Måns Johansson
CEO, Vida Group President, Canfor Europe
Måns Johansson was appointed as President of Canfor Europe in July 2023 and continues to serve as CEO of Vida Group which he assumed in 2019, the same year Canfor acquired Sweden’s largest privately owned sawmill company. He leads the company’s operations in Sweden including its 12 sawmills that produce spruce and pine products, and are strategically located in high quality and sustainable fibre regions in the country. In addition, Vida has another nine value-added facilities that include premium packaging, modular housing, industrial products and energy. He served as Managing Director of Vida Wood from 2004 to 2019. Over the years, Måns helped Vida become the Nordic countries’ largest supplier of wood packaging.
With over 20 years in the forestry industry and with Vida, Måns’ brings his strong customer mindset and innovative approach as a global supplier of sustainable Swedish wood products to the Canfor brand.
He is a board member of the Swedish Forest Industry since 2008. Måns was a board member of the European Organisaton of Sawmills (EOS) from 2009 to 2016 and he was the Chairman/President of EOS from 2014 to 2015.
