After graduating at Gothenburg School of Business Administration, Bjorn Stigson studied Administration and Finance and International Business at the Swedish Management Institute, followed by an Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. 

Björn Stigson has had extensive experience in international business.  He began his career as financial analyst with the Swedish Kockums Group.  From 1971-82 he worked for ESAB, the international supplier of equipment for welding, in different positions responsible for Finance, Operations and Marketing.  In 1983 he became President and CEO of the Fläkt Group, a company listed on the Stockholm stock exchange and the world leader in environmental control technology.  Following the acquisition of Fläkt by ABB, in 1991 he became Executive Vice President and a member of ABB Asea Brown Boveri's Executive Management Group.  From 1993-94 he ran his own management consultancy.  1995 he was appointed President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in Geneva, which is a coalition of some 210 leading international corporations. 

Björn Stigson has served on the board of a variety of international companies.  He is presently

Member of the Board

• GRI (Global Reporting Initiative)
• IRGC (International Risk Governance Council)
• Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation

Member of Advisory Boards/Councils

• Government of China
• Dean's Council of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
• Clinton Global Initiative
• India Council for Sustainable Development
• DJSI (Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes)
• Global Energy Assessment Council
• BDI Climate Change Taskforce
• The Copenhagen Climate Council and WBCSD

Björn Stigson (President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development) 

Mr Björn Stigson began his career as financial analyst with the Swedish Kockums Group. From 1971-82 he worked for ESAB, an international supplier of equipment for welding, in different positions responsible for finance, operations and marketing. In 1983 he became President and CEO of the Fläkt Group, a company listed on the Stockholm stock exchange and a world leader in environmental control technology. Following the acquisition of Fläkt by ABB in 1991, he became Executive Vice President and a member of ABB's Executive Management Group. From 1993-94 he ran his own management consultancy. Mr Stigson was actively involved with the Business Council for Sustainable Development from its formation in 1990. 

This was one of the two organisations which led to the creation of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). In January 1995 he was appointed Executive Director of the WBCSD, based in Geneva. He is currently President of the WBCSD. Mr Stigson has also served on the board of a variety of international companies, and is presently a member of advisory councils to, among others, ABB, Unilever, EBRD and the Chinese government. 

Björn Stigson has served on the board of a variety of international companies. He is presently a member of advisory councils, including, among others, the Unilever Environmental Advisory Group (UK), the OECD Round Table on Sustainable Development (France) and the Council for International Cooperation on Environment & Development (China). 

Mr Stigson is a member of the board of GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), the IRGC (International Risk Governance Council) and TERI - North America. His earlier board memberships include companies in the following sectors: Engineering, Construction, Insurance, Venture Capital, Waste Management, Consulting, Leasing, Transportation and Medical Equipment. 

He studied at the Gothenburg School of Business Administration, the Swedish Management Institute and Harvard Business School.