01Corporate governance

Management

The CEO is Johan Sandberg, who joined SeaTwirl in March 2023. He reports to the board of directors and is responsible for the company’s ongoing administration and day-to-day operations. The division of responsibilities between the board of directors and the CEO is set out in the board’s rules of procedure and in the CEO instruction.

02Management team

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Johan Sandberg

CEO

CEO since

2023

Education

MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Lund Institute of Technology; MBA, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Background

After graduating in Lund, Johan worked on risk analysis at a consultancy in London before moving to Norway and joining DNV in 2008. Since 2009 his work has been about floating wind power, and he led, among other things, the development of the first standard in the field, published in 2013. He stayed at DNV until 2019 and then moved on to Aker Solutions, Aker Offshore Wind and Mainstream Renewable Power.

Other significant appointments

  • Jan Sandberg Brokontroll AB

Holding

22,288sharesas of 30 June 2026

+ 37,500 qualified employee stock options

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Pia Tegborg

CFO

CFO since

2026

Education

MSc in Business and Economics, School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg

Background

Pia has solid experience from senior positions in finance and accounting at listed companies. She joined most recently from Smoltek Nanotech Holding AB and took up the position of CFO on 1 May 2026, having been appointed on 11 February.

Other significant appointments

No appointments outside SeaTwirl

Holding

0sharesas of 30 June 2026

No employee stock options

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Andreas Oscarsson

Head of generator & power transmission

Employed since

2021

Education

Marine technology, Chalmers University of Technology.

Background

Andreas develops marine equipment from early design to finished product, both as a design engineer and as a project coordinator. He works closely with the suppliers.

Other significant appointments

No appointments outside SeaTwirl

Holding

0sharesas of 30 June 2026

+ 2,500 qualified employee stock options

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David Österberg

Head of rotor development

Employed since

2023

Education

MSc in Engineering Physics, Uppsala University.

Background

David is a senior engineer with over 15 years of experience in research and development, a decade of it in wind power – mechanical design, load analysis, control systems and structural engineering. Before SeaTwirl he led engineering teams at a large Danish wind turbine manufacturer, responsible for the design and optimisation of the main bearing, the yaw system and the main foundation, among other things. Early in his career he took part in developing, manufacturing and installing a 200 kW vertical-axis wind turbine.

Other significant appointments

No appointments outside SeaTwirl

Holding

0sharesas of 30 June 2026

No employee stock options

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Eric Lorentzon

Head of foundation & mooring

Employed since

2022

Education

Naval architect.

Background

Eric has 16 years of experience in structural engineering and project management in the oil and energy industries, 3.5 of them at shipyards in South Korea as lead engineer across several disciplines. He is used to large international projects, both as project manager and as specialist engineer, from the start of design to finished structure. One of them was the world’s largest production platform, built for Chevron in 2012.

Other significant appointments

No appointments outside SeaTwirl

Holding

3,673sharesas of 30 June 2026

+ 2,500 qualified employee stock options

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Martin Gustafsson

Project manager

Employed since

2025

Education

MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology.

Background

Martin has worked and lived abroad for large parts of his career, which began with Shell’s graduate programme in the Netherlands. Since 2018 he has been a project manager for technology that reduces shipping’s energy consumption and emissions, at what was then Yara Marine Technologies, today Manta Marine Technologies. Immediately before SeaTwirl he led the retrofit project with the large rigid wing sails WindWings, the first wind-assisted propulsion system of its kind.

Other significant appointments

No appointments outside SeaTwirl

Holding

0sharesas of 30 June 2026

No employee stock options

Links

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