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.
Executive Management

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
Patrik Popelar
R&D Director
Nationality: Canadian
Employed since: 1995
Arnaud Denis
Chief Engineer – Latin America
Nationality: French
Employed since: 2010
David Gilson
Sales & Marketing Director
Nationality: American
Employed since: 2011
Tobias Björklind
Chief Engineer – CGI
Nationality: Swedish
Employed since: 2012
Elin Nilsson
Procurement Manager
Nationality: Swedish
Employed since: 2014
Roger Andersson
Chief Engineer – Systems
Nationality: Swedish
Employed since: 2015
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.