Riber Gustafson | President

Mr. Gustafson is the Owner of R&R Consulting. He has had a successful track record of various positions within international companies. Mr. Gustafson has lived, worked and experienced numerous cultures in different countries, and has held executive positions within product marketing, sales, aftermarket management, product support and project management. His cross-cultural experience, language skills, people and customer focus through the years bring unique added value to his clients. His key competencies lie within strategic and operational leadership and management skills. He is familiar with how to reduce constraints between people and processes in highly matrixed organizations.

Anders Rydberg | Treasurer

Mr. Rydberg started his life and career in Sweden, then moved to North Carolina in connection with an expatriate assignment with Ericsson 2002. He has held various leadership positions at different global organizations within the area of product development  and management. Mr. Rydberg was active in the Swedish-American business community for the last decade, including a period as President of SACC-Carolina, and a board member of SACC-US.

Maria Brambeck | Secretary 

Maria Brambeck works as a Senior Manager at ALTEN Technology in Greensboro, North Carolina. In her role she manages engineering consulting activities within the commercial vehicles industry and oversees a team of 100 members. Her experience is largely in leadership, sales and strategic development. Maria is supporting the chambers as Secretary and working with the Marketing and Communication Committee. Educated with a Master of Science from Uppsala University, Maria is from Stockholm originally but has lived in North Carolina for 3 years. She is passionate about the environment and enabling business opportunities for our members. On her free time Maria enjoys traveling and being in nature.

Johan Hultin

Mr. Hultin is Sr Director, Commercial Vehicles at Alten Engineering, a global engineering firm based in France with US offices in Greensboro, NC, Detroit , MI, Denver, CO and San Diego, CA. He previously served the Volvo Group for 15 years in multiple international leadership positions, including Chief Engineer Americas, Telematics. Prior to his Alten and Volvo tenures, Mr. Hultin ran his own Carolina-based consultant company focusing primarily on IT/Security and Project Management, following a 10-year career leading software- and robotics development for industrial automation across all continents of the globe. Mr. Hultin is a naturalized US citizen, born in Sweden, and holds an MSEE from Chalmers University.

Magnus Natt och Dag

Mr. Natt och Dag, an American citizen with Swedish heritage, is the owner of Effectum Consulting Group, helping Swedish companies entering the US market. Mr. Natt och Dag was previously the President & General Manager for Saab Barracuda LLC. Mr. Natt och Dag has also held numerous Chief Financial Officer positions throughout his career. Since 2006 Mr. Natt och Dag serves as the Swedish Honorary Consul for North and South Carolina. In this capacity Mr. Natt och Dag represents the interests of Sweden in the Carolinas and more particularly, those of the Swedish citizens who reside here.

Fredrik Stensson 

Mr. Stensson works as a Senior Engineering Consultant at Alten Technology in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he works in the Supply chain and Manufacturing area mainly in Automotive sector. Fredrik is member of the chapter’s recruitment and membership committee. Originally from Gothenburg, Sweden, with a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Chalmers University.

Fredrik speaks several languages, including English, Swedish, Spanish and some Chinese. Fredrik has lived in the US since 2015, in North Carolina for 8 years and prior to that in Pennsylvania. Outside of work Fredrik likes to play ice hockey, enjoy the state parks with the family and play racquet sports.

Elena Bonnet 

As Chair of the Recruitment and Retention Committee, Elena is passionate about building meaningful partnerships and strengthening the Chamber’s network. She brings her international experience in strategic supply chain, procurement, and project management to her role on the Board of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of the Carolinas. A trilingual industrial engineer with dual master’s degrees in chemical engineering from Supelec in France and innovation management from the University of Chalmers, Elena has led complex initiatives across the U.S. and Europe—from overseeing multimillion-dollar infrastructure projects to driving digital transformation in manufacturing and supply systems.  

Elena co-leads EJ Assets LLC, a consulting firm focused on supply chain excellence and operational performance.  She is currently based in Greensboro, NC.  In her free time she enjoys the great outdoors. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and French, with working knowledge of Swedish. 

Nicklas Bylund 

Mr. Bylund currently works as Director of Engineering Projects at Sandvik Coromant in Mebane, North Carolina, where he manages project teams with members in the USA, and 15 other countries. Mr. Bylund has worked 15 years in the tooling industry in various technical, and managerial positions. Prior to his work at Sandvik Coromant he worked at SSAB, Ford, and Volvo cars in Sweden, and Germany. Mr. Bylund, holds a Ph.D. an MBA, a MSEE, as well as a French Engineering degree. He speaks 6 languages including his native Swedish. After 10 years in Chicago, including several as a SACC-Chicago BOD member, he moved to NC in 2022 and became a member of SACC-Carolinas' BOD.

Goran Rohman

Mr. Goran Rohman is Vice President Volvo Treasury North America, responsible for Treasury Risk Management for North and South America. Strong finance professional skilled in Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Corporate Finance, Foreign Exchange (FX) Options, and Funding.  Originally from Gothenburg, Sweden, with a bachelor’s degree from Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law, Goran moved to the US in 1998 and is now a US naturalized citizen. Goran relocated to North Carolina in 1999 with his late wife Dorothy and his now two grown daughters.  In addition to spending time with friends and family, Goran likes to ski, mountain bike, golf and play racquet sports.  Goran presently lives in Greensboro, NC.

Carl Wiberg

Carl is the Global Supply Chain- as well as Americas Operations leader for the Swedish textile-to-textile impact company Syre, based out of Mebane. At Syre, he is involved in the establishment of their first commercial scale production facility here in North Carolina. Originally from Gothenburg, he studied business at the Stockholm School of Economics, and has been living abroad ever since, in Denmark, Germany and the US. He’s been based here since 2010, previously living in Portland, OR as well as in Chicago, IL. During his time in Illinois, he was a main stay in the board at SACC Chicago. Besides work, Carl enjoys spending time outdoors together with his family of four.

Torbjörn (Tor) Idhammar 

Tor is the President and CEO of IDCON, Inc. (Idhammar Consulting), based in Cary, North Carolina since 1997. With decades of experience, he specializes in helping organizations in heavy process industries—including mining, pulp and paper, power generation, building products, refining, chemicals, and food production—optimize production through improved reliability and maintenance practices.  Tor has partnered with over 150 companies across 23 countries, providing practical strategies that drive measurable results. He continues to work with leading Swedish firms such as Billerud, Alleima, and SSAB, reflecting his strong international ties.  An American citizen since 2001, Tor holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lund University in Sweden and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University.