Anna Elgh

Anna Elgh is former CEO of Svenska Retursystem (2014-2023), Stockholm-based leader in sustainable food logistics and circular economy solutions. Under her transformational leadership, SRS achieved 70% autonomous self-managing teams, 8% annual growth, and eliminated 15 million disposable crates annually. Managing 60+ million crate movements across Sweden, she delivered 100,000 tons CO₂ reduction. Nordic Circular Summit keynote speaker specializing in sustainable supply chain management and autonomous team structures in logistics industry.

Episodes featuring Anna Elgh

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Anna Elgh on self-managing teams and shifting conflicts at Svenska Retursystem

Anna Elgh is the CEO of Svenska Retursystem, a Swedish circular economy logistics company. We talk about the transformations she has led at the company since joining in 2014, from Lean to nearly three years of moving towards self-managing teams. She shares what she has learned about transforming conflicts, distributed decision making, disbanding the management team, as well as leadership and the power of letting go.

Ep. 56 3 Nov 2020