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The Board

The members of the Karl-Adam Bonnier Foundation’s Board have a seven-year term of office. The Board always consists of Karl-Adam Bonniers family and external members. The current Board is responsible for asset and real estate management and for developing suitable productive activities for the Foundation.

Kia Orback Pettersson

Chairman

Full-time professional board member for the past fifteen years, primarily in the construction/real estate sector, retail, media, IT, and healthcare. Board experience includes positions with, among others, SVT, Vasakronan, JM, Kungsleden, Jernhusen, Apoteket, Odd Molly, Knowit, Friskis & Svettis, and Karolinska University Hospital. Prior to that, fifteen years of experience in senior management positions in retail, media, and real estate, as well as an equal number of years in consulting within media and communications.

Kalena Bonnier-Cirone

Board Member

Project Manager at Malk Partners, an ESG and Impact management advisory services firm for private market investors. Specializes in serving VC and growth-stage investors as well as impact fund managers. Has a Bachelors of Science degree in Environment and Sustainability from Cornell University and is currently studying her Master of Business Administration at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Louis Bonnier

Board Member

Director of Programs at the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT), supporting global business collaboration to address illicit trade. 14 years of experience in public policy, with a focus on international trade policy, anti-corruption, and Intellectual Property (IP) protection and enforcement, as well as experience advising multinational companies on engagement with key global governance bodies.

Eva Halvarsson

Board Member

CEO of the Swedish pension fund Andra AP-fonden/AP2 since 2006. Prior to this, responsible for the Swedish Government’s governance and management of state-owned companies. Contributed to the Swedish Corporate Governance Code and has served on the Swedish Corporate Governance Board. Currently board member at Vasakronan, Misum, Finanskompetenscentrum Gothenburg and Korsvägen Foundation. Previously Deputy Chairperson of the board of the University of Gothenburg and has been active in the international board of UN-PRI (United Nation’s Principles for Responsible Investments).

Former board members

Year 2019–2024

Year 2012–2019

Year 2005–2012

Year 1998–2005

Year 1991-1998