Jonas Bolander, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Head of Group Functions, will assume the CEO position until a new CEO is in office.

The Board of Directors is of the opinion, however, that Elekta now needs a new leadership that can further intensify the focus on improving profitability and strengthen growth, by leveraging the most competitive and advanced offering in the industry.

“Although Elekta’s interim results for Q3 did not meet our expectations, there were positive highlights, for instance, in terms of order growth driven by the roll out of our recent product launches, strong cashflow and good cost control. The Board of Directors is of the opinion, however, that Elekta now needs a new leadership that can further intensify the focus on improving profitability and strengthen growth, by leveraging the most competitive and advanced offering in the industry. This will be fueled by future product and software launches enabled by recent years’ substantial investments in R&D,” says Laurent Leksell, Chairman of the Board.

Among other things, he successfully led the company through the COVID-19 pandemic, drove growth in new markets, and accelerated our innovation programs.

“I would like to thank Gustaf for everything he has contributed to Elekta during his 16 years at the company. Among other things, he successfully led the company through the COVID-19 pandemic, drove growth in new markets, and accelerated our innovation programs. As we look forward towards our next chapter, we have agreed, however, to go separate ways and we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors,” adds Leksell.

“A fantastic journey”

“This has been a fantastic journey, and I am proud of how the Elekta team has provided more than 300 million people with access to radiotherapy and launched new products across our portfolio. I want to thank Larry and the Board, everyone at Elekta, and our customers for everything you do. I have great confidence in the future of this company, and I am convinced that Elekta will continue to provide hope for everyone dealing with cancer,” says Gustaf Salford.

Elekta’s Board of Directors has an international recruitment process for a new CEO ongoing. Meanwhile, during the interim period, the Board of Directors has appointed Jonas Bolander, who has 23 years’ experience at Elekta, as Acting President and CEO.