CEO and Executive Management

(born 1980)

• Holding Investment Förvaltning i Luleå AB, Chairman of the Board
• Bingab Barents Investment Group AB, Board member
• Barents Fastigheter AB, Board member
• Luleå Business Region AB, Board member

Johan Larsson is an entrepreneur from Luleå, who was appointed CEO of the Group on 1 April 2022. He was the CEO of group company NYAB Sverige AB between 2012-2022. He has been an entrepreneur in several growth companies in different industries and a board member in almost 30 companies. He is the founder of NYAB AB’s largest shareholder Holding Investment Förvaltning i Luleå AB and an investment company Barents Investment Group AB and has positions of trust e.g. as the Board member of Luleå Business Region.

Shareholdings in NYAB AB:

• Johan Larsson: 825 500 shares
• Bingab Barents Investment Group AB: 4 371 000 shares
• Holding Investment Förvaltning i Luleå AB (Larsson’s ownership 50%): 248 048 000 shares

(Born 1985)
Education: M.Sc. (Econ.)

Aku Väliaho started as the Chief Financial Officer at NYAB in January 2022. Previously he has worked at Finnair Oyj in finance and treasury management positions during 2015-2021. His responsibilities at Finnair included eg. Finnair’s real estate business unit management, financial and investment management of Finnair’s pension fund, as well as Finnair’s treasury operations. Before Finnair, Väliaho has worked eg. at Oriola Group in duties related to finance and investments.

Väliaho owns 257 250 shares in NYAB AB.

(Born 1989)

• Holding Investment Förvaltning i Luleå AB, Board member
• OLARIT Invest AB, Board member

Mikael Ritola is a founding partner of NYAB’s largest shareholder, Holding Investment Förvaltning I Luleå AB. He started as a member of the Executive Management Team on 1 April 2022, first as a director responsible for special construction business in Sweden,  as of October 2022 as Senior Vice President, Finland, and as of May 2024 as COO for the Group. He has a wide experience in entrepreneurship and management, as well as building profitable growth in construction and infrastructure industries. He was also a member of NYAB’s Board of Directors between 2022-2024.

Shareholdings in NYAB AB:

• Mikael Ritola: 188 820 shares
• Holding Investment Förvaltning i Luleå AB (Ritola’s ownership 50%): 248 048 000 shares

(born 1973)

Education: M.Sc. (Tech.)

• Granljung Holding AB, Board member

Magnus Granljung has been CEO of group company NYAB Infrastruktur AB since 2018, and was appointed CEO of NYAB Sverige AB in the spring 2022. Previously he has had managerial positions e.g. in BDX Group between 2011-2017 and Skanska Group between 2000-2011.

Shareholdings in NYAB AB:

• Magnus Granljung: 46 067 shares
• Granljung Holding AB: 19 336 840 shares

(Born 1979)
Education: Bachelor of Social Sciences, Marketing

Erik Petersen started as Vice President of Corporate Affairs and member of the Executive Management Team in August 2023. His responsibilities at NYAB include brand and relations to external stakeholders, as well as the management of NYAB’s Communications, Investor Relations, and ESG activities. Petersen joined NYAB from Paramount Global, where he was Head of New Business between 2019-2023. His responsibilities included, among others, developing Paramount’s activities in the Nordics, as well as improving the recognition of its brand portfolio. Before joining Paramount, Petersen held various managerial positions within marketing, communications, and brand strategy at Visit Sweden between 2008-2019.

Shareholdings in NYAB AB:

• Erik Petersen: 20,000 shares
• related parties: 2,000 shares