Board

Bo Ekman, chairman of e-man, talks about sitting on the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is where entrepreneurship and experience meet integration expertise and curiosity.

Companies should develop their vision in line with a better society and must find profitable ways to contribute to this. So says e-man's chairman Bo Ekman in his book Heaven and Hell: On Enterprising, Power and Leadership in which he cites Peter Drucker:

"Man cannot survive without oxygen but that certainly doesn't imply that the meaning of life is to breathe. A company cannot survive without profit, but profit is not its basic meaning."

Ekman conjures up the idea of a society based on humanism and knowledge, one characterized by creativity and learning. This may sound as if it stands in stark contrast to our quarterly earnings, and there's no doubt that industrial production is still our economic base, but we consider learning to be the most important factor in the production process.

The makings of a great business start with the Board of Directors.

In an average IT company it's not always easy to get the Board of Directors to agree, especially if they're being asked to stop all production and send their staff away to be trained by international experts. This is true even if the purpose of their training is to maintain excellence and get a head start over your rivals. Only in a value-driven company like e-man does the Board invest in education for every member of staff.

Board of directors

Bo Ekman

Bo Ekman is the chairman of the board at e-man AB. He is also the founder and chairman of Nextwork. He was previously chairman and chief executive of the Sifo Management Group. Prior to Sifo, he was a member of the management board of Volvo for many years. Bo Ekman is also the founder of the Tällberg Foundation.

Ulla-Britt Fräjdin-Hellqvist

Ulla-Britt Fräjdin-Hellqvist has worked with in the Volvo group for 22 years with motors, environmental issues, design and business planning. She joined Svenskt Näringsliv 2001 and worked with commercial policy. 2006 Ulla-Britt started Fräjdin & Hellqvist AB together with her husband. She is the member of a numerous boards and she is the chairman of Strategisk Forskning, SinterCast and Ruter Dam.

Hans Sollerman

Hans Sollerman is a founder and the President of e-man AB. Hans is an entrepreneur. In his business career he has founded five companies. Before Hans started e-man AB, the highly competitive and rapidly growing integration specialist company, he was Manager Director for Information Highway in Örebro.

Andreas Wallberg

Andreas is a founder of e-man AB. He has a background as engineer in electronics, and has worked with system development and architecutre during 20 years. He has experience from a variety of industries; from stainless steel manufacturing to online gaming and e-commerce.

Jonas Edlund

Jonas Edlund is a founder of e-man AB. Jonas has been in the software development business for more than 20 years. He is a very experienced systems architect and developer with a broad experience from various applications and integration solutions.

Hans Jacobsson

Hans Jacobsson is the secretary of the board of directors.