The Swedish government has appointed new chairs at two of the three remaining national pension buffer funds, as well as a new chair and vice chair at premium pension default fund AP7.
Niklas Johansson, a board professional in the Swedish financial sector, became chair of AP2 on 28 May, replacing former AP7 chief investment officer Ingrid Albinsson, who has served as acting chair since 5 February.
Albinsson will remain on the Gothenburg-based fund’s board as vice chair, the government said.
Magdalena Wahlqvist Alveskog will become chair of Stockholm-based AP3 on 1 September. She spent many years at Handelsbanken Group in a range of senior asset management roles, most recently as chief executive officer of Handelsbanken Fonder.
She succeeds Christina Lindenius, who is stepping down after nine years on the AP3 board. Vice chair Johan Bygge will serve as acting chair until Wahlqvist Alveskog takes up the role.
At AP7, Hans Lindberg, CEO of the Swedish Bankers’ Association, has been appointed chair, while Henrik Saxborn has been named vice chair. Saxborn has served on AP7’s board since 2022.
Lindberg and Saxborn replace Per Frennberg and Emma Ihre, respectively, both of whom are leaving the board after eight years.
Separately, AP4 has appointed Åsa Knutsson to its board with effect from 28 May.
Knutsson has previously worked at state-owned venture capital investors Saminvest and Industrifonden, and has also served as a board member of AP6.
