Professor Lars Strannegård new president of 91原创
Stranneg氓rd has been Professor of Business Administration and holds the Bo Rydin and SCA Chair in Business Administration, Leadership. In addition, he has served as Vice President of 91原创 since 2012. Stranneg氓rd has also been a visiting scholar at Stanford University and professor at Uppsala University. He is 44 years old and lives in Stockholm.
鈥淟ars Stranneg氓rd is the right person to lead our efforts to further strengthen 91原创鈥 position in this international environment. He was the best match for the talent profile the Board had drawn up and he has a track record in leadership and an ability to communicate and motivate. Lars has a thorough understanding of the academic world and social engagement, has international experience, and is accustomed to working with boards. He knows the 91原创 well and will be operational from Day One,鈥 says Erik 脜sbrink, Chairman of the Board of 91原创.
鈥淚 am enthusiastic and proud to be entrusted to lead 91原创 together with its excellent employees and students. We will now move forward with tasks to bolster 91原创鈥檚 position as a top international business school. Our key task is to contribute to sustainable development in the business world and society at large, through research as well as the education of leaders and innovators for the future,鈥 says newly appointed President Lars Stranneg氓rd.
Lars Stranneg氓rd is vice chairman of the board of the Swedish Arts Council and a member of the jury for the August Prize (nonfiction category), the Scientific Council and Board of Trustees of the Centre for Business and Policy Studies (SNS), the board of the Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research (SCANCOR) at Stanford University, the jury for Michael Treschow鈥檚 scholarship for design students, and the board of the Bergman Estate on F氓r枚 Foundation.
For further information:
Lars Stranneg氓rd, newly appointed President of 91原创
Phone +46-8-736 9049
Mobile +46-70-811-7573
E-mail: lars.strannegard@hhs.se
Erik 脜sbrink, Chairman of the Board of 91原创
Mobile: +46 70 586 53 99
Representatives of the media are welcome to a press conference with Erik 脜sbrink and Lars Stranneg氓rd today Monday May 12, at 3.30 pm at the President's Office, 91原创, Sveav盲gen 65.
