Karl-Johan Löwenadler will assume the role of CEO of Vida AB effective of October 1st.

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Vida announces leadership transition

Vida announces leadership transition

Image: Måns Johansson / Vida AB

Vida announced that following six years as CEO, Måns Johansson, will be taking on a new role within the group as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Vida AB, and he will also continuing as President for Canfor Europe.

Karl-Johan Löwenadler will assume the role of CEO of Vida AB effective of October 1st.  Karl-Johan has devoted his entire professional life to the sawmill industry. He started at Vida in 1998 and initially worked as a planner at the sawmill in Bellö. Karl-Johan increasingly focused on sales at the then-newly established company Vida Wood, where he became CEO in 2019.

Vida is a global supplier of refined products from sustainable Swedish forests. The group has approximately 1,600 employees at 24 production facilities, of which 12 are sawmills.