Nov 29, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. Setra Group AB held an Extraordinary General Meeting at Setra’s head office in Solna, Sweden. At the Extraordinary General Meeting Michael Bertorp was elected as the new independent Chairman of Setra’s Board to succeed Håkan Ahlqvist who has tendered his resignation, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. Michael Bertorp was born in 1949 and holds an LL.M degree from Lund University, 1972. For several years he held a number of different positions within Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA. Most recently he was Executive Vice President and President of SCA Americas, an assignment which ended in 2005. Michael Bertorp has worked as an advisor since 2006. He has also had directorships in Handelsbanken Fonder and Åmotfors Energi AB. Setra is one of Sweden’s largest wood products companies and a leading player in Europe. The company offers eco-certified wood products for interiors and construction to customers in the building materials trade and industry. Exports to Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Japan account for almost 60% of sales.