Margareta Lehmann, President of Health and Medical Solutions and Member of Essity's Executive Management Team Steps Down, Effective December 31, 2018
October 23, 2018 at 02:09 am EDT
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Margareta Lehmann, President of Health and Medical Solutions and a member of Essity's Executive Management Team, is stepping down from her position due to retirement. Margareta Lehmann has held various positions at Essity since 1983 and has been a member of the Executive Management Team since 2011. She will step down from her position as President of Health and Medical Solutions on December 31, 2018 and will remain with the company in an advisory capacity during 2019.
Essity AB is one of the world's leading manufacturers of hygiene products. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- human care products (40.3%): incontinence products (Tena), feminine protection products (Libresse, Bodyform, Nana, Nuvenia, Saba, Nosotras, Donnasept, etc.), diapers (Libero, Up & Go, Libero-Peaudouce, Drypers, Pequenin, etc.), compresses and bandages.
- paper hygiene products (32.6%): paper towels, toilet paper, handkerchiefs, wipes, etc. sold under Tempo, Colhogar, Cozy, Cushelle, Danke, Delica, Demak Up, Favorita, Flen, Lotus, Lovly, Okay, Plenty, Regio and Zewa brands;
- professional hygiene products (26.8%): including toilet paper, handkerchiefs, hand lotions and hand soaps, hand sanitizers, as well as cleaning and wiping products;
- other (0.3%).
At the end of 2023, the group operated around 70 production sites in the world.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Europe (60.3%), North America (17.4%), Latin America (17.1%), Asia (1.6%), and other (3.6%).