Fredrik Oldsjö Appointed Acting Director of personnel
Annica Fröberg will move into part-time retirement on 1 May and will step down from her role as KTH’s Director of personnel. During a transition period, Fredrik Oldsjö, Head of the University Management Office and Deputy University Director, will serve as Acting Head until a new Director of personnel has been appointed.
How do you view your new role?
“It is a very enjoyable and inspiring assignment to become Acting Head of the HR Division and Acting Director of personnel. At the same time, I am conscious of the demands of the role, which I will be carrying out on a part-time basis alongside my responsibilities as Head of the University Management Office and Deputy University Director. I have already begun meeting group managers and staff, and I can see that there is considerable expertise and a strong commitment among colleagues to further develop HR support.
What will be your main focus and priorities as Acting Head?
“Overall, I want to help ensure that the HR Division’s new organisational structure functions more effectively. To achieve a good and secure working environment and an efficient operation, we need to create greater clarity about how we will work in practice within the new organisation.
“I will devote a great deal of time to the work of the division’s management team and to supporting group managers in their important roles. A key task for me will also be to make decisions that enable the division to move forward in establishing how various routines and processes should function in practice.
How will you ensure continuity during the transition period?
“It is very beneficial that Annica Fröberg will remain within the organisation as a part-time retiree and be available to both me and the new Head once appointed. Within the division, we will work hard to create a clear structure going forward, thereby providing good conditions for the incoming Head.
Will there be any changes?
“I hope to bring energy and a sense of enjoyment to the work. Through my various roles at KTH, I have a clear understanding of the schools’ needs, and I want to help ensure that HR support is perceived as locally accessible and works in close coordination with other support functions across the organisation.
Is there anything KTH’s managers in particular need to focus on right now?
“At present, many managers are conducting development dialogues, and holiday planning is under way in parts of the organisation. It would be presumptuous of me to try to offer advice to KTH’s managers. Everyone is doing their best under the quite varied conditions faced by managers within academia. It is the people–staff as well as managers across the organisation—who together create this truly remarkable and innovative operation that KTH runs, and which is of great importance to society.
As told to: Marianne Norén
