Our team

Axel Johnson's headquarters consists of a small group of individuals with diverse skills and backgrounds. We collaborate across borders and encourage knowledge exchange throughout the entire Axel Johnson group. Together, we believe in a work approach characterized by freedom and responsibility.

Employees

Management team

Caroline Berg

  • Chief Executive Officer
Caroline is CEO since January 2025 and has been a Board Member since 2014 (Board Chair between 2015 and January 2025). Caroline is also Board Member of Axfood and Axel Johnson International. Caroline is Board Chair of the Axjoma Foundation, Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation, the Erik and Göran Ennerfelt Foundation and Stiftelsen Järvaveckan. Between 2006 and 2014, Caroline was Director of Human Development and Communications at Axel Johnson.

Camilla Wideroth

Camilla has worked within the Group since 2009, first at Axel Johnson International and then at Axel Johnson as Head of Group Financial Control. Prior to that, she worked at KPMG for 15 years, first as an accountant and then as a consultant in connection with the implementation of IFRS in listed companies. Camilla studied international business and economics at Linköping University. Board positions: Chairman of the Board for Martin & Servera and Novax. Board Member of Axel Johnson International.

Anders Slettengren

Anders joined Axel Johnson in 2025, most recently from the role of EVP at Ratos, where he was responsible for businesses within the industrial and consumer sectors. Prior to that, he served as CEO of Industrifonden. Anders began his career in international roles focused on business development and marketing at Unilever and Microsoft. Between 2001 and 2013, he also worked at Novax as Investment Director and CEO. Board positions: Chairman of Novax.

Jacob Wall

Jacob joined Axel Johnson in 2015. He was previously a partner and advisor at ABG Sundal Collier and, prior to that, Senior Vice President and co-founder of Alcur hedge fund, and spent nine years as equity analyst at ABG Sundal Collier and Alfred Berg. He studied financial management, economic history and political science at Stock-holm University and Uppsala University. Board positions: Board Member of Novax, Elon and New Moon.

Pernilla Oldmark

Pernilla joined Axel Johnson in 2024 and most recently came from the role as Head of Northern Europe at the global customer service company Transcom. Before that, she was the Commercial Director at Cabonline, and before that, she held several different leadership roles at Tele2, including as Marketing and Communications Director. Board positions: Board Member in Martin & Servera and Söderberg & Partner Wealth Management.

Board of directors

Caroline Berg

  • Member of the Board since 2014
Caroline has been CEO since January 2025 and has been a member of the Board since 2014. Between 2015–2025, she was chair of the Board. She is also chair of the Board of Axfood and a member of the Board of Axel Johnson International, as well as chair of Axjoma Foundation, the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation, the Erik and Göran Ennerfelt Foundation and the Järvaveckan Foundation. Caroline is also co-founder and chair of the initiatives Forum for Inclusion and Next Generation Sweden. Between 2006 and 2014, Caroline was Director of Human Development and Communications at Axel Johnson. Caroline is an honorary doctor at the Stockholm School of Economics

Marie Ehrling

  • Board Chair and Member of the Board since 2012
Marie assumed the role of chair of the Board in 2025 and has been a member of the Board since 2012. She is also chair of the Board of Disruptive Pharma and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). Previously, Marie was, among other things, chair of the Board of Telia Company and Securitas and CEO of Telia Sonera Sweden, and prior to that worked at the SAS Group for 20 years in various roles, including as head of SAS Airlines. Marie is also an honorary doctor at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Antonia Ax:son Johnson

  • Member of the Board since 1982
Antonia has been a Board member since 1982. She is also the chair of the Board of A Johnson & Co. AB and Axel Johnson Holding, as well as a member of Axel Johnson Inc., Axfast, Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation and Axjoma Foundation. Antonia is also founder and Board member of Axfoundation and founder and chair of Lövsta Stuteri. Antonia holds an honorary doctorate from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Middlebury College in the USA and the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

Tomas Franzén

  • Member of the Board since 2018
Tomas is Board Chair of Dustin, TietoEvry, Elajo and Pamica Group, as well as a Board Member of, among others, Martin & Servera and Liljedahl Group. Between 2014 and 2018, Tomas was CEO of Bonnier AB, and before that CEO of Com Hem and Eniro.

Jonas Samuelson

  • Member of the Board since 2018
Jonas has been a Board member since 2018. He is also chair of the Board of Axel Johnson International and Rosti AB and a Board member of Volvo Cars and Perrigo. Jonas was president and CEO of Electrolux between 2016 and 2024 and has previously worked at SAAB Automobile and General Motors, among others.

Alexandra Mörner

  • Member of the Board since 2005
Alexandra has been a Board member since 2005. She is also chair of the Axfoundation and Altocumulus Asset Management's investment council, and is also a Board member of Axfast and a number of other boards within the Axel Johnson Group. Alexandra was previously the head of Axstores Butikskedjor and before that Investment Manager at Novax.

Björn Annwall

  • Member of the Board since 2022
Björn has been a board member since 2022 and also serves on the board of Axfood. He is the CEO of Audria Group. Previously, he held several senior leadership roles within Volvo Cars Group, including Chief Commercial Officer and Deputy CEO, CFO, Head of EMEA, and Senior Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Service. Prior to that, he was a senior partner at McKinsey & Company.

Mia Brunell Livfors

  • Member of the Board since 2023
Mia has been a Board member since 2023 and was CEO of Axel Johnson during the period 2015–2023, after previously serving as both an advisor and a Board member in the company. In addition, she spent 22 years at Kinnevik, the last eight of which as CEO of Investment AB Kinnevik. In addition to her assignment on Axel Johnson's Board, Mia is also a Board member of Axfood, the Axjoma Foundation and Efva Attling Stockholm AB, and chair of the Board of Alstra Energy.

Frida Antbrink

  • Member of the Board since 2022, Alternate since 2019
and a deputy since 2019. Frida works at Hemköp and is an employee representative for the Swedish Trade Employees' Union. She is also a deputy on Hemköp's Board.

Anders Helsing

  • Member of the Board since 2018
Anders has been a Member of the Board since 2018. Anders is employed by Axfood IT AB and is Employee Representative from Unionen. He is also an Employee Member of Axfood’s Board of Directors.

Rasmus Tallén

  • Member of the Board since 2000, Alternate since 1999
Rasmus has been a member of the Board since 2000 and deputy since 1999. Rasmus is employed at Martin & Servera Logistik and is an employee representative for the Swedish Trade Employees' Union. He is also an employee representative on the Board of Martin & Servera and chair of the Board of the Stockholm branch of Handels, as well as a Board member of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation's Unemployment Fund, the Stockholm County LO district and a representative in the National Organization.

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