Åsa Thunman new General Counsel and part of the Skanska Group Leadership Team
Åsa Thunman has been appointed as General Counsel and Executive Vice President at Skanska Group. She will take on her new position no later than July 8, 2025, and at the same time become part of the Skanska Group Leadership Team.
Åsa Thunman comes from a position as General Counsel at Sandvik. She has held key legal and executive roles in multinational companies, including Sandvik, Securitas, and Elekta. In her new role she will report to Anders Danielsson, CEO and President, Skanska Group.
“Åsa Thunman’s broad, multinational legal and governance expertise across various industries along with her strong strategic leadership experience in building and managing efficient business-oriented legal teams will be a great asset to Skanska and our future journey,” says Anders Danielsson, CEO and President, Skanska Group.
“I am really looking forward to joining and getting to know Skanska. I am also enthusiastic to head up the Legal team and contribute to a strong performance driving Skanska into a successful future,” says Åsa Thunman, newly appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Skanska Group.
She will begin her new position no later than July 8, 2025. In September 2024, Skanska announced that Ulrika Wester was appointed as acting Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Ulrika Wester will remain in the role as acting Executive Vice President and General Counsel until Åsa Thunman takes office.
For further information please contact:
Karolina Cederhage, Senior Vice President Communications, Skanska Group, tel +46 (0)10 448 08 80
Jacob Birkeland, Head of Media Relations and Public Affairs, Skanska Group, tel +46 (0)10 449 04 94
Direct line for media, tel +46 (0)10 448 88 99
This and previous releases can also be found at www.skanska.com.
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