Swedish consumer goods company gets new General Counsel
August 28, 2012 - Sweden
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget’s (SCA) current General Counsel, Anders Nyberg, will be leaving the company for a new position as Executive Vice President in charge of corporate governance and legal affairs for AB Industrivärden.
"Anders Nyberg has served for SCA for 24 years in a wide range of senior positions," comments SCA's President and CEO, Jan Johansson. "With his solid background in the legal profession, experience in international business and partners, he has contributed valuable experience, professionalism and knowledge to our company. I wish him the best in his new assignment. His successor, Mikael Schmidt, has an extensive and wide record of experience in international business and firm knowledge about our business."
Mikael Schmidt, 52, joined the SCA Group in 1992 and served most recently as head of Legal Affairs in Brussels for the Packaging operation, which was recently divested.
In his role as General Counsel, Mikael Schmidt will be a member of SCA's Corporate Senior Management Team and will report to the CEO.
The appointments take effect on October 1, 2012.
SCA is a global hygiene and forest company that develops and produces personal care products, tissue, publication papers and solid-wood products. Sales are conducted in some 100 countries. SCA has many well-known brands, including the global brands TENA and Tork. Sales in 2011 amounted to SEK 106 billion (EUR 11.7 billion).
"Anders Nyberg has served for SCA for 24 years in a wide range of senior positions," comments SCA's President and CEO, Jan Johansson. "With his solid background in the legal profession, experience in international business and partners, he has contributed valuable experience, professionalism and knowledge to our company. I wish him the best in his new assignment. His successor, Mikael Schmidt, has an extensive and wide record of experience in international business and firm knowledge about our business."
Mikael Schmidt, 52, joined the SCA Group in 1992 and served most recently as head of Legal Affairs in Brussels for the Packaging operation, which was recently divested.
In his role as General Counsel, Mikael Schmidt will be a member of SCA's Corporate Senior Management Team and will report to the CEO.
The appointments take effect on October 1, 2012.
SCA is a global hygiene and forest company that develops and produces personal care products, tissue, publication papers and solid-wood products. Sales are conducted in some 100 countries. SCA has many well-known brands, including the global brands TENA and Tork. Sales in 2011 amounted to SEK 106 billion (EUR 11.7 billion).