Board of directors

Malin Sandquist

Member
Departmental Director, Company and Society, Systembolaget AB

Born in 1972. Bachelor of law from Uppsala University. Executive level internal and external training. Member of the group executive committee at Systembolaget, with responsibility for sustainability, communication and law. Previously served as General Council at Systembolaget and has worked as a lawyer, most recently as a partner at Advokatfirman Hammarskiöld & Co. Member of the board of AB K14 Näckströmsgatan. An APL board member since 2020.

Janet Hoogstraate

Member
CEO NorthX Biologics

Born 1967. Doctorate biopharmaceut from Leiden, executive MBA from London and assoc prof in Uppsala. Janet has worked for 18 years at Astra/AstraZeneca in R&D. In recent years, Janet has worked in pharmaceutical manufacturing as CEO of Valneva Sweden and now as CEO of NorthX Biologics. Janet is a board member of Mireca Medicines GmbH and of Alzecure Pharma. An APL board member since

Anders Hugosson

Member
Management consultant

Born 1963. Master of Science in engineering. Long experience in the development and operation of companies in IT, information and sales as board member, CEO, business unit manager and consultant. Today, the chairman of the board in Leonh AB, Valueguard AB, a board member in Kreditz AB and a management consultant with a focus on IT and information. Some of the previous roles include chairman of the board of Eniro AB, CEO and board member Metria AB, CEO UC AB, CEO Steria AB and vice president Capgemini AB. On the APL board since 2024.

Helena Jansson

Member

Born in 1975. Diploma in Marketing and Business Administration. More than 25 years of experience in leading positions in business management, business development and commercialization within life sciences. Currently works as the CEO of Palette Life Sciences AB, and is a former Business Area Director of Medivir AB and BioPhausia AB, where handling the product portfolio’s contract manufacturers was one responsibility. An APL board member since 2024.

Michael Thorén

Member

Born 1969. Chancellery Council Ministry of Finance. Bachelor of economics at Karlstad University. Former analyst ABN/Amro Bank. Board member of Green Cargo AB and SOS Alarm AB. An APL board member since 2023.

Lars Johansson

Member

Born 1959. Master of Science in business administration from Handelshögskolan with more than 35 years of experience in leading roles and board assignments in listed and unlisted companies in various industries. Most recently, in addition to his own consulting business, Lars comes from NetEnt AB where he held the role of CFO, and before that from Ratos AB where he was Senior Investment Director and previously acting CEO. Lars’ previous positions include CFO of Swedavia, CFO/COO of TV4 Group AB, and CFO/COO and acting CEO of Orc Software AB. Board member of the Sjöfartsverket, Visit Sweden AB and Chairman of the Board of Blinto AB. Member of APL’s board since 2023.

Susann Danielsson-Lindberg

Medicines Technician, Production Umeå
Born 1961
Represents the trade union Unionen

Moa Lihammar

Analytisk kemist, Stockholm
Represents the trade union SACO

Hanna Enwald

MSc Pharm, Quality Umeå
Born 1974
Represents the trade union Unionen