Henrik Andersson appointed as new Senior Vice President Legal Affairs for Holmen

Henrik Andersson is to become new Senior Vice President Legal Affairs for the Holmen Group. He takes up the position following his role as Head of Tax at Holmen and succeeds Lars Ericson, who is retiring. Henrik Andersson will take up the post on 1 March 2019. 

“I’m delighted to welcome Henrik Andersson as new Senior Vice President Legal Affairs for the Holmen Group. Henrik has worked extensively with legal aspects of corporate, tax and financial issues and has an in-depth business understanding. Given his background and experience, the choice of Henrik Andersson as new Senior Vice President Legal Affairs is a really good appointment,” said Henrik Sjölund, Holmen President and CEO. 

Henrik Andersson was born in 1971 and has a law degree from Uppsala University. He is a specialist in corporate and tax law and was previously Head of Tax at Gambro and Loomis. Henrik Andersson has been Head of Tax at the Holmen Group for the past 10 years. 

Henrik Andersson will report to President and CEO Henrik Sjölund and will be a member of Group management.  

“I feel really inspired to take over the baton. I hope and believe my experience and background in legal affairs and finance will be of value to the management team,” said Henrik Andersson. 

For further information, please contact:  
Hakim Belarbi, PR and Public Affairs Manager, Holmen, tel. +46 70 482 44 87 

Holmen’s business concept is to own and add value to the forest. The forest holdings form the basis of the business – an ecocycle in which the raw material grows and is refined into everything from wood for climate-smart building to renewable packaging, magazines and books. The forest is managed to provide a good annual return and stable value growth while our production operations are run with a focus on profitability and greater value added. In 2018 Holmen’s net sales were just over SEK 16 billion and the group has approx. 3 000 employees. Holmen’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Large Cap. For more information, visit holmen.com.