The board of Excalibur Asset Management consists of Johan Sandberg (Mellby Gård), Björn Suurwee (Deputy CEO, Portfolio Manager), Julie Bonde (COO), Thomas Pohjanen (CEO, Lead Portfolio Manager) and Johan Andersson (Chairman of the Board, Mellby Gård).
Johan Andersson, Chairman of the Board
Johan has been a member of Excalibur’s Board of Directors since 2016. He studied at Chalmers University of Technology and holds an MBA from INSEAD in Singapore. Before deciding to focus full time to the family-owned Mellby Gård, Johan worked at, among others, Lehman Brothers and the private equity firm EQT. In addition to Excalibur Asset Management, Johan holds board positions at Mellby Gård, Feralco, Roxtec, StudentConsulting Holding, Älvsbyhus, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and the Brilliant Minds Foundation.
Johan is one of three brothers representing the second generation of the owner family at Mellby Gård. He served as CEO of the company from 2013 to 2025, after which he assumed the role of Group CEO.
Johan Sandberg, Board Member
Johan holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Gothenburg’s School of Business, Economics and Law. After graduating, Johan worked at EY as an authorised public accountant and subsequently as CFO of Smarteyes International AB. Since November 2022, Johan has served as CFO of Mellby Gård, with overall responsibility for the finance function, group finance and tax.
Mellby Gård is the principal owner of Excalibur Asset Management. Mellby Gård is an international industrial group founded in 1986 by Rune Andersson, with annual revenues of approximately SEK 20 billion. The group includes companies such as AcadeMedia, Duni, Kappahl, Oscar Jacobson, Filippa K, Peritus Clinic, Roxtec, Student Consulting and Älvsbyhus. The group is also active in financial services, hotels and nature reserves, as well as agriculture and forestry.
The three cornerstones of Mellby Gård’s business model are long-term view, active corporate governance and partnership. “Our goal is to take our companies from promising to leading. For us, it is fundamental to gradually develop the full potential of our holdings. We do this by being active owners, maintaining close dialogue with company management, and through shareholder partnership, creating opportunities for them to share in the value they create.”