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 in 1961
Member of the Board since: 2018
Chairman of the Board of: Fam. Knut & Ragnvi Jacobssons Stiftelse
Member of the Board of: Semcon AB, Concentric AB, Creades AB, Axel Johnson International AB, JOAB AB and Almi Företagspartner Väst AB
Education: a bachelor's degree in 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
Shares in Axis: 0
Martin Gren
Co-founder of Axis - 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
Shares in Axis: 0
Biörn Riese
Born in 1953
Member of the Board since: 2015
Chairman of the board since: 2015
Member of the Board of: Jurie Advokat AB, American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish Anti-corruption Institute (IMM), Mercuri Urval Foundation, My Special Day (Min Stora Dag) Foundation
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 & Lawyer Jurie Advokat AB
Shares in Axis: 0
Håkan Kirstein
Born in 1969
Member of the Board since: 2015
Chairman of the Board of: Companies in the Eltel group
Member of the Board of: Cherrystone AB, Companies in the Eltel group
Education: M.Sc. in Economics, Stockholm University, Sweden
Working experience: Niscayah Group AB, StatoilHydro Sverige AB, Svenska Statoil AB, Statoil Detaljist AB, Imtech Nordic AB
Principal employment: President and CEO for the Eltel Group
Shares in Axis: 0
Toshizo Tanaka
Born in 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 which various leading positions within the Canon Group, including Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisory Directors of Océ N.V.
Shares in Axis: 0
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