Rikard Froberg

Chief Product & Marketing Officer

Rikard joined Ansell in 2010 as VP Corporate M&A and Strategy in the corporate office in New Jersey, USA. In this role, he led Ansell’s global M&A work and the annual corporate strategic planning process. In 2013, he took on the role of VP Finance, Business Development and Emerging Markets where he launched EDGE, a new brand of industrial work gloves that significantly expanded Ansell’s presence in emerging markets and drove profitable growth. In July 2017, he was appointed Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer for EMEA/APAC region, based in Brussels, Belgium. During his tenure, he led EMEA/APAC sales teams and regional sales support functions to significant success in executing on Ansell’s growth strategy in both mature and emerging markets. Prior to assuming his current position, Rikard was responsible for Ansell’s industrial business strategy as President of the Industrial Global Business Unit from 2021-2023. Rikard holds a Master of Science in Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden and a Master of Arts in Financial Mathematics from Columbia University in New York.