Essity has appointed Andreas Mattsson as its new Chief Legal Officer and a member of the company's Executive Management Team, effective January 1, 2027. He will succeed Mikael Schmidt, who will retire on December 31, 2026.
Mattsson joins Essity from Billerud, where he has served as General Counsel since 2013. Earlier in his career, he worked at the Swedish law firm Cederquist. In his new role, he will also oversee compliance and risk management.
Essity President and CEO Ulrika Kolsrud described Mattsson as an experienced legal executive with broad business law expertise and extensive international experience, adding that his business-oriented approach will support the company's continued development and growth.
Schmidt has been a member of Essity's Executive Management Team since the company's listing in 2017. Both Kolsrud and Chairman Jan Gurander thanked him for his long-standing contributions, highlighting his role as a trusted advisor to the Executive Management Team, the Board of Directors and the company's development over the past decade.
Essity is a global hygiene and health company that develops, produces and sells products and solutions in the areas of personal care, consumer tissue and professional hygiene. The company markets its products in approximately 150 countries under leading global and regional brands.
