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Watt It Takes
with Henrik Henriksson

Henrik Henriksson is the CEO of Stegra. Stegra’s purpose is to decarbonize hard-to-abate industries starting with hydrogen, iron, and steel. Emily spoke to Henrik about his journey; from growing up in rural Sweden, to his over two-decade career in truck manufacturing, to his decision to take the leap from a stable career to leading the start-up Stegra, a company that now employs more than 350 people, has raised over $7.2 Billion, has Fortune 500 customers like BMW, Mercedes Benz, and Volvo, and is on track to begin producing green steel by 2026.

 
 
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Henrik Henriksson

CEO
Stegra
 
 
 

Henrik Henriksson is the CEO of Stegra, a company building a large-scale facility for the production of green hydrogen, green iron and green steel in northern Sweden. Before that, Henriksson was the President and CEO of Scania, where he led the shift towards more sustainable transport systems, based on his conviction that companies must embrace sustainable solution to survive, and that there is no contradiction between sustainability and profitability. During his 24 years at Scania, he held several positions within the commercial area of the company including Senior Vice President for Scania Trucks and four years as Export Director at Scania South Africa Pty. Ltd. in Johannesburg.

Henrik is a Board Member of SAAB AB. He is also the author of the book Sustainability Leadership - A Swedish Approach to Transforming your Company, your Industry and the World. Henriks holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.
 
 
 
“Our role as leaders should be to be like the Sherpa. You go first. You go first up the mountain, you carry the heaviest load. You try to make sure that you have the whole team with you. You make sure that everyone is following along. You set the pace, you speed up if there's danger coming around the corner. And when you reach the top of the mountain, then you, as the Sherpa, you stand behind the camera and take a picture of the successful team. And If you fail and you need to abort and go back to base camp, then it's you as the Sherpa who stands in front of BBC or CNN and explains what went wrong. And I think this is the way we try to describe the leaders we should have.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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