Runs a farm in Laholm, Sweden together with his wife. Has been member of the Board since 2013 and deputy chair since 2003. He took over the job as Chairman of the Board of Arla Foods in 2011. Arla Foods amba is a dairy company owned by 12,500 farmers in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, UK, Belgium, Luxemburg and The Netherlands. The company has around 19,000 employees.