Laurent Leksell

Today he is Chairman of the Board and a principal shareholder of the company listed on the OMX Stockholm Stock Exchange.

Lars Leksell invented the Gamma knife for radiation therapy, which became the genesis of Elekta AB.

In 1971 he commenced his university studies at Stockholm School of Economics, a year before founding Elekta AB.

[2] After graduating Stockholm School of Economics in 1974 Laurent Leksell commenced an academic career as researcher and teacher with his alma mater at the institute for corporate management (today IFL Executive Education).

[2] Laurent Leksell founded Nordic Management AB in 1981 together with Kjell Spångberg and Ulf Lindgren, serving a Swedish as well as international clients.

Laurent Leksell sold his shares in the firm in 1986 to the other Partners in order to focus on developing Elekta AB.

In 2018 Laurent Leksell published his autobiography “Radiant Times – How I turned Elekta into an international enterprise” (Sv.

This is the principal expression of the Leksell Family philanthropic endeavors and focuses on topics such as mental health, education and inclusion of foreign born migrants and youth.