JOAB Gruppen AB's Chairman of the Board winner of the Golden Club for Western Sweden
JOAB Gruppen AB's Chairman of the Board, Bertil Larsson, has been named the winner of the Guldklubban for West Sweden 2021. The Guldklubban is an award for effective and business-oriented board work established by the auditing and consulting firm Deloitte and the non-profit association StyrelseAkademien.
Bertil Larsson has been Chairman of the Board of JOAB since 2012 and during his time the company has developed into today's innovative industrial company with a turnover of around one billion kronor. Bertil has guided the company in an exemplary manner both during growth phases and challenging periods such as the Corona pandemic. The award was presented on 21 October, in connection with JOAB's board meeting, when the winner was surprised with a diploma and flowers from the chairman of the Guldklubban jury and representatives from the Board Academy and SEB.
The jury's motivation:
" The JOAB Group has completed an extensive and purposeful journey of change: from owner-led to owner-controlled, from an entrepreneurial family business to a modern industrial company in the billion-dollar class
- a fantastic achievement!
During the chairman's time, a professional board and forward-looking board work have been established, a clear strategy has been developed, the company management has been reshaped and sharpened, and working methods/processes have been developed. This has been noticeable in the market through doubled turnover, a broadened range of new products and offers, and a strong focus on sustainability.
The board's work and dialogue with management have been formalized and developed, but equally important is that they have managed to maintain creativity and quick decisions, although now well thought out.
Bertil Larsson's unique strength as chairman of the board is that he https://lahcen.org/portfolio/jo-spa-website/ understands what needs to be done and also realizes what is doable - an important balance in the development of the family-owned company .
The jury for Guldklubban Väst consists of:
Ingalill Östman - Chair
Alexandra Kaber - from SEB
Harald Jagner - - from Deloitte
Bertil Larsson
Chairman of the Board of JOAB Gruppen AB
