New Wave Group Annual Report 2025 2025 | Page 29

NWG // THE BOARD
Ralph Mühlrad
Member of the Board
Kristina Johansson
Member of the Board
Pernilla Jansson
Member of the Board since
Torsten Jansson
Member of the Board since
since 2021
since 2024
2025
1991. CEO and Group CEO.
Born 1960
Born 1970
Born 1990
Born 1962
Main education and work experience: Three-year business high school, business studies at Stockholm University. Ralph has worked as CEO of the Nordic part of the American sports and clothing group Champion for more than 30 years, where he has also been Board member of Champion Europe S. P. A. Being a former Board member of Midsona AB, Ralph has experience from listed companies.
Other significant commitments: Chairman of the Board of Habima AB and Muhlrad-Invest AB, Board member of AB Kontaktpressning, KlaraBo Sverige AB and Stureplans Affärsresebyrå AB.
Holdings in the company, own and related parties: 15,000 class B-shares.*
Independence **
Main education and work experience: International background including several years as CEO and in leading positions in various companies( including Ikea and Cosmetic Group), where she has successfully led growth and expansion.
Other commitments in the company:-
Other significant commitments: Chairman of the board of Petgood AB and member of the board of Unisport AB.
Holdings in the company, own and related parties: 50,000 call options( class B shares).*
Independence **
Main education and work experience: Three-year high school, Handicraft Programme – Hairdressing. Board training at the West Sweden Chamber of Commerce. Pernilla has been self‐employed and ran a hair salon with employees between 2012 – 2016, after which she has worked within New Wave Group. Unit Manager for spa operations at Kosta Boda Art Hotel( 2016 – 2019), Lead Buyer for Kosta Fashion( 2019 – 2021), Import Planner and Logistics Coordinator for New Wave Mode( 2021 – 2022), and thereafter Buyer and Product Developer for Cutter & Buck Europe. Pernilla is also part of the management team for the Group’ s companies in Dingle( New Wave Mode AB, Projob Workwear AB, and D & J Home and Gifts AB).
Other commitments in the company:-
Other significant commitments: Member of the Board of Craft of Scandinavia AB, Projob Workwear AB, Sagaform AB and New Wave Norge AS.
Holdings in the company, own and related parties: 18,047 class B shares *
Main education and work experience: Founder of and majority shareholder in New Wave Group AB.
Other significant commitments:-
Holdings in the company, own and related parties: 39,415,360 class A shares, 3,415,722 class B shares.*
Independence ****
* Holdings as of 2025-12-31
** Independence Considering the criteria set out in the Code, the following Member of the Board is independent of the company, its executive management and the company’ s major shareholders.
*** Independence Considering that Pernilla Jansson is active within the Group and that she is the daughter of Torsten Jansson, she is not independent of the company, its executive management and the company’ s major shareholders according to the criteria set out in the Code.
**** Independence Considering that Torsten Jansson is the CEO and Group CEO, as well as majority shareholder, he is not independent of the company, its executive management and the company’ s major shareholders according to the criteria set out in the Code.
Independence ***
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