Governance & Ethics

As an international company of Swedish origin, SinterCast has benefitted from the recruitment of Board members and managers from around the globe.

The Board

Appointed at the Annual General Meeting, the Board is responsible for establishing the overall operational goals and strategy of the company and for ensuring that there is an effective system for follow-up and control of the company’s operations. The Board is directly engaged in sustainability, with a particular focus on employee development and wellbeing, business ethics and anti-corruption. Suppliers have direct access to the Chairman through the supplier whistleblower routine. Since the year 2000, the Board has included members from seven different countries, bringing executive experience from eight OEMs, including Aston Martin, Ford, General Motors, Isuzu, Jaguar Land Rover, Perkins, Saab and Volvo. The current Board has more than 150 years of experience in the customer arena.

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Executive Management

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Vítor Anjos

Deputy CEO

MSc, Dr.-Ing.

Porto, Portugal

Born: 1982

Nationality: Portuguese

Employed since: 2024

SinterCast shares: 3,500 *

Steve Dawson

President & CEO, Board Member

BEng, MASc, PhD, PEng

London, United Kingdom

Born: 1962

Nationality: Canadian, British

Employed since: 1991

SinterCast shares: 48,000 *

Daphner Uhmeier

Finance Director

BSc

Rönninge, Sweden

Born: 1962

Nationality: Swedish

Employed since: 2004

SinterCast shares: 25,000 *

* As of 26 March 2026

With more than 50 years of combined SinterCast service, the executive management comprises the CEO, the Finance Director and the Operations Director.

The CEO is internationally recognised as an authority on Compacted Graphite Iron, having authored the chapters on CGI in the American Foundry Society (AFS) Iron Castings Handbook and the international ASM Handbook on Cast Iron Science and Technology. Dr Dawson also served as the chairman for the development and publication of the international ISO standards for CGI in 2006 and 2017 (ISO 16112 : 2006 and ISO 16112 : 2017). He is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences around the world.

The Finance Director, leads the centralised Finance & Administration function, and, is responsible for supporting the needs of all Group companies with regard to finance, control, administration, information and communication, human resources and information technology. The Finance & Administration function also supports the Board and the President & CEO in various matters.

The Operations Director has a long experience in foundry process control and operations management, and he is responsible for continuous improvement of operational performance and market development. Dr. Anjos also supports the President & CEO and leads the internal efforts on ESG and Sustainability.

Operational Management

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Patrik Popelar

R&D Director

Nationality: Canadian

Employed since: 1995

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Arnaud Denis

Chief Engineer – Latin America

Nationality: French

Employed since: 2010

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David Gilson

Sales & Marketing Director

Nationality: American

Employed since: 2011

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Tobias Björklind

Chief Engineer – CGI

Nationality: Swedish

Employed since: 2012

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Elin Nilsson

Procurement Manager

Nationality: Swedish

Employed since: 2014

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Roger Andersson

Chief Engineer – Systems

Nationality: Swedish

Employed since: 2015

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Marjurie Vitor

General Manager – Latin America

Nationality: Brazilian

Employed since: 2018

The operational management is overseen by seven specialist first-reporting-level managers. With an average service of 15 years, an average age of 50, and hailing from five different countries, the first-reporting-level managers bring a combination of experience, diversity, local knowledge and energy to SinterCast, providing a seamless transition for the future management of the company. Together, the first-reportinglevel managers are responsible for day-to-day technical, commercial and administrative activities, customer support, new product development, procurement and R&D.

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