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 of the Board
Born 1972
Member of the Board since 2007. Chair of the Board since 2022.
Member of the Board of a former parent company of Thule Group 2007-2009.
Board Committees Thule Group: Chair of the Remuneration Committee.
Education: Master of Science Mechanical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology. Master of Science Business Administration, University of Gothenburg.
Professional experience: 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.
Previous Board appointments (relevant selection): Chair of Henry Lloyd Group AB, Nobia AB (publ), Brink International AB and Britax Childcare Limited. Board member of Nordstjernan AB, Nefab AB (publ), Cloetta AB (publ), Aditro AB, and Swedbank AB (publ).
Holdings in Thule Group: Shares 100,000 (legal person)
Independent: The board member is independent in relation to owners and company management.
Per-Arne Blomquist
Member of the Board & Vice Chair of the Board
Born 1962
Member of the Board since 2026
Board Committees Thule Group: Member of the Audit and Sustainability Committee.
Education: Bachelor of Business Administration and Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.
Professional experience: CEO at Qarlbo AB and Senior advisor at EQT Group. Previous CFO and Deputy CEO of Dometic Holding AB. Per-Arne also has experience from positions including CFO and Acting CEO of TeliaSonera AB, and CFO at SEB.
Other current Board appointments: Board member of Bufab Group.
Previous board appointments (relevant selection): Chairman of the Board of Zmarta Group/Freedom Finance, IP-Only, Bluestep Holding AB and C-RAD AB. Board member of Neste Oil Oy.
Holdings in Thule Group: Shares 50,000 (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
Board Committees Thule Group: Chair of the Audit and Sustainability Committee.
Education: Master of Science Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.
Professional experience: 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. Former authorized public accountant.
Other current Board appointments: Chair of Accru Partners Group AB and AGRD Partners Group AB. Board member of Enzymatica AB (publ), Profoto Holding AB (publ), Superoffice Group AS, and Vetopia ApS.
Previous board appointments (relevant selection): Byggfakta Group Nordic AB, Aligro Planet Acquisition Company AB (publ), Nordic Paper Holding AB, and Infrea AB (publ).
Relevant sustainability experience: Responsible for external sustainability audit, and member of several audit & sustainability committees.
Holdings in Thule Group: Shares 1,800 (own)
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: Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Professional experience: President and CEO AAK (publ). Previously been Senior Vice President Europe and Managing Director of the BlankLight division at Shiloh Industries, Inc. CEO and President within FinnvedenBulten Group (publ). Additionally, several 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).
Relevant sustainability experience:Participation in sustainability work including the World Economic Forum in his roles at AAK, Shiloh and Finnveden Bult.
Holdings in Thule Group: Shares 7,832 (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
Board Committees Thule Group: Member of the Remuneration Committee.
Education: Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Professional experience: Group CEO of Vexve Group, Finland. Previously group CEO of Nordkalk Group and Britax Group Ltd and before that held several positions within Volvo Cars, including as Senior Vice President and member of the corporate management.
Other current Board appointments: Board member Consenz International AB.
Previous board appointments (relevant selection): Chairman of the Board of CPAC System AB. Board Member Svemin, Svenskt Näringsliv Mining Industry. Board Member and Chairman of several Joint Ventures in the engineering industry.
Relevant sustainability experience: Led Volvo Cars' electrification initiative and several sustainability initiatives in the mining and minerals industry. CEO of several companies with extensive sustainability reporting.
Holdings in Thule Group: Shares 2,200 (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: Master of Science degree in chemical engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden and educated in organizational psychology and business administration.
Professional experience: Head of Service Operations & Technologies, Volvo Group. Previously Senior Vice President Service Market Logistics at Volvo Group, and Vice President Operations and Plant Manager at Volvo Trucks' factory in Tuve, Gothenburg, Sweden. CEO of start-up company Limes Audio and Head of Product Development at BabyBjörn AB.
Other current Board appointments: Member of the Board of Umeå University, Sweden.
Holdings in Thule Group: Shares 850 (own)
Independent: The board member is independent in relation to owners and company management.
Sara Molnar
Member of the Board
Born 1977
Board member since 2026
Board Committees Thule Group: Member of the Remuneration Committee.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Stockholm University, Sweden. Master’s degree in legal science from Örebro University, Sweden.
Professional experience: Former global CEO of Peak Performance. Senior leading roles at SEB’s Corporate & Investment Banking division, covering both business development and legal affairs.
Other current Board appointments: Board member of Amer Sports Global Executive Board.
Holdings in Thule Group: -
Independent: The board member is independent in relation to owners and company management.