Mattias Carlsson

Education:

• Master of Science in Forestry (Jägmästare)
• PhD in Forestry (Skoglig Doktor)

Main Positions:

• Head of Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Faculty of Forestry at SLU – Alnarp Sweden
• Responsible for a research and education organisation of about 50 people
• Global Wood Supply manager at IKEA of Sweden – Älmhult Sweden
• Responsible for global wood sourcing to IKEA solid wood range. Analyses and changes of sourcing on strategic level, of one of the most important materials in the IKEA range.
• Group Forest Operation manager at IKEA Corporate Finance – Leiden the Netherlands
• Buildup of the forest investment portfolio, valuation methodology and the management organization, all the way from the start to > 200 Thousand Hectares in possession and +100 co-workers, in Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the US.