Sweden’s SH Pension has appointed Lena Lyckenvik as chair following the fund’s annual general meeting, which also saw several changes to its Board of Directors.

Lyckenvik has served on the Board of Directors for three years and was vice chair before she was elected chair.

Catrina Ingelstam, the previous chair, chose not to stand for re-election as chair or board member, as she has several board assignments and would like to free up time to avoid potential conflicts of interest.

However, she has decided to join the nomination committee and will therefore continue to work with SH Pension in a different role.

Commenting on her appointment, Lyckenvik said she is “honoured” to take on the role of chair at SH Pension.

“The association has an exciting period ahead, with much of the groundwork now complete in transforming a closed pension fund into an open occupational pension association. We are now well-equipped to grow by offering a competitive alternative and personalised service to even more people,” she said.

Adding to this, Ingelstam said: “It feels like a good time to hand over to a very competent and experienced board colleague in Lena Lyckenvik. We have recently worked closely in the roles of chair and vice chair, respectively. Lena will do an excellent job as chair.”

The meeting also saw the election of two new members of the Board of Directors – Erik Weiman and Michael Lundin.

Weiman and Lundin replace Ingelstam and Carl Lybeck, who is now SH Pension CEO.

Erik Weiman is a Löf board member and Region Uppsala council chairman, while Lundin joins SH Pension from Tre Kronor insurance, where he was CEO.

Ludin is a veteran in the insurance industry and has held several senior roles at Folksam, Swedbank and Länsförsäkringar.
 

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