Executive management
(The number of shares was updated on September 15, 2025.)
Tor Einar Norbakk
Chief Executive Officer
Year of birth
1970.
Education
MSc, IFL, IMD.
Main occupation
CEO of Svenska Aerogel since 2018.
Previous experience
MD of Sandvik Mining and Construction Sverige AB, VP and Head of Distribution Services at Sandvik Mining and Sandvik Construction. Various management roles at Sandvik Mining and Construction within sales and service.
Previous board assignments
Board member of Sandvik Mining and Construction Norge AS, Sandvik Mining and Construction Sverige AB, and Sandvik Mining and Construction Logistics Ltd.
Number of shares and stock options
360,375 shares.
Henrik Andersson
Chief Financial Officer
Year of birth
1984.
Education
MSc in Business and Ecomomics at Södertörns University, focusing on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
MSc in Business Administration at Mälardalens University.
Bachelor’s degree in Economics at Mälardalens University.
Main occupation
CFO at Svenska Aerogel since 2025.
Previous experience
Group Business Controller at IPCO AB.
Group Business Controller at Sandvik Coromant AB.
Business Controller at Enity Bank Group AB
Number of shares and stock options
6,654 shares.
Foluke Ishola
Head of Research and Development
Year of birth
1979
Education
PhD in Resource Recovery
M.Sc. Chemical Engineering
B.Tech Chemical Engineering
Main occupation
Head of R&D at Svenska Aerogel since 2025.
Previous experience
Senior R&D EngineerScanacon AB
Sustainability Ambassador, Scanacon AB
Visiting Professor, Department of Industrial Chemistry, Ajayi Crowther University, Nigeria
Environmental Engineer, Göteborg Energi
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Industrial Material Recycling Group, Chalmers University Göteborg
PhD Student and Resesercher, University of Borås
Previous board assignments
Board member of BRF
Vice Chairman, International Asocciation of Ogbomoso Academics
Number of shares and stock options
3,663 shares
Joakim Wanner
Sales Director
Year of birth
1973.
Education
Chemical engineering at KTH.
Main occupation
Sales Director at Svenska Aerogel since 2022.
Previous experience
Sales Manager at Wacker Kemi AB for Industrial Solutions with responsibility for the Nordic and Baltic regions as well as international accounts.
Sales Manager at Wacker Kemi AB for Construction Sealants and Adhesives with responsibility for Nordic, Baltic, and UK regions as well as international accounts.
Sales Manager at Kemiintressen for CASE with focus on Northern Sweden, Finland and Norway.
Number of shares and stock options
57,754 shares.
Håkan Burtsoff
Production and Technology Manager
Year of birth
1967.
Education
MSc in Materials.
Main occupation
Production and Technology Manager at Svenska Aerogel since 2022.
Previous experience
Head of R&D at Damasteel.
Process Developer at Sandvik AB’s technology department.
Production Manager at Ovako Steel AB.
Researcher at Institute for Metals Research.
Number of shares and stock options
44,300 shares.
Emelie Hildebrand
Marketing and Communications Manager
Year of birth
1984.
Education
Bachelor’s programme in Health Promotion, Communication Management at Berghs School of Communication.
Main occupation
Marketing and Communications Manager at Svenska Aerogel since 2022.
Previous experience
Marketing and Communications Manager at Damasteel.
Number of shares and stock options
26,455 shares.