Hans Straberg - Investor Director

Director

Mr. Hans Straberg has served as Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Investor AB since 2011. He is also Chairman of the Boards of Atlas Copco AB, CTEK, Nikkarit and Roxtec, and Board Member of Hedson, Mellbygard, N Holding, The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, as well as Vice Chairman of Orchid Orthopedics and Stora Enso since 2011.
Age 60
Tenure 13 years
Professional MarksMBA
Phone46 86 14 20 00
Webhttp://www.investorab.com
Straberg is a former President and Chief Executive Officer of AB Electrolux, where he also served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President and held various other positions, including Head of Floor Care Products and Small Appliances, Executive Vice President Frigidaire Home Products, Head of product division Floor Care Products and Head of product area Dishwashers and Washing Machines. He also was Assistant Technical Attache at The Swedish Embassy, Washington DC and served as Director of The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and The Association of Swedish Engineering Industries. He holds a MS degree in Engineering from Chalmers Tekniska Hogskola, Gothenburg. He is Reserve Officer of The Swedish Army.

Investor Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 6.66 % which means that it generated a profit of $6.66 on every $100 spent on assets. This is normal as compared to the sector avarege. Similarly, it shows a return on equity (ROE) of 11.8 %, meaning that it generated $11.8 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders. Investor's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Investor manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
The company has accumulated 7.4 B in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 17.6, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. Investor AB has a current ratio of 1.93, which is within standard range for the sector. Debt can assist Investor until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Investor's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Investor AB sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Investor to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Investor's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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Investor AB is a venture capital firm specializing in mature, buyouts and growth capital investments. Investor AB was founded in 1916 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden with additional offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands Beijing, China Menlo Park, California Hong Kong, China New York, New York and Tokyo, Japan. Investor operates under Asset Management classification in USA and is traded on OTC Market. It employs 20054 people. Investor AB [IVSBY] is a Pink Sheet which is traded through a dealer network over-the-counter (OTC).

Management Performance

Investor AB Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Investor's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Investor inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Investor. The board's role is to monitor Investor's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Investor's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Investor's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Josef Ackermann, Independent Director
Jessica Haggstrom, Head of Human Resources, Member of the Extended Management Group
Noah Walley, Head of Patricia Industries North America, Member of the Extended Management Group
Magdalena Gerger, Director
Sara Mazur, Director
Tom Johnstone, Independent Director
Petra Hedengran, Head of Corporate Governance and Compliance, General Counsel, and Member of the Management Group
Lena Torell, Independent Director
Daniel Nodhall, Head of Listed Core Investments, Member of the Management Group
Sara Ohrvall, Director
Gunnar Brock, Director
Hans Straberg, Director
Grace Skaugen, Independent Director
Christian Cederholm, Head of Patricia Industries Nordics, Member of the Extended Management Group
Stefan Stern, Head of Corporate Relations, Sustainability and Communications and Member of the Management Group
Helena Saxon, CFO and Member of Management Group
Johan Forssell, Head of Core Investments, Member of the Management Group
Magnus Dalhammar, Head of Investor Relations
Viveka HirdmanRyrberg, Head of Corporate Relations, Sustainability and Communications; Member of the Management Group
Marcus Wallenberg, Director
Jacob Wallenberg, Chairman of the Board

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