Board of Directors
According to the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors shall consist of no less than three and no more than twelve Directors elected by the General Meeting. Shareholdings as of September 30, 2021.
James Anderson
Chairman
Born: 1959
Nationality: UK citizen.
Independence: Independent of the Company and management and independent of major shareholders.
Direct or related person ownership: 350,000 class B shares.
Committee work: Chairman of the People & Remuneration Committee.
James Anderson was elected Chairman of the Board of Kinnevik 2021. James became partner at Baillie Gifford in 1987 and led the firm’s European Equity Team and co-founded the Long Term Global Growth Strategy in 2003 and Chaired the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group 2003-2019, including as co-manager of the Vanguard International Growth Fund. He was also manager of Scottish Mortgage Trust during 2000-2015 and joint manager 2015-2022. James is currently trustee at Johns Hopkins University and member of the Investment Committee, Senior advisor to the Board of Antler Group and Chair of Panmure House Price Panel, and member of the investment committee of University College, Oxford. He has studied at the universities Oxford, Carleton and Johns Hopkins.
Susanna Campbell
Board Director
Born: 1973
Nationality: Swedish citizen.
Independence: Independent of the Company and management and independent of major shareholders.
Direct or related person ownership: 4,000 class B shares.
Committee work: Member of the Audit & Sustainability Committee, member of the People & Remuneration Committee.
Social media: LinkedIn
Susanna Campbell was elected a Director of the Board of Kinnevik in 2019. She serves as Chairman of Network of Design and is a Board member of Indutrade, Northvolt, Estrid and H2 Green Steel, as well as Senior Advisor of Norrsken VC. Between 2012-2016, she was the Chief Executive Officer of Swedish investment firm Ratos, having joined the company in 2003 from McKinsey & Co. Susanna holds an MSc from Stockholm School of Economics.
Harald Mix
Board Director
Born: 1960
Nationality: Swedish citizen.
Independence: Independent of the Company and management and independent of major shareholders.
Direct or related person ownership: 25,000 Class A-shares.
Committee work: Member of the People & Remuneration Committee.
Social media: LinkedIn
Harald Mix was elected Director of the Board of Kinnevik in 2021. He worked in management consulting and private equity at Booz Allen & Hamilton and at First Boston in New York before returning to Europe in 1990. He began his private equity career in 1990 and was one of the co-founders of the Swedish private equity firm Industrikapital where he was active until late 2001. Harald Mix later co-founded Altor Equity Partners in 2003 where he currently is the CEO. He is also Board member of Nordic Leisure Travel Group, Carneo AB and Carnegie Investment Bank and Chairman of H2 Green Steel. Harald Mix graduated in 1983 from Brown University, Rhode Island, and from Harvard Business School in 1987.
Charlotte Strömberg
Board Director
Born: 1959
Nationality: Swedish citizen.
Independence: Independent of the Company and management and independent of major shareholders.
Direct or related person ownership: 4,000 class B shares.
Committee work: Chairman of the Audit & Sustainability Committee.
Social media: LinkedIn
Charlotte Strömberg was elected a Director of the Board of Kinnevik in 2018. She currently serves as a director of Clas Ohlson AB and Lindéngruppen AB and Deputy Chairman of Sofina SA. Charlotte is a member of the Swedish Securities Council, and a co-founder of DHS Venture Partners. She is also independent member of the Nasdaq Stockholm Listing Committee. During 2006-2011, she served as Chief Executive Officer of the Nordic operations of Jones Lang LaSalle. Prior to that, she was Head of Equity Capital Markets, and Head of Investment Banking, at Carnegie Investment Bank. She holds an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics.
Cecilia Qvist
Board Director
Born: 1972
Nationality: Swedish citizen
Independence: Independent of the Company and management and independent of major shareholders.
Direct or related person ownership: 4000 class B shares.
Committee work: Member of the Audit & Sustainability Committee.
Social media: LinkedIn
Cecilia Qvist was elected a Director of the Board of Kinnevik in 2020. She is currently president of LEGO Venures, vice chairman of CINT and director of Trustly. Prior to joing LEGO she was Global Head of Markets and a senior advisor overseeing global growth strategy at Spotify. Before joining Spotify in 2017, Cecilia held senior positions at Ericsson, Swedbank and NASDAQ. Cecilia holds an MBA from the University of Edinburgh.