Mattias Perjos
President & CEO
Born 1972
- MSc Industrial Engineering and Management
- Swedish citizen
- Employed by Getinge since 2017
- Shareholdings (own and related parties): 125,000 Class B shares
Previous experience
Mattias Perjos has held senior positions at Coesia 2012–2017, including
CEO of Coesia IPS Division and Coesia International. Previously he was
CEO of Flexlink 2006–2016 where he started his career in 1998, including
serving as business area manager 2003–2006.
Other assignments
Board member of EUROAPI S.A., Board member of the Swedish International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Agneta Palmér
Chief Financial Officer
Born 1978
- Master of Science in Economics
- Swedish citizen
- Employed by Getinge since 2018
- Shareholdings (own and related parties): 2,800 Class B shares
Previous experience
Recently Agneta held the position of Executive Vice President Operational Services and prior to that she was Vice President of Corporate Control at Getinge. She has previously held leading positions within finance in the AB Volvo Group and before that she worked as a management consultant, focusing on business development, process optimization and financial management.
Anna Romberg
Executive Vice President Sustainability, Legal & Compliance
Born 1979
- PhD Corporate Governance and Compliance, Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration
- Finnish citizen
- Employed by Getinge since 2020
- Shareholdings (own and related parties): 7,100 Class B shares
Previous experience
Anna Romberg has served as VP Ethics and Compliance for Cargotec Oyj, and in various governance and compliance roles at Telia Company AB. She has also supported numerous global companies, with regards to governance and compliance matters, on a consultancy basis. She is one of the founders of the Nordic Business Ethics Initiative.
Other assignments
Chairman of the Board in North House
Elin Frostehav
President Acute Care Therapies
Born 1982
- Master of Science Program in industrial engineering and management
- Swedish citizen
- Employed by Getinge since 2019
- Shareholdings (own and related parties): 4,000 Class B shares
Previous experience
Until March 2022, Elin Frostehav was Vice President of Critical Care, a product area in Acute Care Therapies at Getinge. She has previously held leading global positions within Semcon in the areas of product development and digitalization.
Prior to Semcon, Elin held various positions at FlexLink
Eric Honroth
President Life Science
Born 1971
- Bachelor of Science in Business & Marketing
- US citizen
- Employed since 2018
- Shareholdings (own and related parties): 150 Class B shares
Previous experience
Until March 2022, Eric Honroth was President of the North America sales region in Getinge’s Global Sales organization. He has more than 20 years of experience in global leadership roles in the medical devices industry, including roles at Becton Dickinson, CareFusion and Abbott Vascular.
Stéphane Le Roy
President Surgical Workflows
Born 1977
- M. Sc. Industrial Engineering
- French citizen
- Employed by Getinge since 2012
- Shareholdings (own and related parties): 5,300 Class B shares
Previous experience
Stéphane Le Roy most recently served as the Regional President of South West Europe in Getinge’s Global Sales organization. He joined Getinge in 2012 as country manager for Infection Control in France. Between 2006 and 2012, he was business unit manager for CT Scanners for Siemens Healthcare in France. Before that, he held several product management positions and supply chain assignments within the field of medical imaging at GE Healthcare.
Magnus Lundbäck
Executive Vice President Human Resources
Born 1969
- PhD in Strategy and Organization and Technology licentiate.
- Swedish citizen.
- Employed by Getinge since 2017.
- Shareholdings (own and related parties): 5,342 Class B shares.
Previous experience
Magnus Lundbäck was previously SVP Human Resources & Sustainability at Gunnebo Group. He has previously served as Executive Vice President Human Resources and Sustainability at Getinge and as Vice President Human Resources at Volvo Car Corporation.
Carsten Blecker
Chief Commercial Officer
Born 1966
- PhD in Dentistry; Doctorate in Business Administration
- German citizen
- Employed by Getinge since 2014
- Shareholdings (own and related parties): 5,000 Class B shares
Previous experience
Carsten Blecker previously served as President of the EMEA sales region in
Getinge’s Global Sales organization. Previously he was head of EMEA for Biomets Dental Business. He has also held positions at McKinsey & Company, Kimberly-Clark Healthcare EMEA, Medtronic EMEA and Palex Medical.
Joanna Engelke
Executive Vice President Quality Compliance, Regulatory & Medical Affairs
Born 1960
- M.B.A and B.A. Political Science
- US citizen
- Employed by Getinge since 2022
- Shareholdings (own and related parties): None
Previous experience
Joanna Engelke has solid experience from areas of regulatory healthcare in international companies. She has previously held leading positions as Head of New Ventures & Chief Quality Officer for JUUL Labs, Senior Vice President Global Quality & Regulatory Affairs at Boston Scientific Corporation, Managing Director at Holloran Consulting Group and Portfolio CEO, Biospecific at PureTech Ventures among others
The duties of the Executive team
It is the responsibility of the President & CEO to implement and ensure that the strategies, business plans and operational targets agreed by the Board of Directors are carried out and that effective internal governance and control is maintained. The President & CEO is also responsible for presenting reports at the Board meetings and for continuously keeping the Board and its Chairman up to date on Getinge’s financial position, development, risks and opportunities. The role, responsibilities and authorizations of the President & CEO are described in more detail in the instructions for the CEO and for financial reporting.
Getinge’s President & CEO is supported by the Getinge Executive Team in conducting Getinge’s operations. The Getinge Executive Team consists of the heads and the group wide support functions.
The Getinge Executive Team meets at least six times a year to establish and follow up on strategic plans, business plans and performance, major projects, issues or requests to be addressed by the Board of Directors for decision, risks and coordination of other issues of strategic nature or group-wide importance, including sustainability and quality & regulatory matters.
Other preparatory forums at the Getinge Executive Team level provide reports at meetings of the Getinge Executive Team.
The President & CEO delegates detailed roles and areas of responsibility to each member of the Getinge Executive Team, who then structures their own management teams and ensures that strategically important matters, responsible leadership, product quality and sustainability are integrated as a natural part of operations.