Born: 1953
Chairman of the board, elected 2016
Member of the board’s audit and sustainability committee, and remuneration 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: Board member and of C-Rad AB (publ).
Holdings in Embracer Group*: Kicki Wallje-Lund holds 96,200 class B shares in Embracer Group AB (publ).
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders, independent in relation to the company and management.
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.
Holdings in Embracer Group*: Lars Wingefors holds 81.17% of the shares and 96.62% of the votes of Lars Wingefors AB which in turn holds 52,260,204 class A shares and 210,238,330 class B shares in Embracer Group AB (publ).
Position of dependency: Dependent in relation to major shareholders, dependent in relation to the company and management.
Born: 1963
Co-founder of Embracer Group
Board Member, elected 2011
Education/background: Erik Stenberg has a Degree of Master of Science in Business and Economics from Högskolan Karlstad (today Karlstad University) and a long and solid experience in business management.
Current relevant assignments: Erik Stenberg is a Board member of Xagonus AB and Zagonus AB, Fractal Gaming Group, Sting Bioeconomy and Richter Life Science Development.
Holdings in Embracer Group*: Erik Stenberg holds 10.86% of the shares and 1.95% of the votes of Lars Wingefors AB which in turn holds 52,260,204 class A shares and 210,238,330. Erik Stenberg also holds 4,500,000 class B shares in Embracer Group AB (publ) through a wholly owned company.
Position of dependency: Dependent in relation to major shareholders, dependent in relation to the company and management.
Born: 1980
Board member, elected 2018
Member of the board’s audit and sustainability committee, and remuneration committee. Chair of the 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, board member at Forskningsstiftelsen SSE-MBA, board member at RAM Rational Asset Management AB and Chairman of the Board at Lars Wingefors AB.
Holdings in Embracer Group*: Jacob Jonmyren holds 1.13% of the shares and 0.21% of the votes of Lars Wingefors AB which in turn holds 52 260 204 class A shares and 210 238 330. Jacob Jonmyren also holds 42 000 class B shares in Embracer Group AB (publ) privately.
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders, independent in relation to the company and management.
Born: 1965
Board member, elected 2020
Member of the board’s remuneration committee.
Education/background: David Gardner has a solid industry background and experience. He met Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins in 1982, and in 1983 David became part of the founding team behind EA. He went on to establish EA‘s European Business Unit in 1986 and lead it as it grew to USD 1 billion in gross revenue and 1,200 employees. David later became part of EA’s global management team based in California from 2004 to 2007. David became CEO of Atari S.A.
Current assignments: David is co-founder and general partner of London Venture Partners LLP, a VC-company founded in 2010.
Holdings in Embracer Group*: David Gardner has no holding of shares in Embracer Group AB (publ).
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders, independent in relation to the company and management.
Born: 1971
CEO and Co-founder of Saber Interactive and Board member, elected 2020
Education/Background: Matthew has a Bachelor of Arts from Washington University and a Juris Doctor from University of Pennsylvania. He has extensive experience in game design and development, business and legal affairs and is fluent in Russian.
Current assignments: Matthew Karch has no other current assignments.
Holdings in Embracer Group*: Matthew Karch owns 57.5% of S3D Media which in turn holds 12,798,274 class A shares and 70,772,440 class B shares in Embracer Group AB (publ). Matthew Karch also holds 1,070,000 B shares directly.
Position of dependency: Dependent in relation to major shareholders, dependent in relation to the company and management.
Born: 1971
Board member, elected 2022
Member of the board’s audit and sustainability committee. Chair of the audit and sustainability committee.
Education/background: Cecilia Driving holds a LL.M. and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Stockholm University. She has held several CFO positions in life-science, private equity, research and telecom companies.
Current assignments: Director and chair of the audit committee of Ovzon AB, EVP and CFO Biovica International AB, board member in Adom AB and Biovica Services AB.
Holdings in Embracer Group*: Cecilia Driving holds 1,000 class B shares in Embracer Group AB (publ).
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders, independent in relation to the company and management.
*Holdings in the company is updated every quarter, in connection with our interim reports.
Born: 1971
Board member, elected 2022
Member of the board’s audit and sustainability committee. Chair of the audit and sustainability committee.
Education/background: Cecilia Driving holds a LL.M. and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Stockholm University. She has held several CFO positions in life-science, private equity, research and telecom companies.
Current assignments: Director and chair of the audit committee of Ovzon AB, EVP and CFO Biovica International AB, board member in Adom AB and Biovica Services AB.
Holdings in Embracer Group*: Cecilia Driving holds 1,000 class B shares in Embracer Group AB (publ).
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders, independent in relation to the company and management.
*Holdings in the company is updated every quarter, in connection with our interim reports.
Born: 1953
Chairman of the board, elected 2016
Member of the board’s audit and sustainability committee, and remuneration 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: Board member and of C-Rad AB (publ).
Holdings in Embracer Group*: Kicki Wallje-Lund holds 96,200 class B shares in Embracer Group AB (publ).
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, and remuneration committee. Chair of the 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, board member at Forskningsstiftelsen SSE-MBA, board member at RAM Rational Asset Management AB and Chairman of the Board at Lars Wingefors AB.
Holdings in Embracer Group*: Jacob Jonmyren holds 1.13% of the shares and 0.21% of the votes of Lars Wingefors AB which in turn holds 52 260 204 class A shares and 210 238 330. Jacob Jonmyren also holds 42 000 class B shares in Embracer Group AB (publ) privately.
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, and remuneration committee. Chair of the 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, board member at Forskningsstiftelsen SSE-MBA, board member at RAM Rational Asset Management AB and Chairman of the Board at Lars Wingefors AB.
Holdings in Embracer Group*: Jacob Jonmyren holds 1.13% of the shares and 0.21% of the votes of Lars Wingefors AB which in turn holds 52 260 204 class A shares and 210 238 330. Jacob Jonmyren also holds 42 000 class B shares in Embracer Group AB (publ) privately.
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, and remuneration 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: Board member and of C-Rad AB (publ).
Holdings in Embracer Group*: Kicki Wallje-Lund holds 96,200 class B shares in Embracer Group AB (publ).
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders, independent in relation to the company and management.
Born: 1965
Board member, elected 2020
Member of the board’s remuneration committee.
Education/background: David Gardner has a solid industry background and experience. He met Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins in 1982, and in 1983 David became part of the founding team behind EA. He went on to establish EA‘s European Business Unit in 1986 and lead it as it grew to USD 1 billion in gross revenue and 1,200 employees. David later became part of EA’s global management team based in California from 2004 to 2007. David became CEO of Atari S.A.
Current assignments: David is co-founder and general partner of London Venture Partners LLP, a VC-company founded in 2010.
Holdings in Embracer Group*: David Gardner has no holding of shares in Embracer Group AB (publ).
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders, independent in relation to the company and management.
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Embracer Group is a global group of creative and entrepreneurial businesses in PC/console, mobile and board games and other related media. The group has an extensive catalog of over 850 owned or controlled franchises.
With its head office based in Karlstad, Sweden, Embracer Group has a global presence through its twelve operative groups: THQ Nordic, PLAION, Coffee Stain, Amplifier Game Invest, Saber Interactive, DECA Games, Gearbox Entertainment, Easybrain, Asmodee, Dark Horse, Freemode and Crystal Dynamics – Eidos. The Group has 138 internal game development studios and is engaging more than 16,500 employees in more than 40 countries.