Board of Directors

The board of directors of IFS consists of six members who are elected by the annual general meeting for a period of one year. These members include persons closely associated with the company’s principal owners as well as persons independent of these owners. Apart from the president, the members of the board are non-executives.

ANDERS BÖÖS

Chairman of the board
Stockholm, Sweden. Born 1964. Member of the board since 2003.
Principal occupation: Board memberships.
Other assignments: Chairman of the board of Cision AB. Member of the board of Investment AB Latour, Haldex AB, Niscayah AB, East Capital Baltic Property Fund AB, and Newsec AB.
Work experience: CEO of Drott AB and HQ Bank AB.

Anders Böös is considered independent in relation to the company and its management, but not independent in relation to the principal owner of the company.

ALASTAIR SORBIE

Bishop Stratford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
Born 1953. Member of the board since 2006.
Principal occupation: President and CEO of IFS AB.
Other assignments:
Education: Institute of Production Control; Bsc (Hons) University of London.
Work experience: IFS: Managing Director of IFS EMEA; Managing Director of IFS UK Group; Managing Director IFS UK Ltd. Sales Director at Avalon Software UK, Services Director Application Products at Computer Associates, Services Director at Pansophic Systems, Director of Insight Applications Division at Hoskyns Group, Director of Manufacturing Division at Insight Database Systems.

Alastair Sorbie is not considered independent in relation to the company and its management, but as independent in relation to the major stockholders in the company.

BENGT NILSSON

Vice Chairman of the board
Gothenburg, Sweden. Born 1955. Member of the board since 1983.
Principal occupation: Board memberships and consulting assignments.
Other assignments: BoNil AB, Pagero AB, e-cactus AB, Greenfield AB, GreenTrade AB, Hikka Group AB, Hikkadua Investments AB, Homes and Villas Ltd, Ides AB, Norelia AB, IQ Object AB and Pointer AB.
Education: Linköping Technical University.
Work experience: Cofounder of IFS AB, CEO and President of IFS Group (publ), Cofounder of European Flight Service & European Maintenance Service.

Bengt Nilsson is considered independent in relation to the company and its management, but not as independent in relation to the principal owner of the company.

BIRGITTA KLASÉN

Stockholm, Sweden. Born 1949. Member of the board since 2009.
Principal occupation: Senior IT Advisor for Swedish and international corporate management.
Other assignments: Member of the board of Assa-Abloy AB, Bisnode AB, and Acando AB.
Education: M.Sc. in Applied Physics from the Royal College of Technology, Stockholm, B.A. from Stockholm University (business economic, psychology and sociology) and management training courses (Ruter Dam, IFS and IMD).
Work experience: Former member of the board of OMX AB and Telelogic AB and CIO at EADS, Pharmacia & Upjohn and Telia. Prior to this, a long period that included various manage¬ment positions at IBM, including deputy CEO of IBM’s wholly owned outsourcing subsidiary, Responsor AB.

Birgitta Klasén is considered independent in relation to the company, its management and its major stockholders.

NEIL MASOM

London, United Kingdom. Born 1959. Member of the board since 2009.
Principal occupation: Company Director
Other assignments: Member of the board of a government-owned company in the UK.
Education: B.Sc.(Eng) Hons. Imperial College, London 1981.
Work experience: Chairman of the board of IFS Defence Ltd, CEO of Logistics and Information Systems in BAE Systems plc.

Neil Masom is considered independent in relation to the company, its management and its major stockholders.

ULRIKA HAGDAHL

Stockholm, Sweden. Born 1962. Member of the board since 2003.
Principal occupation: Investment Manager of Cancale Förvaltnings AB.
Other assignments: Member of the board of Beijer Electronics AB, AB Idre Golf Ski & Spa, and Kopylovskoye AB.
Education: Master of Science, KTH, Stockholm.
Work experience: Founder of Orc Software AB; formerly CEO and member of the board of the company.

Ulrika Hagdahl is considered independent in relation to the company, its management and its major stockholders.