Svenska Spel appoints Katarina Borstedt as Chief People & Culture Officer

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Katarina Borstedt has been appointed Chief People & Culture Officer at Svenska Spel. She most recently came from the role of VP People & Culture at Munters FoodTech and has extensive experience in developing organizations, leadership and working methods in companies that are undergoing change and growth.

Katarina Borstedt will be part of the Group Management and report directly to the CEO. I am very pleased to welcome Katarina to Svenska Spel. She has extensive experience in leading HR and organizational issues in companies that are undergoing change and building for growth. This expertise will be important for us as we continue to develop Svenska Spel with a focus on sustainable growth, customer satisfaction and corporate culture. As Chief People & Culture Officer, Katarina will play a central role in strengthening and developing our organization, our leadership and our working methods and leading transformation, says Anna Johnson, President and CEO of Svenska Spel.

Katarina Borstedt most recently came from the role of VP People & Culture at Munters FoodTech. She has extensive experience from growth companies, industrial companies and consulting. She has previously served as Chief People & Culture Officer at Proxify and Director of Growth at Northvolt, as well as held leading roles at Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Munksjö. She has also worked as a consultant in organizational design and HR transformation at PwC and Deloitte.

I am pleased to be entrusted with the role of Chief People & Culture Officer at Svenska Spel, which is a company with a strong brand, exciting games and a clear purpose to give back to society. I hope to contribute with my experience of developing organizations, leadership and working methods in growth and change journeys. For me, HR is about creating conditions for employees and leaders to develop, with the customer and the business as a clear starting point.

I am very much looking forward to doing this together with my new colleagues at Svenska Spel, says Katarina Borstedt.

Katarina Borstedt will take up her new position in September 2026. In connection with this, Joakim Karlsson, who has been acting, will return to his regular position as Head of Talent Acquisition & Tech at Svenska Spel.

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