Dr. Agneta Nestenborg

Dr. Agneta Nestenborg is the Director for Project Support & Administration at ESS. Previously, Agneta Nestenborg was the Head of Project Sponsors Nuclear Operations and Assets at Swedish energy utility Vattenfall AB. She holds a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry and at the beginning of her career was a user at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory. She also completed an Executive MBA. Agneta Nestenborg's career spans from R&D and laboratory environments to managerial positions. Her managerial positions were in scientific and engineering fields.  She led large projects with budget responsibility including projects in transition, e.g. Head of Operations during the closing down of the Swedish nuclear plant Barsebäck.  Agneta has also responsible for the construction of laboratories, nuclear plant projects working with AREVA, and upgrading of hydropower stations worldwide for Vattenfall.  In her role as the managing director for AREVA in Sweden she led an organization with responsibility for human resources, finance, and procurement. Since 2010 Agneta has served on the board of directors of listed Studsvik Group.