Group Management
The Board of Directors appointed Per Witalisson as CEO of Eolus and made him responsible for the company’s day-to-day operations, in accordance with the provisions of the Swedish Companies Act and the Board’s guidelines and directives. The other members of the Group Management are Christer Baden Hansen, COO, Catharina Persson, CFO, Heléne Sebrén, Head of HR, Karin Wittsell Heydl, Head of Communications & Sustainability and Karl Olsson, General Counsel.
Per Witalisson CEO
Born: 1971
Employed since: 2006, CEO since August 2012.
Education: Master of Business Administration
Previous positions: Auditor at Ernst & Young from 1996–2006, including as an authorised public accountant from 2003–2006.
Other roles: Board member of Triventus AB.
Shareholding:
Class A shares: 15,925
Class B shares: 56,616
Christer Baden Hansen COO
Born: 1979
Employed since: 2023
Education: M.Sc. Economics and Business Administration
Previous positions: Leading positions within Vestas, including Vice President, Head of Global Sales, Vestas Group and part of the global Extended Leadership Team.
Other roles: None
Shareholding:
Class A shares: 0
Class B shares: 15,317
Catharina Persson CFO
Born: 1975
Employed since: 2013
Education: Degree in Economics
Previous positions: CFO at ACAP Invest AB (publ).
Other roles: Chair of Wind Farms Götaland Svealand AB and Wind Farm Jenasen AB. Board member of SD Förvaltning i Malmö AB.
Shareholding:
Class A shares: 0
Class B shares: 8,500
Heléne Sebrén Head of HR
Born: 1969
Employed since: 2022
Education: BSc in Human Resources Management and Labor Law
Previous positions: Consultant assignment as Head of HR at Eolus, Head of HR at Tetra Pak, Sony Ericsson and Länsförsäkringar and HR consultant in own business.
Other roles: None
Shareholding:
Class A shares: 0
Class B shares: 1,991
Karin Wittsell Heydl Head of Communications & Sustainability
Born: 1972
Employed since: 2022
Education: BSc in Communication Studies
Previous positions: Has held various positions within communications, including as Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing at Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB.
Other roles: None
Shareholding:
Class A shares: 0
Class B shares: 5,965
Karl Olsson General Counsel
Born: 1963
Employed since: 2011
Education: Law degree
Previous positions: Lawyer at Setterwalls and Linklaters law firms and Corporate Lawyer on Vattenfall AB’s Group staff unit. Has also worked for and been part of the management team of Awapatent AB, as well as conducted his own business inTerrier Law AB.
Other roles: Chair of Vindkraft i Dalåsen AB. Board member and CEO of Terrier Law AB. Board member of Skogskovall AB and Rockneby Vind AB. Special service recipient for Snickaregatan Holding AB.
Shareholding:
Class A shares: 0
Class B shares: 13,029