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Group Management

Chuck Witkowski

CEO & President 

Joined Permobil: November 2019

Professional Background: President Permobil Americas 2019-2025. Corporate vice-president and global general manager at Hillrom, a mission-driven medical device company. Prior to Hillrom, founding president and CEO of Hubble Telemedical. Previous experience from building and leading medical device-, healthcare services- and life science- businesses. 

Education: Economic degree, University of Montana and an MBA, the Haslam School of Business at the University of Tennessee

Bruce Boulanger

President Permobil APAC 

Joined Permobil: May 2017 

Professional Background: Director Global Commercial Effectiveness and Country General Manager China at Urgo, Global Sales Force Effectiveness at Abbott, Solvay Pharma and Fournier Pharma

Education: B.Sc. Physics and Human Physiology, University of Toronto

 

Emma Qvist

Executive Vice President Group People & Culture

Joined Permobil: July 2020

Professional Background: VP HR for Permobil EMEA; global and regional leadership roles at Nouryon and AkzoNobel.

Education: Masters in Business Administration and Management, and Bachelors degree in HR Management, Stockholm University.

Marika Isberg, EVP Legal and Risk, General Counsel

Marika Isberg

Executive Vice President Group Legal & Risk and Group General Counsel

Joined Permobil: March 2023

Professional Background: EVP General Counsel at BioGaia, Head of Legal at Arla Foods in Sweden and Finland and started her career at Vinge law firm.

Education: Master of Laws and LL.M, and BSc Accounting from Lund University.

Peter Jidesjö

Executive Vice President Group Services and Group Quality & Regulatory Affairs

Joined Permobil: May 2018

Professional Background: Vice President Services & Original Parts at DeLaval and Supply Chain Manager at Munters

Education: M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management, Linköping University

Markus Mauer

President Permobil EMEA 

Joined Permobil: May 2019

Professional Background: Global VP Sales & Marketing at Natus Medical, VP Sales & Marketing EMEA at Spacelabs Healthcare, various positions within country and EMEA sales, marketing and general management at Ambu A/S

Education: Diploma in Physics from Johannes-Gutenburg University, Mainz and completed a senior executive leadership program at the London Business School

Charlotta Nyberg

CFO

Joined Permobil: November 2021

Professional Background: Vice President for Corporate Control at Telia. Leadership positions in Ericsson, Business Sweden and 10 years at Accenture.

Education: M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).

Catharina Tunberg, EVP R&D

Catharina Tunberg

Executive Vice President Group Research & Development

Joined Permobil: February 2022

Professional Background: Chief Technology Officer for the Global Solutions Division at ASSA ABLOY; various senior management positions within R&D, sales, marketing, business & strategy development at ASSA ABLOY and Ericsson.