Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe’s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products.
The Board of Directors consists of twelve members. Nine of which are elected by the Annual General Meeting and three that are employee representatives. The Board has an Audit Committee, a Remuneration Committee and an Owner Committee. The President CEO is appointed by the Board.
The Board is responsible for the Association’s organization and for ensuring satisfactory control of the Association’s accounting and financial affairs. The Board decides the Group’s overall goals, strategic plans and significant policies and monitors their compliance and updating. The Board also decides on major acquisitions, divestments and investments and approves the annual accounts and interim reports.
Per Lindahl
Chairman of the board, Lantmännen
Member of Lantmännen
Other functions at Lantmännen: Remuneration Committee, Lantmännen Research Foundation
Main occupation: Farmer
Directorships: Viking Malt Aktiebolag, Fellow of The Royal SwedishAcademy of Agriculture and Forestry (KSLA), team SE.
Jan-Erik Hansson
Vice Chairman
Member of Lantmännen
Committees: Audit Committee
Main occupation: Farmer.
Gunilla Aschan
Boardmember since 2015
Member of Lantmännen
Other functions at Lantmännen: Audit Committee
Main occupation: Jord & Skog (Responsible for Sweden), Nordea Bank AB, farmer
Directorships: Landshypotek Bank AB and Fyrklövern ekonomi och juridik AB.
Patrick Aulin
Boardmember since 2023
Member of Lantmännen
Committees: Owner Committee
Main occupation: Farmer
Jenny Bengtsson
Boardmember since 2021
Member of Lantmännen
Committees: Owner Committee
Main occupation: Veterinarian and farmer
Directorships: Lantmännen Research Foundation.
Sonat Burman-Olsson
Boardmember since 2018
Not a member of Lantmännen
Other functions at Lantmännen: Remuneration Committee
Main occupation: Directorships
Directorships: Postnord AB, Lindab International AB, Raizen S.A.
Johan Bygge
Boardmember since 2019
Not a member of Lantmännen
Committees: Audit Committee
Main occupation: Directorships
Directorships: Scandi Standard AB (Chairman), Guard Therapeutics Intl AB (Chairman), AP3 (Deputy Chairman), Getinge AB and Capman OYJ.
Jan Ehrensvärd
Boardmember since 2020
Member of Lantmännen
Main occupation: Farmer
Directorships: Tosterups Gård AB (Chairman), TreForm Packaging AB (Chairman), Äppelriket Österlen ek för (Chairman) and Viking Malt.
Per Wijkander
Boardmember since 2019
Member of Lantmännen
Committees: Owner Committee
Main occupation: Farmer
Directorships: Beirat (Advisory Board) HaGe Kiel, member of LRF Växtodling.
Tommy Brunsärn
Boardmember since 2007
Employee representative, Unionen
Main occupation: Lead Buyer MRO/Capex, Lantmännen Cerealia.
Pär-Johan Lööf
Agriculture & Machinery
Employee representative, the Union for Professionals
Main occupation: R&D Manager Agri, Lantmännen Group
Directorships: Naturbutiken på Öland AB and non-profit association Cultivation in Balance (Odling i Balans).
Tomas Welander
Boardmember since 2012
Employee representative, IF Metall
Main occupation: Service Technician, Swecon
Other assignments: Employee representative, Swecon Anläggningsmaskiner AB.
Helen Larsson
Senior Vice President General Counsel Lantmännen Group (acting)
Secretary of the Board
Hired: 2015
Education: LL.M.
Contact details
If you would like to contact the Board of Directors, please send an email to
Kajsa Lisa Lundgren at the Board's secretariat. The address is: kajsa.lisa.lundgren@lantmannen.com
