Born: 1953
Chairman of the board, elected 2016
Member of the board’s audit and sustainability committee.
Education/background: Kicki Wallje-Lund has experience in business development from a variety of international companies, especially in the IT sector, primarily for the banking and finance industry as well as board assignments for listed companies on Nasdaq Stockholm, Large and Small cap. She has held leading global positions in companies like NCR, Digital Equipment, AT & T, Philips, ICL and Unisys.
Current assignments: Kicki Wallje-Lund has no other current assignments.
For holdings in Embracer Group, please refer to Ownership – board & management
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the company and management, independent in relation to major shareholders.
Born: 1977
Co-founder and CEO of Embracer Group
Board member, elected 2011
Education/background: Lars Wingefors is founder and CEO of Embracer Group. Lars Wingefors started his first video games company at the age of sixteen. He has a broad and long experience in entrepreneurship and business management.
Current relevant assignments: Lars Wingefors is a board member and CEO of Lars Wingefors AB.
For holdings in Embracer Group, please refer to Ownership – board & management
Position of dependency: Dependent in relation to the company and management, dependent in relation to major shareholders.
Born: 1975
Board member, elected 2023
Member of the board’s remuneration committee. Chair of the board’s remuneration committee.
Education/background: Yasmina Brihi holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Yasmina has held several senior management positions within Google, including Senior Director Marketing and Senior Product Manager. She is well experienced in building and scaling businesses in multiple industries such as devices, music, gaming and e-Commerce. This includes vast experience in leading and growing large organizations, shaping and transforming team culture across geographies.
Current relevant assignments: No other current assignments.
For holdings in Embracer Group, please refer to Ownership – board & management
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders, independent in relation to the company and management.
Born: 1980
Board member, elected 2018
Member of the board’s audit and sustainability committee. Member of the board’s remuneration committee.
Education/background: Jacob Jonmyren holds a M.Sc in Accounting and Financial Management from Stockholm School of Economics and has studied Finance at University of Wisconsin and Media & Communication Studies (Master level) at Stockholm University. Jacob Jonmyren has long experience from the financial markets.
Current assignments: Jacob Jonmyren is CEO and board member at Jacob Jonmyren Kapital AB, Chairman of the Board at Lars Wingefors AB, Chairman of the Board at Consilio International AB and board member at Tiwaz Advisory Holding AB.
For holdings in Embracer Group, please refer to Ownership – board & management
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the company and management, dependent in relation to major shareholders.
Born: 1972
Board member, elected 2023
Member of the board’s remuneration committee.
Education/background: Cecilia Qvist holds an MBA from the University of Edinburgh. Cecilia has extensive leadership experience in fast-paced, technology-driven companies undergoing transformational growth, including Leia Inc., Spotify, LEGO Ventures, and NASDAQ. For more than 20 years, she has worked with companies around the world on building dynamic, scalable business.
Current relevant assignments: Board member at Kinnevik AB and Chairman of the Board at Apolea holding AB.
For holdings in Embracer Group, please refer to Ownership – board & management
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders, independent in relation to the company and management.
Born: 1954
Board member, elected 2023
Member of the board’s audit and sustainability committee. Chair of the board’s audit and sustainability committee.
Education/background: Bernt Ingman holds a Bachelor of Economics from Uppsala University. Bernt has broad competence in strategic and operational business development, divestments and restructuring from different industries and service businesses. He has held senior management positions within international companies, both within business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies, such as Alimak, Gunnebo, Husqvarna and Munters. Bernt has more than 25 years broad experience from board work in listed as well as private companies.
Current relevant assignments: Chairman of the board of TagMaster Aktiebolag, chairman of the board of Pricer Aktiebolag and board member of SolTech Energy Sweden AB (Nasdaq First North).
For holdings in Embracer Group, please refer to Ownership – board & management
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders, independent in relation to the company and management.
Born: 1957
Board member, elected 2024
Education/background: Brian Ward holds both business and law degrees, and practiced law for several years. He has nearly 30 years of studio and operations video game experience, including senior positions at Electronic Arts, Microsoft (Xbox), and Activision Blizzard. Brian led Worldwide Studios at Activision, managing all game development and a dozen studio acquisitions, quadrupling revenue and posting industry-leading margins. He has since led several more successful mergers, acquisitions and company reorganizations.
Current relevant assignments: CEO of Savvy Games Group.
For holdings in Embracer Group, please refer toOwnership – board & management
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders, independent in relation to the company and management.
Born: 1954
Board member, elected 2023
Member of the board’s audit and sustainability committee. Chair of the board’s audit and sustainability committee.
Education/background: Bernt Ingman holds a Bachelor of Economics from Uppsala University. Bernt has broad competence in strategic and operational business development, divestments and restructuring from different industries and service businesses. He has held senior management positions within international companies, both within business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies, such as Alimak, Gunnebo, Husqvarna and Munters. Bernt has more than 25 years broad experience from board work in listed as well as private companies.
Current relevant assignments: Chairman of the board of TagMaster Aktiebolag, chairman of the board of Pricer Aktiebolag and board member of SolTech Energy Sweden AB (Nasdaq First North).
For holdings in Embracer Group, please refer to Ownership – board & management
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders, independent in relation to the company and management.
Born: 1953
Chairman of the board, elected 2016
Member of the board’s audit and sustainability committee.
Education/background: Kicki Wallje-Lund has experience in business development from a variety of international companies, especially in the IT sector, primarily for the banking and finance industry as well as board assignments for listed companies on Nasdaq Stockholm, Large and Small cap. She has held leading global positions in companies like NCR, Digital Equipment, AT & T, Philips, ICL and Unisys.
Current assignments: Kicki Wallje-Lund has no other current assignments.
For holdings in Embracer Group, please refer to Ownership – board & management
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the company and management, independent in relation to major shareholders.
Born: 1980
Board member, elected 2018
Member of the board’s audit and sustainability committee. Member of the board’s remuneration committee.
Education/background: Jacob Jonmyren holds a M.Sc in Accounting and Financial Management from Stockholm School of Economics and has studied Finance at University of Wisconsin and Media & Communication Studies (Master level) at Stockholm University. Jacob Jonmyren has long experience from the financial markets.
Current assignments: Jacob Jonmyren is CEO and board member at Jacob Jonmyren Kapital AB, Chairman of the Board at Lars Wingefors AB, Chairman of the Board at Consilio International AB and board member at Tiwaz Advisory Holding AB.
For holdings in Embracer Group, please refer to Ownership – board & management
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the company and management, dependent in relation to major shareholders.
Born: 1975
Board member, elected 2023
Member of the board’s remuneration committee. Chair of the board’s remuneration committee.
Education/background: Yasmina Brihi holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. Yasmina has held several senior management positions within Google, including Senior Director Marketing and Senior Product Manager. She is well experienced in building and scaling businesses in multiple industries such as devices, music, gaming and e-Commerce. This includes vast experience in leading and growing large organizations, shaping and transforming team culture across geographies.
Current relevant assignments: No other current assignments.
For holdings in Embracer Group, please refer to Ownership – board & management
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders, independent in relation to the company and management.
Born: 1980
Board member, elected 2018
Member of the board’s audit and sustainability committee. Member of the board’s remuneration committee.
Education/background: Jacob Jonmyren holds a M.Sc in Accounting and Financial Management from Stockholm School of Economics and has studied Finance at University of Wisconsin and Media & Communication Studies (Master level) at Stockholm University. Jacob Jonmyren has long experience from the financial markets.
Current assignments: Jacob Jonmyren is CEO and board member at Jacob Jonmyren Kapital AB, Chairman of the Board at Lars Wingefors AB, Chairman of the Board at Consilio International AB and board member at Tiwaz Advisory Holding AB.
For holdings in Embracer Group, please refer to Ownership – board & management
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the company and management, dependent in relation to major shareholders.
Born: 1972
Board member, elected 2023
Member of the board’s remuneration committee.
Education/background: Cecilia Qvist holds an MBA from the University of Edinburgh. Cecilia has extensive leadership experience in fast-paced, technology-driven companies undergoing transformational growth, including Leia Inc., Spotify, LEGO Ventures, and NASDAQ. For more than 20 years, she has worked with companies around the world on building dynamic, scalable business.
Current relevant assignments: Board member at Kinnevik AB and Chairman of the Board at Apolea holding AB.
For holdings in Embracer Group, please refer to Ownership – board & management
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders, independent in relation to the company and management.
Embracer Group is a global group of creative and entrepreneurial businesses in PC/console, mobile and other related media. The Group has an extensive catalog of over 450 owned or controlled franchises.
With its head office based in Karlstad, Sweden, Embracer Group has a global presence through its eight operative groups: THQ Nordic, PLAION, Coffee Stain, Amplifier Game Invest, DECA Games, Dark Horse Media, Freemode and Crystal Dynamics – Eidos. The Group includes 75 internal game development studios and is engaging over 7,500 employees in more than 30 countries.
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