CEO & Group Management
At Thule Group, we follow a management philosophy of 'Management by Objectives'.
A philosophy based on delegated responsibility and authority, with the idea of running the business as if it were your own, within the frames of our agreed strategy.
Mattias Ankarberg
Chief Executive Officer and President
Born 1976
Employed since: 2023, Member of the board 2018 and 2023
Education: Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
Professional experience: CEO of Byggmax Group, leading positions at the H&M Group and Consultant at McKinsey & Company in Sweden and USA.
Current board appointments: Chair of Sigrid Therapeutics AB
Holdings in Thule Group: As of 1st March 2025: Shares 10,000 (Own), Warrants Series 2023/2026: 110,000, Warrants Series 2024/2027: 100,772
Toby Lawton
Chief Financial Officer
Born 1974
Employed since: 2024.
Education: Master of Arts in Physics from Oxford University, UK. Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Association of Corporate Treasurers.
Professional experience: CFO Svenska Cellulose SCA (publ), CFO Renewcell AB (publ), CFO Vinda International Holdings Limited, CFO Asia Pacific and VP M&A in the SCA Group.
Holdings in Thule Group: As of 1st March 2025: Shares: 750 (own), Warrants Series 2023/2026: 40,000, Warrants Series 2024/2027: 36,949
Aden Johnson
Vice President Category Management
Born 1985
Employed since: 2021
Education: Bachelor of Political Science and Communication Studies, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Professional experience: Vice President of Merchandising North America at Victorinox Swiss Army Inc., Vice President of Merchandising at vineyard vines, LLC., Director of Global Merchandising at Ralph Lauren Corporation
Holdings in Thule Group: As of 1st March 2025: Warrants Series 2024/2027: 7,000
Andreas Hägglund
Senior Vice President Supply Chain
Born 1981.
Employed since: 2019.
Education: Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management, Linköping University, Sweden.
Professional experience: Various leading positions within logistics and Supply Chain at Thule Group. Logistics Manager within Mekonomen Group and RNB Retail and Brands.
Holdings in Thule Group: As of 1st March 2025: Warrants series 2023/2026: 4,000, warrants series 2024/2027: 4,000.
Catharina Paulcén
Senior Vice President Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Born 1973
Employed since: 2024
Education: Bachelor in Business Administration at Lund University, Sweden.
Professional experience: Head of Corporate Communications at Lindab, EVP Marketing & Commercial support at Haldex, SVP Marketing & Communications at Enea, Director of Marketing at IBM and EVP Marketing & Communications at Telelogic.
Holdings in Thule Group: As of 1st March 2025: Shares: 1,000 (own), Warrants Series 2024/2027: 20,000
Daniel Larsson
Senior Vice President Commercial
Born 1975
Employed since: 2019
Professional experience: Various management positions at VF Corporation, including Sales Director for Lee and Wrangler, Sales Director and Go To Market Director for The North Face.
Holdings in Thule Group: As of 1st March 2025: Shares: 15,127 (own), Warrants Series 2023/2026: 30,000, Warrants Series 2024/2027: 26,872
Filip Van der Linden
Vice President, Business unit Recreational Vehicle
Born 1963
Employed since: 2010.
Education: Master in Applied Economic Sciences with a specialization in marketing, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
Professional experience: VP Category leader at Ceramics EMEA, VP Marketing at Ideal Standard International, VP Sales, Central Europe. Other various management positions internationally at Whirlpool Europe & Whirlpool Corporation and product management at Philips Belux.
Holdings in Thule Group: As of 1st March 2025: Shares: 53,869 (own), Warrants Series 2023/2026: 10,000, Warrants Series 2024/2027: 7,000
Helena Dino
Senior Vice President Human Resources
Born 1967
Employed since: 2024
Education: Bachelor in Human Resources at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Professional experience: Transformation Lead & HR Manager at Mediq Sweden & Norway, Interim CHRO for Kry Livi, HR Director for Castellum, Senior HR Director at Volvo Cars and HR Managere for Volvo Ocean Race.
Holdings in Thule Group: As of 1st March 2025: Warrants Series 2024/2027: 9,000
Hilary Hartley
Senior Vice President Global Business Development
Born 1967
Employed since: 2021
Education: Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing, University of Maine, USA.
Professional experience: President North America at Victorinox Swiss Army Inc., Vice President North America at Oakley / Luxottica, Managing Director at Oakley – Canada. Sales, Product Development and Marketing roles at Rossignol Ski Company.
Holdings in Thule Group: -
Karl-Johan Magnusson
Senior Vice President Product Development
Born 1972
Employed since: 1999.
Education: Bachelor of Science In Mechanical engineering from Halmstad University, Sweden.
Professional experience: Various positions within product development and product management at Thule Group. Engineering & supply at Turnils AB
Current board appointments: Board member Stiftelsen Forum Finnveden.
Holdings in Thule Group: As of 1st March 2025: Shares: 1,365 (own), Warrants Series 2023/2026: 26,500, Warrants Series 2024/2027: 10,000
Tina Liselius
Vice President Global Brand
Born 1975
Employed since: 2012.
Education: University studies in law, language and history at Lund University, Sweden, Sorbonne University in Paris and Nice University both in France
Professional experience: Former Media and IMAP manager at Saab Automotive in Trollhättan and Pan European Sales Manager at Eurosport Television in Paris and Stockholm.
Holdings in Thule Group: As of 1st March 2025: Warrants: Series 2023/2026: 29,940, Warrants: Series 2024/2027: 26,872