CEO and Executive Management

Johan Larsson

Chief Executive Officer

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(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 NYAB Plc 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 Plc’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 Plc:

  • Johan Larsson: 772 668 shares
  • Bingab Barents Investment Group AB: 3 937 877 shares
  • Holding Investment Förvaltning i Luleå AB (Larsson’s ownership 50%): 242 349 800 shares

Aku Väliaho

Chief Financial Officer

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

Aku Väliaho started as the Chief Financial Officer at NYAB Plc 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 7500 shares in NYAB Plc.

Mikael Ritola

Senior Vice President, Finland

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(Born 1989)

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

Mikael Ritola is a founding partner of NYAB Plc’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 and as of 1 October 2022 as Senior Vice President, Finland. 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 Plc’s Board of Directors between 2022-2024.

Shareholdings in NYAB Plc:

  • Mikael Ritola: 188 820 shares
  • Holding Investment Förvaltning i Luleå AB (Ritola’s ownership 50%): 242 349 800 shares

Magnus Granljung

Senior Vice President, Sweden

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(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 Plc:

  • Magnus Granljung: 3032 shares
  • Granljung Holding AB: 24 336 840 shares

Erik Petersen

Vice President of Corporate Affairs

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(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 Plc:

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

Elin Åhrberg

Director of HR & Environment

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(Born 1981)

  • Eker Holding AB, Board member
  • Visualme AB, Board member

Elin Åhrberg started as the Director of HR & Environment and member of the Executive Management Team in October 2023. She is responsible for the management of NYAB’s HR and HSEQ (health, safety, environment, and quality) activities, and participates in the development of ESG and other non-financial reporting of the Group. Before joining NYAB, she worked as HR Manager at Svevia’s Drift division between 2021-2023. Previously, she has held different HR related positions at NCC, Mangold Fondkommission and AFRY, among others. She has studied Behavioral Science at Stockholm University and Economics at Umeå University.