Vi Agroforestry is a foundation, where the Board and Chairperson are appointed by the Swedish Co-operative Union for a period of one year. The Board shall include the magazine Vi’s Editor-in-Chief. The Board meets at least three times, preferably four times a year, at the notice of the Chairperson. Its task is to manage the Foundation’s affairs. Since Vi Agroforestry is a member of Giva Sweden, the Board works according to Giva Sweden’s quality code. The Board makes decisions through voting.
Board of Directors
Charlotta Szczepanowski
Elected to the Board: 2019, working Chairperson since August 2022. Before that Head of Sustainability & Quality at Coop Sweden.
Other significant posts: Board Member of KRAV. Previous experience of sustainability work at Electrolux and the Swedish Post Office, and Head of Sustainable Development at Riksbyggen. Previously Chair of the Swedish Association for Sustainable Business.
Unn Edberg
CEO of Vi Media AB and Editor-in-Chief of Vi Magazine
Elected to the Board: 2018
Other significant posts: Board member of Stiftelsen Teskedsorden, Sveriges Tidskrifter (Swedish Magazine Publishers Association) and Norra Västerbotten Tidnings AB. Vice Chair of Utgivarna (Swedish Publishers’ Association).
Magnus Kindbom
Forest Director and Head of LRF Forestry
Elected to the Board: 2018
Other significant posts: Has previously worked for the Swedish Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Rural Affairs.
Anna Wennerstrand
Head of Communication and Brands at Kooperativa Förbundet, KF
Elected to the Board: 2020
Other significant posts: Previous roles include Editor-in-Chief, Press Manager and Op-ed Leader. On the Board of Vår Gård and Vi Media.
Katinka Palmgren
Head of Corporate Communicaiton, Coop Sweden
Elected to the Board: 2021
Other significant posts: Previously Head of Communication in Sigtuna Municipality, Head of Communication at Business Sweden, and Communication Strategist at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida.
Jonas Tesfu
Co-Founder and CEO at Pangea Accelerator
Co-opted in 2021.
Co-Founder and CEO at Pangea Accelerator
Co-opted in 2021.
Other significant posts: Entrepreneur and co-founder at Pangea Trust and Byspire. On the Board of Advisors for Kenya Innovation Agency.