President

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Mr. Stigson was appointed President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in 1995 in Geneva, which is a coalition of some 200 leading international corporations.

Mr. Stigson has had extensive experience in international business. He began his career as financial analyst with the Swedish Kockums Group. From 1971-82 he worked for ESAB, the international supplier of equipment for welding, in different positions responsible for Finance, Operations and Marketing. In 1983 he became President and CEO of the Fläkt Group, a company listed on the Stockholm stock exchange and the world leader in environmental control technology. Following the acquisition of Fläkt by ABB, in 1991 he became Executive Vice President and a member of ABB Asea Brown Boveri’s Executive Management Group. From 1993-94 he ran his own management consultancy.

Mr. Stigson has served on the board of a variety of international companies, presently including the Board of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) and Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. He is also member of some Advisory Boards and Councils including Dean’s Council of the John F. Kennedy School of Government in Harvard University, Clinton Global Initiative, India Council for Sustainable Development, Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), Global Energy Assessment Council, BDI Climate Change Taskforce and the Copenhagen Climate Council.