Board of directors
Axis Board of Directors consists of five elected members, with no deputies, and three employee representatives, with two deputies.
Elected by the annual general meeting
Marianne Brismar
Born: 1961
Member of the Board since: 2018
Chairman of the Board of: Fam. Knut & Ragnvi Jacobssons Stiftelse and Almi FöretagsPartner Väst
Member of the Board of: Concentric AB, Derome AB, Green Carrier Holding AB och JOAB AB.
Education: A Bachelor’s degree Business Administration and Economics from Gothenburg University and a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, BSc Pharm, from Uppsala University
Working experience: Roussel Nordiska AB, Atlet Group, Special Advisor to the Vice President at Nissan Motor
Principal employment: Senior Partner Intercept AB, various directorships
Martin Gren
Born: 1962
Member of the Board since: 1984
Chairman of the Board of: AB Grenspecialisten, Grenspecialisten Förvaltning AB
Member of the Board of: Askero Sagoboks Förlag AB, Eikos Aktiebolag, H. Lundén Holding Aktiebolag, Proact IT Group AB
Education: Lund University, Honorary Doctor HC Lund University
Working experience: Founder and employee of Axis
Principal employment: Employed by Axis Communications AB
Biörn Riese
Born: 1953
Member of the Board since: 2015
Member of the Board of: Institutet mot mutor (IMM), Stiftelsen Mercuri Urval, Mercuri Urval Holding AB, Stiftelsen Min Stora Dag, Arvid Nordquist H.A.B och Jurie Advokat AB.
Education: Master of Laws (LL.M) and a Graduate degree in Economics/Business Administration from Stockholm University, Sweden
Working experience: Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå AB, Carl Swartling Advokatbyrå, District Court Service
Principal employment: Senior Adviser & Partner Jurie Advokat AB
Håkan Kirstein
Born: 1969
Member of the Board since: 2015
Member of the Board of: Cherrystone AB
Education: M.Sc. in Economics, Stockholm University, Sweden
Working experience: CEO Eltel Group AB, CEO Niscayah Group, CEO StatoilHydro Sweden
Principal employment: Industrial Advisor
Toshizo Tanaka
Born: 1940
Member of the Board since: 2015
Education: A degree in Economics from Keio University, Japan
Working experience: Various leading positions within the Canon Group
Principal employment: Representative Director & Executive Vice President, Canon Inc. and Chief Financial Officer, Canon Inc. In addition to several leading positions within the Canon Group
Employee representatives
Mats Friberg
Born: 1967
Member of the Board since: 2015
Employee at Axis since: 2000
Employee Representative
Malte Lennerstedt
Born: 1970
Member of the Board since: 2017
Employee at Axis since: 2013
Employee Representative
Eva Svensson
Born: 1964
Member of the Board since: 2017
Employee at Axis since: 2012
Employee Representative
Information regarding the executive group management.