Jonas Rydin is one of the co-founders and largest shareholders as well as a board member of the defence company W5 Solutions. Through the holding company Cajory Defence AB, Rydin became a co-owner of Snigel in 2023 and simultaneously a board member. Additionally, Cajory also holds stakes in, among others, 4C Strategies and Clavister.
– It is an honour to lead the board work for a company that is in a strong growth phase. The company's turnover has rapidly increased from 80 million kronor to over half a billion kronor annually. I look forward to contributing to the company's continued journey, says Jonas Rydin to FSN.
Jonas Rydin serves part-time as a quartermaster in the 2nd Amphibious Battalion. Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he initiated the QM for Ukraine initiative. They operate by supplying Ukrainian units with, for example, medical equipment and vehicles - including in collaboration with Rekyl.
In May, Snigel announced that they together with Apotea developed and manufactured 200 emergency backpacks, with a purchase value of four million kronor, specifically designed for military medics at the front.