Board of directors
The Thule Group Board of Directors consists of seven members.
Chaired by Hans Eckerström, the Board is responsible for corporate governance matters, operational follow-up, as well as strategic decisions.
Members of the Board

Hans Eckerström
Chair
Born 1972
Board member since 2007
Education and professional experience
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology. M.Sc. Business Administration, University of Gothenburg.
Previously, Management Consultant at Arthur D. Little. Partner, NC Advisory AB and advisor to the Nordic Capital Funds, CIO for Aligro Planet Acquisition Company
Other current Board appointments
Chair of Profoto Invest AB and Profoto Holding AB. Board member of Swedbank AB (publ).
Previous Board appointments
Chair of Henry Lloyd Group AB, Nobia AB (publ), Brink International AB and Britax Childcare Limited, and Board member of Nordstjernan AB, Nefab AB (publ), Cloetta AB (publ) and Aditro AB.
Board Committees Thule Group
Chair of the Remuneration Committee.
Holdings in Thule Group
Shares 35,000 (Legal person)
Independent
The board member is independent in relation to owners and company management.

Anders Jensen
Member of the Board
Born 1977
Board member since 2023
Education and professional experience
Bachelor in Marketing from IHM Business School
Anders is currently CEO and President of Cary Group Holding AB.
Anders previously founded the company Samglas AB, where he also was CEO and board member. He was appointed CEO of the company when Samglas was later acquired by Ryds Bilglas AB.
Other current Board appointments
Board member of RS Sport
Holdings in Thule Group
Shares 17,862 (Own)
Independent
The board member is independent in relation to owners and company management.

Sandra Finér
Member of the Board
Born 1979
Board member since 2024
Education and professional experience
Master of Science degree in chemical engineering from Chalmers University of Technology and is educated in organizational psychology and business administration. Sandra is currently Vice President Operations and Plant Manager at Volvo Trucks' factory in Tuve, Gothenburg, Sweden.
She has previously worked as CEO of the start-up company Limes Audio and as Head of Product Development at BabyBjörn AB.
Other current Board appointments
Member of the Board of Umeå University and Umeå University Holding AB, Sweden.
Holdings in Thule Group
Shares 250 (Own)
Independent
The board member is independent in relation to owners and company management.

Sarah McPhee
Member of the Board
Born 1954
Board member since 2022
Education and professional experience
B.Sc. in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics and an M.A. from Stanford University.
Other current Board appointments
Chair of the Board of Houdini Sportswear AB and Board member of Bure Equity AB and Karolinska Institutet.
Previous Board appointments
Board member of Klarna AB and Axel Johnson Inc as well as Chair of the Board of The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund and the Center for Business and Economic Studies (SNS). She has been CEO at SPP and Executive Vice President of Storebrand ASA and held several leading roles in AMF Pension, The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, Svenska Handelsbanken and GE Capital.
Board Committees Thule Group
Member of the Audit Committee
Holdings in Thule Group
Shares 1000 (Own) and 2,652 (Legal person)
Independent
The board member is independent in relation to owners and company management.

Johan Westman
Member of the Board
Born 1973
Member of the board since 2022
Education and professional experience
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of Technology
He is President and CEO AAK (publ) since 2018
Johan has previously been Senior Vice President Europe and Managing Director of the BlankLight division at Shiloh Industries, Inc. and held leading positions, including as President and CEO within the FinnvedenBulten Group (publ). Additionally, Johan has many years of experience as a management consultant at Arthur D. Little.
Other current Board appointments
Chair of the Board of Absolent Air Care Group AB (publ).
Holdings in Thule Group
Shares 3,332 (Own)
Independent
The board member is independent in relation to owners and company management.

Paul Gustavsson
Member of the Board
Born 1966
Member of the board since 2024
Education and professional experience
Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of Technology. He is currently group CEO of Vexve Armatury Group, Finland
Paul has previously been group CEO of Nordkalk Group and Britax Group ltd and before that held several positions within Volvo Cars, including as member of the corporate management.
Other current Board appointments
Board member of CPAC Systems and Consenz International AB.
Board Committees Thule Group
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Holdings in Thule Group
Shares 1120 (Own)
Independent
The board member is independent in relation to owners and company management.

Helene Willberg
Member of the Board
Born 1967
Board member since 2019
Education and professional experience
M.Sc., Stockholm School of Economics.
Previously, Country Head Alvarez & Marsal Sweden AB, and several leading roles at KPMG, including as CEO of KPMG Sweden and as Head of KPMG’s Financial Advisory Services.
Other current Board appointments
Chair of AX VII Holding AB. Board member of Enzymatica AB (publ), Profoto Holding AB (publ), Nordic Paper Holding AB (publ), Indecap Holding AB and Infrea AB (publ).
Board Committees Thule Group
Chair of the Audit Committee
Holdings in Thule Group
Shares 1,800 (Own)
Independent
The board member is independent in relation to owners and company management.