board of directors

We have placed an emphasis on commitment, branch experience and leadership in the composition of our board.This was done to support the development of an organisation with efficient working models, modern tools and last but not least, a committed and highly skilled staff.

Pahr Lovgren, Chairman of the board

Pähr Lövgren, Chairman of the board
Pähr is the majority owner and founder of Optronic in its current form. In coalition with his brothers, Pähr runs a growth-oriented industrial group with a turnover that exceeds SEK 1,5 billion. Other examples of companies in the group are Fastec AB and Valutec AB.

 

Rickard Astrom, CEO Optronic

Rickard Åström,
Rickard has significant leadership experience within general management, in particular in business and product development through previous positions at Ursviken, SQS and Optronic. Rickard was previously CEO of Optronic (2004-2010) and is at present a Board Member and one of the principal owners of Optronic. Rickard currently holds the position as CEO of Fotonic, a company based on 3D sensors.

 

Marika Wassberg-Skarvik

Marika Wassberg Skärvik
Marika is highly experienced in business development and was named Manager of the Year in 2005. She is currently the managing director for Hudson Norden. She has held several appointments as head manager and managing director within the IT industry. Marika also has a wealth of experience from leadership development, as a mentor, as well as a writer and lecturer.

 

Tomas Stalnert

Tomas Stålnert
Tomas has a wealth of experience from electronics manufacturing, most recently as managing director of Rimaster Rimforsa AB and prior to that as managing director at Contitech. He has also held managerial roles at Ericsson, Flextronics and Sony Ericsson. Tomas also has useful experience from the Chinese market.

Rolf Lundstrom

Rolf Lundström, labour representative
Rolf has worked within the manufacturing side of the business ever since 1974 when Aga Geotronics started the venture that formed the basis for the development of Optronic. Rolf has been on the board since 1990.