Essity Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Essity's CEO is Ulrika Kolsrud, appointed in Jun 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is SEK28.08M, comprised of 33.7% salary and 66.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.002% of the company’s shares, worth $466.69K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 4 years respectively.
Key information
Ulrika Kolsrud
Chief executive officer
SEK 28.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 33.70% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.002% |
| Management average tenure | 2.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | SEK 28m | SEK 9m | SEK 13b |
Compensation vs Market: Ulrika's total compensation ($USD3.05M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.47M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Ulrika's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Ulrika Kolsrud (55 yo)
Ms. Ulrika Kolsrud, MSc Eng., is CEO and President at Essity AB (publ) from June 1, 2025. She served as President of Health and Medical Solutions at Essity AB (publ) (formerly known as Essity Aktiebolag (p...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & CEO | less than a year | SEK 28.08m | 0.0024% $ 468.8k | |
| CFO, Executive VP of Central Function Finance | 9.2yrs | SEK 20.42m | 0.0074% $ 1.4m | |
| Chief Digital & Information Officer | 2.8yrs | no data | 0.00024% $ 46.9k | |
| VP & Head of Investor Relations | 2.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| CLO, General Counsel | 14.2yrs | no data | 0.0054% $ 1.1m | |
| Chief Communication Officer & Central Function of Corporate Communications | 2.6yrs | no data | 0.00011% $ 21.5k | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer & Central Function Human Resources | 11.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Business Unit Consumer Tissue | 11.2yrs | no data | 0.0037% $ 716.8k | |
| President of Business Unit Professional Hygiene | 10.2yrs | no data | 0.0049% $ 960.9k | |
| President of Business Unit Personal Care | no data | no data | 0.0029% $ 568.4k | |
| Chief Strategy Officer & Sustainability Officer | 1.2yrs | no data | 0.0010% $ 201.2k | |
| President of Business Unit Health & Medical | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: ETTY.F's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 3yrs | SEK 3.40m | 0.0017% $ 326.2k | |
| Independent Director | 10.2yrs | SEK 1.11m | 0.0066% $ 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 10.2yrs | SEK 960.00k | 0.0012% $ 232.4k | |
| Independent Director | 10.2yrs | SEK 1.60m | 0.00044% $ 85.9k | |
| Employee Representative Director | 9.2yrs | no data | 0.000020% $ 3.9k | |
| Independent Director | 5yrs | SEK 1.11m | 0.0013% $ 244.1k | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | SEK 1.31m | 0.21% $ 40.8m | |
| Independent Director | 1yr | SEK 1.31m | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3yrs | SEK 960.00k | 0.00022% $ 43.0k | |
| Independent Director | 1yr | SEK 960.00k | no data | |
| Employee Representative Director | 6.7yrs | no data | 0.000020% $ 3.9k | |
| Representative Director | 2.2yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: ETTY.F's board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/03/09 16:42 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/03/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Essity AB (publ) is covered by 24 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| null null | ABG Sundal Collier |
| Patrick Folan | Barclays |
| Iain Simpson | Barclays |