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Camilla Wideroth, new CFO at Axel Johnson
Camilla Wideroth is appointed new CFO of Axel Johnson. Camilla has worked for the Group for eight years, first within Axel Johnson International and the last three and a half years at Axel Johnson AB as Head of Group Financial Control. Prior to that, Camilla worked for KPMG for 15 years, first as an accountant and subsequently as a consultant in connection with the introduction of IFRS. Camilla will start her new position November 1st.
"It is an honor to be CFO for Sweden's largest privately-owned company group. I immediately said yes when I got the question", says Camilla Wideroth.
"After eight years in the Group, Camilla has deep knowledge of the Group and all companies. I am very pleased that Camilla has accepted to become our new CFO, " Mia Brunell Livfors, President and CEO of Axel Johnson comments.
Johan Fant, current CFO, has a new role within the Axel Johnson Group. Johan has been appointed the new CEO of AltoCumulus AB, Axel Johnson Group's asset management company.
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Axel Johnson is one of the Nordic region’s leading trading groups which builds and develops businesses within trade and services in the European market, with main focus on the Nordic region. Group companies currently comprise Axel Johnson International, KICKS, Martin & Servera (equity stake 70 %), Novax, Åhléns and the partly owned listed companies Axfood (equity stake 50.1 %) and Dustin (equity stake 25 %). Axel Johnson’s consolidated annual sales amounts to approximately SEK 77 billion (2017) and the wholly and partly owned companies have about 20,000 employees (2017). Axel Johnson is a family-owned company in the fourth and fifth generation and is owned by Antonia Ax:son Johnson and her family.
