Organisation
Our organisation is divided into ten units and is led by the Director General.
Director General
Director General: Rikard Jermsten
Support for the Director General
Deputy Director General and Chief Development Officer: Hanna Witt
Chief Economist: Arvid Fredenberg
Chief Legal Officer: Marie Östman
Units and functions
Read about the units and functions at the Swedish Competition Authority.
This unit is responsible for supervision relating to cartels and other anti-competitive collaborations between competing companies and for merger control.
Head of Unit:
Hanna Lekås, tel. +46-8-700 15 71, hanna.lekas@kkv.seDeputy Head of Unit:
Pia Ödqvist, tel. +46-8-700 15 81, pia.odqvist@kkv.seMerger Control Director:
Maria Ulfvensjö Baltatzis, tel. +46-8-700 16 54, maria.ulfvensjo@kkv.seThe unit is responsible for supervision relating to abuse of dominant positions and anti-competitive agreements between undertakings at different levels in the supply chain. The unit is responsible for surveillance activities within the field of competition neutrality. The unit is also responsible for surveillance activities under the Transparency Act.
Head of unit:
Martin Mandorff, tel. +46-8-700 15 53, martin.mandorff@kkv.seDeputy Head of Unit:
Johan Sahl, tel. +46-8-700 16 22, johan.sahl@kkv.seCompetition Neutrality Director:
Johan Holmquist, tel. +46-8-700 15 35, johan.holmquist@kkv.seThe unit is responsible for supervision relating to violations of the procurement rules. It also includes violations of the laws on systems of freedom of choice.
The unit is responsible for registration and supervision of databases for publishing of contract notices in accordance with the Act (2019: 668) on procurement statistics.
Head of Unit:
Therése Westermark, tel. +46-8-700 16 77, therese.westermark@kkv.seDeputy Head of Unit:
Natacha Otte Widgren, tel. +46-8-700 16 55, natacha.otte.widgren@kkv.seThe unit is responsible for supervising unfair trade practices in the food chain.
Head of Unit:
Martin Bäckström, tel. +46-8-700 15 58, martin.backstrom@kkv.seThe unit is responsible for coordinating and managing responses to official consultations and other government mandates. The unit is also responsible for identifying obstacles to effective competition and effective public procurement. We submit proposals for competition and for regulatory reform and follow developments within the Swedish Competition Authority's areas of responsibility.
We support research that contributes to increasing knowledge about the competition area and the procurement area. It is possible to apply for research grants from us for research projects, parts of research projects and research programs. We also outsource research assignments, so-called commissioned research, to researchers in areas where there is a need to investigate or shed light on an issue.
Head of Unit:
Nikos Tsakiridis, tel. +46-8-700 15 55, nikos.tsakiridis@kkv.seDeputy Head of Unit:
Stefan Jönsson, tel. +46-8-700 15 95, stefan.jonsson@kkv.seResearch Director:
Joakim Wallenklint, tel. +46-8-700 16 03, joakim.wallenklint@kkv.seThe unit represents the Swedish Competition Authority in court and is responsible for legal quality assurance.
Chief Legal Officer and Head of Unit:
Marie Östman, tel. +46-8-700 15 44, marie.ostman@kkv.seDeputy Head of Unit:
Cecilia Widhagen, tel. +46-8-700 15 20, cecilia.widhagen@kkv.seThe unit is responsible for quality assurance of the economic analysis in the Swedish Competition Authority's cases.
Chief Economist and Head of Unit:
Arvid Fredenberg, tel. +46-8-700 15 41, arvid.fredenberg@kkv.seThe unit is responsible for coordinating and developing the external and internal communication and external monitoring. The unit is also responsible for the Authority's overall management function of external tip-offs and enquiries as well as for the development, operation and support of the digital work environment.
Head of Communications and Head of Unit:
Erika Svärdh, tel. +46-8-700 16 50, erika.svardh@kkv.seTip-offs and Complaints Director:
Peter Alstergren, tel. +46-8-700 15 85, peter.alstergren@kkv.seCommunications Director:
Åsa Lövström, tel. +46-8-700 16 36, asa.lovstrom@kkv.seIT Director:
Andreas Norén, tel. +46-8-700 15 88, andreas.noren@kkv.seThe unit is responsible for the Authority’s internal legal matters, the registry, issues related to procurement and purchasing for the Swedish Competition Authority and for coordinating administrative support.
The unit is also responsible for the coordination and quality assurance of cooperation with foreign authorities and organisations within the field of competition and procurement.
Head of Unit:
Sara Bratberg, tel. +46-8-700 16 45, sara.bratberg@kkv.seActing International Affairs Director:
Fredrik Ahlstedt, tel. +46-8-700 15 27, fredrik.ahlstedt@kkv.seAdministrative Supports Director:
Marie Hellman, tel. +46-8-700 16 25, marie.hellman@kkv.seThe unit is responsible for finance and human resources.
Head of Unit, Chief Development Officer and Deputy Director General:
Hanna Witt, tel. +46-8-700 16 44, hanna.witt@kkv.seHuman Resources Director:
Karin Alling, tel. +46-8-700 15 08, karin.alling@kkv.seFinancial Director:
Adam Sandberg, tel. +46-8-700 16 96, adam.sandberg@kkv.se
Councils affiliated to the Competition Authority
Research Council
The task of the Research Council is to stimulate research in the areas of competition and procurement and to participate when assessing which research projects should receive support from the Swedish Competition Authority.
Secretary of the Research Council: Joakim Wallenklint,
tel. +46-8-700 16 03, joakim.wallenklint@kkv.se