: 1971
  • Education: MsC Applied physics and engineering and PhD Materials Physics, both Linköping University, Executive MBA, Stockholm School of Economics 
  • Ongoing assignments: CEO NIRA Dynamics AB.
  • Assignments past five years: Board member of Linköping Science Park, LiU Holding, and Svolder AB.
  • Share in MilDef:  -
  • Dependency: Independent of the company, its management and major shareholders.
  • Board committees: -

Carl Mellander

Board member

Board member since 2025.

  • Born: 1964
  • Education: B.A. Stockholm University
  • Other current assignments: Board member of Svensk Exportkredit, Tobii, Dustin, and Grönskär-Gruppen. Hired as an advisor primarily in financing and investment activities for EQT, Nordic Capital, Artur D. Little, and others. Advisor at Novare Advisory. Member of Save the Children's Financing and Partnership Council, and advisory board member at the Stockholm School of Economics Accounting and Financial Management Center of Excellence..
  • Previous assignments during last five years: Group CFO at Ericsson (publ).
  • Shareholding in MilDef: 9,678 shares
  • Dependency: Independent of the company, its management and major shareholders.
  • Board committees: Member of the Audit Committee.
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