AAK - Key Persons


Alex Wang

Meet Alex Wang, HSE Manager at the plant in Zhangjiagang, China. He is responsible for questions concerning Health, Safety and Environment and his work is necessary for a safe and pleasant working environment for all employees. Alex Wang has a Bachelor degree in Safety Engineering. At AAK, he is responsible for inspection and evaluation of the environment, equipment, and processes around the new facility to ensure AAK follows all safety regulations and requirements. Alex knew about AAK before he started working here in 2015, so when the company started a green field project close to his hometown, he joined the company. "I soon found out that the people are nice and work hard, always willing to help each other. AAK also pays more attention to safety and provides regular training internally," he says. One of the major challenges in his job is running big, complex projects, such as the development of the factory in Zhangjiang. The construction involved more than 600 people and 12 cranes. A lot of high risk tasks are going on at the same time, like welding, work high above the ground, or lifting. So naturally, the safety is extremely important. Alex says that the project is a factory for the future, not just for what is needed in one or two years. AAK not only cares about the safety of the employees, but also the overall wellbeing. "AAK pays attention to environment protection. We try to cooperate with other enterprises in the surrounding area to build a co-safety team. We participate in the activities held by Free Trade Zone Leadership and in sports games with other plants. We also organize our own Family Day to invite our employees' family members to visit our plant to show the working environment that our employees work in. During the weekend, our Staff Union will organize visits in the community to promote our products and ideas of using healthy oils, and we promote environmental protection and safety," he concludes.

Angela Serra

Job Titles:
  • Sales Manager

David Alfredsson

Job Titles:
  • Employee
  • Representative

David Smith

Job Titles:
  • President Global Operations. Vice President
Employed: 2001 Born: 1960 Nationality: British Qualifications: MBA, Graduate Diploma in Business Management

Georg Brunstam - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors

Gun Nilsson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Johan Westman - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President
Employed: 2018 Born: 1973 Nationality: Swedish

Jonas Nihlberg

Job Titles:
  • Authorized Public Accountant and KPMG Partner since 2015

Lena Nilsson

Job Titles:
  • Employee
  • Representative

Marianne Kirkegaard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Märta Schörling Andreen

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Nomination Committee
  • Member of the Board
Märta Schörling Andreen was re-elected Chairman of the Nomination Committee.

Niall Sands

Job Titles:
  • President Commercial Development and Innovation. Vice President
Employed: 2018 Born: 1979 Nationality: Irish Qualifications: MSc Operations Management, BSc Computer Studies

Octavio Díaz de León

Job Titles:
  • President AAK Americas. Vice President AAK
Employed: 2007 Born: 1967 Nationality: Mexican Qualifications: MBA, BSc. Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

Patrik Andersson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Sten Estrup

Job Titles:
  • President AAK AMEA and Global People. Vice President AAK
Employed: 2020 Born: 1968 Nationality: Danish Qualifications: MBA, MSc. Dairy Science & Technology, Executive Master in Change, Diploma in HRM

Susanne Jaspers

Job Titles:
  • President AAK Europe & Strategic Accounts. Vice President AAK
Employed: 2022 Born: 1973 Nationality: German Qualifications: Diplom Betriebswirt (MBA), BSc International Business Administration

Tim Stephenson

Job Titles:
  • President Global Sourcing & Trading and Sustainability. Vice President
Employed: 1995 Born: 1961 Nationality: British Qualifications: MA (Oxon) in Mathematics, FCA

Tomas Bergendahl - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer