Get to know who is in AAK’s Executive Committee. What are the members’ current positions and qualifications? When did they start to work at AAK? How many holdings in AAK do they have?
Johan Westman
President and CEO
Employed
2018
Born
1973
Nationality
Swedish
Other significant positions
Chairman of the Board of Absolent Group AB (publ.) and Board member of Thule Group AB (publ.)
Experience
Senior Vice President Europe and Managing Director of the BlankLight division at Shiloh Industries, Inc., President and CEO of FinnvedenBulten AB (publ.), President of Finnveden Metal Structures AB, and management consulting with Arthur D. Little.
Qualifications
MSc. Industrial Engineering and Management
Holdings*
63,608 shares and 500,000 stock options (Warrants program 2022/2027)
Tomas Bergendahl
Chief Financial Officer. Vice President AAK AB
Employed
2021
Born
1974
Nationality
Swedish
Other significant positions
Board member of Midsona AB
Qualifications
MSc. Business Administration
Holdings*
5,144 shares and 500,000 stock options (Warrants program 2022/2027)
Sten Estrup
President AAK AMEA and People & Organizational Performance. Vice President AAK AB
Employed
2020
Born
1968
Nationality
Danish
Qualifications
MBA, MSc. Dairy Science & Technology, Executive Master in Change, Diploma in HRM
Holdings*
500,000 stock options (Warrants program 2022/2027)
Susanne Jaspers
President AAK Europe & Strategic Accounts. Vice President AAK AB
Employed
2022
Born
1973
Nationality
German
Qualifications
Diplom Betriebswirt (MBA), BSc International Business Administration
Holdings*
4,980 shares and 125,000 stock options (Warrants program 2022/2027)
Octavio Díaz de León
President AAK Americas. Vice President AAK AB
Employed
2007
Born
1967
Nationality
Mexican
Qualifications
MBA, BSc. Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
Holdings*
246,894 shares and 300,000 stock options (Warrants program 2022/2027)
Tim Stephenson
President Global Sourcing & Trading and Sustainability. Vice President AAK AB
Employed
1995
Born
1961
Nationality
British
Qualifications
MA (Oxon) in Mathematics, FCA
Holdings*
250,000 stock options (Warrants program 2022/2027)
Niall Sands
President Commercial Development and Innovation. Vice President AAK AB
Employed
2018
Born
1979
Nationality
Irish
Qualifications
MSc Operations Management, BSc Computer Studies
Holdings*
2,819 shares
Marcel Mensink
President Global Operations. Vice President AAK AB
Employeed
2025
Born
1971
Nationality
Dutch
Qualifications
MBA, BSc. Food Technology
Holdings*
None
*Holdings as of June 1, 2025.
