Owner and Board of Directors
Beckmans is foundation-owned. The founders are Susanne Beckman, Agnès Rosa Beckman, IKEA of Sweden, Kjell and Märta Beijer Foundation, IDR Scandinavia AB, Lowe Brindfors, H&M AB, Föreningen Beckman College of Design, Familjen Robert Weils Stiftelse, Daniel Sachs Stiftelse, KING and Forsman & Bodenfors. That is, the industry and the founder Anders Beckman's relatives. The foundation Beckman College of Design has the task of appointing the board of Beckmans Skola AB, which runs the college. Beckmans College of Design works according to adopted rules of procedure and delegation.
Beckmans is similar to a group where the parent company Beckmans Skola AB's activities correspond to the higher education activities and the business activities are carried out in the subsidiary Beckmans Akademi AB.
Board of Directors Beckmans Skola AB
(1 June 2023 onwards)
Chairman of the Board of Directors:
Leif Sorte, Chairman & Senior Advisor Forsman & Bodenfors
Members:
Johan Ejdemo, IKEA Global Design Manager
Bella Funck, Entrepreneur
Anna Norling, Chief Designer Weekday
Bella Rune, Artist
Oskar Pernefeldt, Art Director The Oatly Department of Mind Control
Maria Veerasamy, CEO Svenskt Tenn
Employee representative:
Pär Engsheden, Senior Lecturer and Head of Department Fashion
Elisabet Yanagisawa, Assistant Professor Fashion
Adjunct:
Karina Ericsson Wärn, Principal Beckman College of Design, CEO Beckmans Skola AB, CEO Beckmans akademi AB.
Student representative:
Emilia Lind, VK25