Gustaf Salford most recently comes from the global med-tech company Elekta, where he served as CEO the last five years. Gustaf has wide experience of different leadership roles, among them he served as CFO at Elekta, and before that as a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group and Booz Allen Hamilton. He holds a Master’s degree from Stockholm School of Economics and has served as a council member of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and the Swedish Government’s Life Science Council.

“I am really happy that we, after a thorough process, have appointed Gustaf to lead Ratos. With his experience as CEO of a listed, global company he knows how to drive innovation and growth in an international and complex environment. A central part of his future mission will be to develop and implement the company’s future strategy. Gustaf’s strong leadership and values are a great fit in our organization. I also want to extend a sincere thank you to Jonas Wiström for his years at Ratos. Jonas has brought Ratos from a financially challenging situation in 2018 to a stable and profitable Ratos,” says Per-Olof Söderberg, Chairman of the Board, Ratos.

“I look forward to taking on the responsibility of leading Ratos and working together with colleagues and the leadership teams across the companies to drive growth and value creation. I want to extend a warm thank you to the board for giving me the trust to lead such a great company on the next part of the journey,” says Gustaf Salford.

“It has been an honor, but I have also truly enjoyed leading Ratos the last eight years. It has been exciting, and years full of achievements. I am incredibly proud over all the colleagues and what we have accomplished together,” says Jonas Wiström.

Jonas Wiström is employed until March 29, 2026, and will remain available to secure a smooth transition.