Johan Sterte has been the rector of Karlstad University since 2017.
Prior to that, he was rector of Växjö University and Luleå University of Technology.
Sterte is also a professor of chemical technology.
- I am very much looking forward to getting to know Västmanland and the County Administrative Board's staff.
I have in several contexts had contact with the county administrative board and understood that the business has a great breadth, says Johan Sterte, in a press release.
Johan Sterte's appointment extends from the first of November 2022 to October 2025.