Willo
WINNER OF THE 2011 GOLDEN GAVEL – PRIVATE COMPANIES
The jury’s announcement
Lars-Göran Johansson joined the board of Willo as part of a generation shift in 1998 and became chair of the board in 2001. The rest of the board comprises the largest shareholder, who is also MD of the company, and three other external directors.
As chair, Lars-Göran Johansson has played a key role in ensuring that the company has a well-balanced, highly active board that maintains the highest professional standards.
His business experience and extensive knowledge of all of the functions within a component production company, combined with his accessibility and deep commitment, make him a vital sounding board for the Managing Director. He has thus made a crucial contribution to Willo’s development as a global leader in its field. He is an extrovert and highly approachable person, whose regular visits to the various parts of the company and often spontaneous speeches and presentations put a face on the role of the chair for all the employees.
In his role as external chair of a well-run and highly profitable family company, Lars-Göran Johansson makes an invaluable contribution and provides a glowing example of successful Swedish enterprise. Willo AB is one of many such companies that form the backbone of the Swedish corporate sector.
Fact file
Lars Göran Johansson
Born in 1955
Chair of the Board of Willo AB since 2004. Member of the board since 1998.
Educational background
A mechanical engineer with a university education in economics and law, as well as management training at IFL in Sigtuna.
Other current directorships
Chair of the Board Brafab AB and Älmby Entreprenad AB. Board member of LK Prefab AB, Low Vision International AB, Pallco AB, R-man AB and Transpo Konstruktions AB.
About the company
Company name
Willo AB
Domicile
Växjö, Sweden
Willo AB cuts and manufactures small precision engineering products for customers that are highly dependent on accuracy, quality and delivery. Customers include leading actors within nuclear energy, packaging, defence, medical engineering and machine and tool production. The company is based in central Sweden. Its business concept is to be the market leader in the supply of small, complex, critical parts.
| Key figures | 06/07 | 07/08 | 08/09 | 09/10 |
| Turnover (MSEK) | 67 | 77 | 71 | 71 |
| Profit after financial items (MSEK) | 13,3 | 17,7 | 8,5 | 10,6 |
| Number of employees | 71 | 71 | 68 | 66 |
