NYAB - Key Persons
Aku Väliaho started as the Chief Financial Officer at NYAB Plc in January 2022. Previously he has worked at Finnair Oyj in finance and treasury management positions during 2015-2021. His responsibilities at Finnair included eg. Finnair's real estate business unit management, financial and investment management of Finnair's pension fund, as well as Finnair's treasury operations. Before Finnair, Väliaho has worked eg. at Oriola Group in duties related to finance and investments.
Kankaala started as a member of the Board of Directors in July 2021. He was the Chairman of the Board until 27 September 2023, after which he continues as Vice Chairman. Kankaala is independent of the company, but not of its major shareholders.
Anders Berg has 25 years of international experience from construction, e-commerce, and general industry. Most recently he was the CEO of First North Sweden listed OXE Marine AB between 2022-2023 and previously the Chairman of the Board in the company between 2018-2022. Previously he has been, among others, CEO at Stockholm main listed Lindab AB between 2013-2017, Board member at Byggmax AB between 2019-2021, and President & CEO of Plannja AB between 2004-2010. He has also held senior positions at SSAB and Diab Group and served as a senior advisor to several industrial companies.
Berg was elected as a member of NYAB's Board of Directors in April 2023. He is independent of the company and its major shareholders.
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- Director, Electrical Grids
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- Head of Construction, Finland
Barbro Frisch has been a self-employed management consultant since 2008. Her assignments have included, among others, interim CEO position at housing development company Einar Mattsson Projektutveckling AB, interim purchasing manager position at construction group Veidekke, as well as several advisory tasks at Skanska Group. She has also been a Board member, among others, at Swedish Lorry Parts AB between 2020-2023.
Frisch was elected as a member of NYAB's Board of Directors in April 2023. She is independent of the company and its major shareholders.
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- Business Area Manager, Infrastruktur
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- Business Area Manager, Industry & Energy
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- Director of HR & Environment
Elin Åhrberg started as the Director of HR & Environment and member of the Executive Management Team in October 2023. She is responsible for the management of NYAB's HR and HSEQ (health, safety, environment, and quality) activities, and participates in the development of ESG and other non-financial reporting of the Group. Before joining NYAB, she worked as HR Manager at Svevia's Drift division between 2021-2023. Previously, she has held different HR related positions at NCC, Mangold Fondkommission and AFRY, among others. She has studied Behavioral Science at Stockholm University and Economics at Umeå University.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Member of the Executive Management Team
Erik Petersen started as Vice President of Corporate Affairs and member of the Executive Management Team in August 2023. His responsibilities at NYAB include brand and relations to external stakeholders, as well as the management of NYAB's Communications, Investor Relations, and ESG activities. Petersen joined NYAB from Paramount Global, where he was Head of New Business between 2019-2023. His responsibilities included, among others, developing Paramount's activities in the Nordics, as well as improving the recognition of its brand portfolio. Before joining Paramount, Petersen held various managerial positions within marketing, communications, and brand strategy at Visit Sweden between 2008-2019.
Magnus Granljung has been CEO of group company NYAB Infrastruktur AB since 2018, and was appointed CEO of NYAB Sverige AB in the spring 2022. Previously he has had managerial positions e.g. in BDX Group between 2011-2017 and Skanska Group between 2000-2011.
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- Chairman of the Board
- Experience from CFO
Jan Öhman has an extensive experience from CFO responsibilities and the administration of listed companies. Most recently he was the CFO of Nasdaq Stockholm main listed Industrivärden AB between 2019-2022. Previously he has held CFO positions at, among others, IPCO AB between 2018-2019, Indutrade AB between 2014-2018, and Sandvik group companies between 2006-2014. In addition, he has held several senior positions at Boliden.
Öhman was elected as a member of NYAB's Board of Directors in April 2023 and was appointed Chairman of the Board on 27 September 2023. He is independent of the company and its major shareholders.
Jari Suominen has 40 years of international experience in the field of energy. From 1981 to 2007, he worked for ExxonMobil and from 2007 to 2019 for the St1 Group in various management positions related to fuels, electricity and heat production, responsible for St1's renewable energy business in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Nowadays, Suominen is the advisor to the CEO of St1. He has served on the Board of Directors of NYAB Plc since July 2021.
Suominen is independent of the company and its major shareholders.
Johan K Nilsson is an attorney who has specialized in construction law and has long-standing experience in legal functions of companies in the construction industry. He has been a corporate lawyer in Peab Group in 2003-2016 and Skanska Group in 1998-2003. In 2013-2016 he was the Chief Legal Officer of Peab Group. He has had positions of trust e.g. as a Board member of Swedish Construction Contract Committee in 2001-2011. Currently, Nilsson operates as the partner of JKN Attorneys, as well as arbitrator and lecturer in matters regarding construction law. He was elected member of NYAB Plc's Board of Directors in March 2022.
Nilsson is independent of the major shareholders, but not of the company. He is a partner in an attorney firm that provides group companies with legal services regarding projects that belong to their business operations.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Entrepreneur
- Group Administration
Johan Larsson is an entrepreneur from Luleå, who was the CEO of group company NYAB Sverige AB between 2012-2022, and was appointed CEO of NYAB Plc on 1 April 2022. He has been an entrepreneur in several growth companies in different industries and a board member in almost 30 companies. He is the founder of NYAB Plc's largest shareholder Holding Investment Förvaltning i Luleå AB and an investment company Barents Investment Group AB and has positions of trust e.g. as the Board member of Luleå Business Region. He was elected member of NYAB Plc's Board of Directors in March 2022.
Larsson is not independent of the company nor its major shareholders. He owns 50% of a major shareholder Holding Investment Förvaltning I Luleå AB and belongs to the operative management of the group.
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- Business Area Manager, Mälardalen
Lars-Eric Aaro started as a Board member of NYAB Plc in December 2022. He is a mining engineer (M.Sc.) from Luleå Technical University and holds an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering Science. He was President & CEO at LKAB between 2009-2015 and Executive Vice President & Head of Corporate Sales at AFRY between 2015-2018. Previously he has also worked at Boliden and Outokumpu, among other companies. Currently he has several board and advisory positions in various companies, as well as an extensive business network.
Aaro is independent of the company and its major shareholders.
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- CEO of Group Company NYAB Infrastruktur AB
- Senior Vice President, Sweden
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- Vice Chairman
- Owner from Northern Ostrobothnia
Markku Kankaala is an entrepreneur and active owner from Northern Ostrobothnia. Since 2020, he has been the CEO of PM Ruukki Oy. He is also the founder of Afarak Group Plc (formerly Ruukki Group Plc) and served as a Member of the Board of Directors from 1993 to 2017. He was a Board Member in Enersense International Oyj from 2020 to 2021. In addition, he has been on the Board of approximately 50 companies.
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- Director of Investor Relations
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- CEO
- Founding Partner
- Senior Vice President, Finland
Mikael Ritola is the CEO of group company NYAB Finland Oy and founding partner of NYAB Plc's largest shareholder, Holding Investment Förvaltning I Luleå AB. He has a wide experience in entrepreneurship and management, as well as building profitable growth in construction and infrastructure industries. He was elected member of NYAB Plc's Board of Directors in March 2022.
Ritola is not independent of the company nor its major shareholders. He owns 50% of a major shareholder Holding Investment Förvaltning I Luleå AB and belongs to operative management of the group.