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MU announces the appointment of a Non-Executive Director of the Group Board

We are pleased to announce that Jan Sasse, Partner at AlterInvest, was named as Non-Executive Director to the MU Group Board at the Annual General Meeting on June 9th, 2026. He will join the current board members Cecilia Strand, Mieke Weijenberg, Cecilia Beer, Richard Moore, and chairman Roger Hagafors.

I am excited to join the Board of MU in a time where geopolitical and technological change make leadership and talent development strategically relevant for all organisations.”– Jan Sasse, Non-Executive Director, MU Group Board

Jan holds a Master of Science in Finance and Economics and brings extensive experience from the investment and professional services industries in both executive and non-executive roles. He has strong knowledge of commercial strategy, finance and professional services and his expertise is expected to support the board’s work and contribute to constructive discussion on growth, performance, and long-term value development.

In his role as Partner at AlterInvest, Jan works with private market investments and capital raising for foundations, private equity investors, and family offices. Before this, Jan was CEO of Tesi, Finnish Industry Investment. During his time there, he led a major investment organisation and improved performance through partner selection, investment decisions, and management team development.

Earlier in his career, Jan held roles at Accenture, Deloitte, and Norvestia, where he built broad expertise in financial advisory, consulting, digitalisation, investment strategy, portfolio management, and business development. He has also served as both board member and chair across several organisations, working closely with leadership teams on investment decisions and organisational growth. In addition to his strong professional network in Finland, Jan brings valuable international connections in Germany, the UK, and the US, and he is fluent in English, German, Swedish, and Finnish.

With his strong international network, broad board and leadership experience, and deep expertise in strategy, finance, and organisational development, Jan will bring valuable perspective to the MU Group Board. His skill set and experience will strengthen our continued development as a leading international Executive Search and Leadership Advisory firm, supporting our ambition to drive long-term growth, deliver excellence to clients, and remain at the forefront of leadership and talent advisory in a rapidly changing world.

We are pleased to welcome Jan Sasse as Non-Executive Director of the MU Group Board. I very much look forward to work together with Jan in the continuous development of MU as a leading global Executive Search and Leadership Advisory firm.” – said the Chairman of the MU Group Board, Roger Hagafors.

With Jan joining the MU Group Board we say farewell to Erik Rosen as part of our normal Board rotation. We thank Erik for his exceptional contribution to the Board as a Non Executive Director. In the words of our Chair, Roger Hagafors;

Erik has been a long-standing MU Board Director who has bought extensive expertise and valuable advice to our Board work over the last years. I am very thankful to Erik for his contribution to strengthening MU and welcome him warmly to our MU Alumni

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