On September 1, 2025, Kajsa Nyman took over as the new Executive Director of SIQ - the Swedish Institute for Quality Development. With this, SIQ takes a new step in its work to contribute even more to quality and sustainability throughout Swedish society.
At its latest meeting, SIQ's Board appointed Kajsa Nyman as CEO and at the same time decided on a direction that involves growing and deepening the organization. The focus is on combining research and practice to an even greater extent to create solutions that strengthen welfare, industry and social development.
Kajsa Nyman has in recent years been Senior Manager and Head of Education at SIQ. She now brings this experience to her role as CEO. She has a broad background in quality development, management and leadership as well as sustainability issues from several organizations, most recently in the municipal sector.
"During her time at SIQ , Kajsa has shown a high ability to understand the quality challenges of organizations and their need for tools to address them. She has extensive leadership experience from the public sector, which will now benefit SIQ . I am very pleased that Kajsa now assumes the role of CEO for SIQ's next stage of development", says Anna Nilsson-Ehle, Chairman of the Board of SIQ.
"I look forward to continuing to strengthen SIQ's role as an obvious partner for quality and sustainability development, together with our employees, our principals and all our committed members. Sweden's competitiveness and welfare are based on the ability of organizations to use resources smarter, create better results and develop solutions that make a difference - for industry, for infrastructure and for welfare. Here, SIQ has a unique role as a bridge between research, practice and societal benefit", says Kajsa Nyman, CEO of SIQ.
Facts about SIQ
SIQ - Institutet för Kvalitetsutveckling - is an independent foundation and non-profit industrial research institute founded in 1990. Our principals are the Swedish state via the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth and the member organizations of Intressentföreningen för kvalitetsutveckling. SIQ's mission is to stimulate quality development in all parts of society by creating, collecting and disseminating knowledge for long-term and sustainable development work.
For more information or interview requests, please contact:
- Kajsa Nyman, CEO SIQ
kajsa.nyman@siq.se - Anna Nilsson-Ehle, Chairman of the Board SIQ
anna@nilsson-ehle.se