Bäckstrand has worked as HR director since spring 2018. In connection with the then regional director Anneli Snobl's resignation last fall, he was appointed acting regional director.
The idea was to start a recruitment process in the spring, but then the whole situation came with the corona.
- We see that the organization will face challenges with this for a long time to come and believe that we need to give a clear mandate and create good conditions to lead the administration in both the emergency and the long-term. Peter Bäckstrand has worked very well as acting regional director and is well suited to take on the assignment, says Fredrik Larsson, chairman of the regional board, in a press release.