Rickard joined the international division of the Group from McKinsey in 1997. Starting out as Development Director for the Nordic Region, Rickard was promoted to General Manager for Sweden in the end of 1997, Executive Vice President for the Nordic Region in 2001 and Chief Executive Officer, Northern Europe in 2005. Rickard is responsible for our operations in the Scandinavian countries, Holland, Poland, the Baltic States and Russia. He works with our General Managers on all aspects of the business, with particular focus on best practice transfer, sales and profit improvement. Rickard has a MSc in Engineering Physics from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and an MBA from INSEAD, Paris. |