Board of Directors

The Garpco board members have great collected competence in managing industrial and commercial companies. Below are resumes of each board member, such as current and previous commitments.

Ingrid Salén

Board Chairman

Born: 1968

Degree: MSc

Board Member since: 2015 (Chairman since 2019)

Currently: CEO of Rentability Sweden AB and Rentability Konsult AB. Chairman of the Board of NeoDynamics AB, Developeration AB and Vividye AB.

Previously: Sourcing and Supplier Management Director of Maquet Critical Care AB 2012-2014, Purchasing Director of Scania CV AB 2003-2011.

Share Holding: 42 000 class A shares and 54 978 class B shares (company-owned).

Markus Strand

Board Member/CEO

Born: 1971

Degree: BSc

Board Member since: 2008

Currently: CEO of Garpco AB. Chairman/Member of the Board in the Garpco Group Subsidiaries. Chairman of the Board of Idevia AB. Member of the Board of 3Dialog AB.

Previously: R&D Manager of kitchen ventilation systems within the Electrolux Group 1995-2000. CEO of Swedex AB 2000-2011. Deputy CEO of Garpco AB 2007-2011.

Share Holding: 52 000 class A shares and 87 179 class B shares (company-owned), plus 40 class B shares (personally owned).

Håkan Nelson

Board Member

Born: 1949

Degree: MBA

Board Member since: 2015

Currently: CEO of Nelicon AB.

Previously: CEO of Malmöhus Invest AB 1992-2011, Chairman and Member of the Board in a number of Malmöhus Invest’s partly owned companies. Member of the Board of Climat80 AB, Företagsutveckling i Solna AB and Swedish Growth Fund AB. Chairman of the Board of Almi Invest Syds investeringskommitté.

Share Holding: 404 class B shares.

Harriet Lidh

Board Member

Born: 1965

Degree: BSc

Board Member since: 2019

Currently: Adviser ALMI Företagspartner i Jönköping AB, Member of the Board of Lidhs Förvaltning AB, Lidhs Tooling AB, Lideco AB, Precomp Solutions AB, Kagon AB and Masentia Holding AB.

Previously: CEO of Lidhs Verktyg AB 1996-2017. CEO of Swepart Verktyg AB 2014-2017. Member of the Board of Svensk Industriförening, Form- & Pressverktygsföreningen, Fordonskomponentgruppen, Undexo, VA Automotive i Hässleholm AB, Jobro Sheet Metal Technology AB, Östra Kinds Elkraft, Cellimpact AB and Nitator Automotive AB.

Share Holding: 3 637 class B shares (company-owned), plus 40 class B shares (personally owned).

Hans Karlsson

Board Member

Born: 1979

Degree: MBA

Board Member since: 2021

Currently: CFO of Tibia Konsult AB. Member of the Board of Parkman AB. Founder of Valberedningen.se.

Previously: CFO and other leading management positions within Gigaset (Siemens). Head of controlling of Kronans Apotek AB. Head of controlling and customer analysis at Comviq (Tele2).

Share Holding: 404 class B shares. Also represents Tibia Konsult’s share holdings of 55 000 class A shares and 305 420 class B shares.