Per Lekvall

Per Lekvall is a former executive director of the Swedish Corporate Governance Board and is now an associate member of the same body. Prior to this he was the head secretary of the Governmental Commission on Business Confidence and its sub-commission The Code Group, which developed the Swedish Corporate Governance Code. From 1995 until 2006 he served as CEO of the Swedish Academy of Board Directors and now chairs the international committee of this association. He is also a member of the ecoDa policy committee.

Latest Articles by Per Lekvall

  1. growth, company's purpose and profit

    28 February, 2020

    Company purpose and profit are not mutually exclusive

    The view that a company may be either “profit-seeking” or “purposeful” is overly simplistic, with serious consequences for board accountability.