KARLSTAD, Sweden – Eja Tuominen has been appointed as a new board member of the Swedish-based coffee roaster Löfbergs. Eja has 30 years of experience in senior management positions, for example at IKEA and Kesko, with focus on commercialisation, internationalisation, and other growth issues.
“With an impressive combination of knowledge and experience, Eja will be an important resource in our effort to create sustainable growth in an international arena,” says Kathrine Löfberg, Chair of the Board and coffee roaster in the fourth generation.
“Löfbergs is a fruitful family business that successfully combines good business with a genuine responsibility in the entire value chain, which I admire. I look forward to working with Kathrine and the rest of the board to realise the growth plans of the company,” says Eja Tuominen.
Eja Tuominen has a master’s degree in International Business from Aalto University and is currently the CEO of SAMS Norway, a company that develops sustainable transport solutions for land, air, and sea. She has worked as Commercial Director at IKEA and been responsible for purchase, sales, and marketing at KESKO, one of Finland’s largest food retail chains.
About Löfbergs
Löfbergs is one of the largest coffee roasters in the Nordic countries and is fully owned by the Löfberg family. The company’s sales in the extended financial year of July 2022 to December 2023 totalled SEK 4,047 million. Löfbergs has its own companies in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and UK.
