Board of directors

Johan Assarsson
Chair
Senior consultant
Born 1962. Bachelor of Arts. Johan was previously the CEO of Inera and before that chief executive of Kalmar County Council and regional director of the Västra Götaland Region. He has held several leading positions within operational development and as a health and medical care strategist in Region Skåne. A member of APL’s board of directors since 2010.
Agneta Edberg
Member
CEO A Edberg Consulting AB
Born 1956. Education in Microbiology and Biomedical analysis with great experience from the Life Science industry and board work within Life Science. Agneta is active within many boards, as chair in CathPrint AB, Idogen AB, Likvor AB, A+ Science and AISAB and as member in CellProtect Nordic Pharmaceuticals AB, Svenska läkemedelsförsäkringen and TSS AB. She works with many strategic initiatives on behalf of Vinnova, among other things for the development of ATMP's, advanced biological pharmaceuticals in Sweden, as member of the board in CAMP-konsortiet. A member of APL's board since 24 april 2019.

Malin Sandquist
Member
Departmental Director, Company and Society, Systembolaget AB
Born in 1972. Bachelor of Law from Uppsala University, as well as internal and external training at executive level. Member of the group executive committee at Systembolaget, with responsibility for Corporate, Public and Legal Affairs. 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. A member of the APL board since 2020.

Eugen Steiner
Member
Partner HealthCap
Born 1954. Eugen is a registered physician and holds a Doctor of Medical Science degree. Eugen has worked in company leadership positions since 1987. Before that, he worked as a physician and researcher. Eugen is part of the management team and a board member of a number of companies within the Life Science sector, such as Bioarctic, Glionova, NVC Holding. A member of APL’s board of directors since 2010.

Lotta Medelius Bredhe
Member
Director-General for Svenska kraftnät.
Master of Science in Metallurgy and Materials Technology at KTH, and underwent journalism training at Poppius. Lotta’s employment history includes a spell at Vattenfall and several years at the Government Offices of Sweden, at the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, as well as the budget department at the Ministry of Finance, where she was also Deputy Budget Director. She has also served as Finance Counsel and Head of Administration at the Ministry of Finance.

Kjell Johansson
Member
President Manufacturing Services Europe, Recipharm
Born in 1956. Master of Science in Business and Economics and Master of Engineering in Chemistry. Responsibility for all/parts of the global pharmaceutical manufacturing at Astra/AstraZeneca for just over 20 years. Currently head of European operations at Recipharm within manufacturing and sales of contract manufacturing of pharmaceuticals. A member of the APL board since 2020.

Göran Stiernstedt
Member
Infectious Disease Specialist and Associate Professor
Born in 1949. Göran has held a number of senior posts within Swedish healthcare, including Hospital Director at Uppsala University Hospital, Deputy County Council Chief Executive in Stockholm and Head of nursing and care at the current Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions. In recent years, Göran has overseen a number of governmental investigations into healthcare issues. A member of the APL board since 2020.
Employee representatives
- Ordinary

Susann Danielsson-Lindberg
Medicines Technician, Production Umeå
Born 1961
Represents the trade union Unionen
Employee representatives
- Deputies

Hanna Enwald
MSc Pharm, Development Umeå
Born 1974
Represents the trade union Unionen