Bona Names Christer Wahlquist President & CEO

Malmö, Sweden, August 25, 2026—Bona, a global, family-owned company that supplies products for installing, renovating, maintaining and restoring premium floors, announced the appointment of Christer Wahlquist as president and CEO, effective January 1, 2027.

Wahlquist will succeed Lidija Broström, Bona’s senior vice president of marketing, who has served as interim president and CEO since August 2025. Broström will continue to lead Bona through the transition and work closely with Wahlquist as he prepares to assume the role. She will then resume her position as senior vice president of marketing.

Wahlquist will join Bona as a consultant on October 1, working closely with the board, group management and teams across the organization. The transition period will allow him to contribute to Bona’s strategic planning processes before formally assuming the role.

Wahlquist brings more than 30 years of experience from Nolato, a global business-to-business company serving industries including medical technology. For approximately 20 years, he helped build Nolato’s medical business into a business area generating approximately SEK 5.5 billion in annual revenue.

He later served as Nolato’s president and CEO for more than 10 years. During his tenure, the company grew from just over SEK 4 billion to approximately SEK 10 billion in annual revenue while further strengthening its global position.