EVP Legal & General Counsel
Job description
Billerud is seeking an experienced legal executive to join the Group as EVP Legal & General Counsel.
As EVP Legal & General Counsel, you will lead Billerud's global Legal, Compliance & IP function and serve as a trusted adviser to the CEO, Board of Directors and Group Management Team. Combining business partnership with independent judgement, you will play a key role in supporting the company on matters of governance, risk and long-term value creation
Leading an experienced team, you will help ensure that Billerud continues to operate with strong governance, sound judgement and the highest standards of integrity across its international business.
Who you are
You are a legal leader with strong commercial judgement and the ability to operate confidently in senior executive and board environments. You are recognized for your integrity, balanced risk assessment and ability to provide clear and objective advice, even in complex situations.
You may already hold a General Counsel position in a listed company, or you may come from a senior legal leadership role in a larger international organization where you have worked closely with executive management and boards.
Qualifications
- A Swedish or equivalent law degree.
- Extensive senior legal experience from a law firm, an international business environment, or a combination of both.
- Strong expertise in corporate law, governance, securities regulation, M&A, commercial legal matters and compliance.
- Significant experience advising executive management teams, boards of directors and senior business leaders.
- Leadership experience, including developing high-performing teams and managing complex legal matters across jurisdictions.
- A solid understanding of Swedish and EU corporate governance and listed company requirements.
- Excellent communication skills in both Swedish and English.
Personal qualities
You are recognized for your integrity, judgement and ability to provide independent advice in complex situations. Combining legal expertise with business understanding, you know how to balance opportunity and risk while maintaining a long-term perspective. You build trust at all levels of the organization and have credibility and confidence to work closely with the Board of Directors and executive management. At the same time, you are a collaborative leader with a genuine company-first mindset
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact Paulina Ekvall; EVP HR Brand & Communication, paulina.ekvall@billerud.com, or Mimmi Jonsson Sr TAP, mimmi.jonsson@billerud.com
Application information
Do you want to help create a sustainable future through your work?
At Billerud, we are fully committed to reduce our and our customers carbon footprint by offering high-performance paper and packaging materials. We are convinced that the right solutions can be important tools to help fight climate change. That's why we see it as our responsibility to enable the best packaging choices, for a better tomorrow.
Our proud history in the forestry and paper industry goes back more than 150 years. Since then, we’ve grown to what we are today: a world leading company in high-performing paper and packaging materials - passionately committed to sustainability, quality, and customer value. Our materials are the basis of packaging and paper products used by millions of people around the world, 24 hours a day, all year round.
We serve customers in more than 100 countries through our three business areas Liquid Packaging Board, Paper and Paper Board. Our nine production units are located in Sweden, USA, and Finland and we have around 5,200 employees in 16 countries. Our annual turnover is approximately SEK 40.5 billion and the share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. At Billerud we always put safety first, care for each other, and do what we say.
