Klas Eksell

Klas Eksell
Klas Eksell
Birth name	Klas Carl Gunnar Eksell
Born	6 October 1960 (age 62); Eksjö, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Army
Years of service	1982–2022
Rank	Major General
Unit	Bohuslän Regiment (1982–1991)
Commands held	Land Warfare Centre ; Security Office, MUST ; Deputy Director of Human Resource ; Director of Human Resource ;
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan ; Cyprus dispute

Last updated October 02, 2023

Major General Klas Carl Gunnar Eksell (born 6 October 1960) is a retired Swedish Army officer. He served as the Director of Human Resource at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 2016 to 2022.

Early life

Eksell was born on 6 October 1960 in Eksjö Parish, Sweden,^[1] and grew up in Uddevalla. He did his military service in Bohuslän Regiment (I 17) and became an officer aspirant in 1978.^[2]

Career

Eksell attended the Military Academy Karlberg from 1980 to 1982 when he was commissioned as an officer.^[3] Eksell attended the Swedish Armed Forces Staff College's General Course from 1988 to 1989 and the higher course from 1993 to 1995. In 1995, Eksell became staff officer at the Swedish National Defence College and in 1996 he served as a staff officer in the Human Resources Staff (Personalstaben, PERSS) at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in Stockholm. From 1997 to 1999, Eksell was head of Brigade Development at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters. In 2000, Eksell served as head of training of the Baltic Battalion Training Team in Latvia. He was then assigned as Course Director of the Swedish National Defence College's Advanced Staff Course from 2001 to 2003 and as brigade commander in Norrbotten Regiment (I 19) from 2003 to 2005.^[3]

In 2005, Eksell was promoted to colonel as appointed Chief Operating Officer at the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service.^[3] Two years later, he was appointed commanding officer of the Land Warfare Centre in Skövde. He held that position for three years and in 2011 Eksell served as Senior Mentor to the 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army in the RC North, as part of the Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team 1 (OMLT 1). Eksell was appointed head of the Security Office (Säkerhetskontoret) at the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service in 2012.^[3] In 2013, Eksell was promoted to brigadier general and served as Deputy Director of Human Resource at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters from 1 January 2013 to 31 October 2016.^[4] From 1 July 2016 to 31 October 2016, Eksell served as Acting Director of Human Resource.^[5] Eksell was promoted to major general and took office as Director of Human Resource on 1 November 2016.^[4] He was succeeded by Kim-Lena Ekvall Svedenblad on 1 January 2023.^[6]

Personal life

Eksell is married to Elisabeth with whom he has two children. He lives in Strängnäs.^[4]

Dates of rank

19?? – Second lieutenant
1982 – Lieutenant
1983 – Captain
19?? – Major
20?? – Lieutenant colonel
2005 – Colonel
2013 – Brigadier general
2016 – Major general

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Swedish Armed Forces Conscript Medal
Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal (2000 and 2010)^[3]
Land Warfare Centre Medal of Merit (Markstridsskolans förtjänstmedalj)
Småland Brigade Commemorative Medal (Smålandsbrigadens minnesmedalj)^[3]
Dala Brigade Medal of Merit (Dalabrigadens förtjänstmedalj)
Norrland Artillery Battalion Commemorative Medal (Norrlands artilleribataljons minnesmedalj)
Norrland Signal Battalion Commemorative Medal (Norrlands signalbataljons minnesmedalj)
Commemorative Medal of the Nobel Prize to the UN Peacekeeping Forces (Medaljen till minne av Nobels fredspris till FNs fredsbevarande styrkor, NobelFNSMM) (1988)^[3]
1st Army Division Commemorative Medal (1.fördelningen minnesmedalj)^[3]

Foreign

United Nations Medal (UNFICYP), Cyprus
NATO Non-Article 5 medal for ISAF (2010)^[3]
Latvian Defense Chief of Medal Merit (2010)^[3]

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↑ "Nu får Försvarsmakten ny personaldirektör" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

Military offices
Preceded by Michael Nilsson as Acting	Land Warfare Centre 2007–2010	Succeeded by Michael Claesson
Preceded by Per-Olof Stålesjö	Director of Human Resource 2016–present	Succeeded by 2022

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[1] Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 91-87676-37-0. SELIBR 9632925.

[Blomgren_(2016)-2] Blomgren, Ulf (20 October 2016). "I17-soldat till försvarstoppen". Bohusläningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 March 2020.

[CV_(2016)-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Curriculum vitae" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 10 November 2016. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 23 March 2020. "Curriculum vitae" (PDF). Swedish Armed Forces. 10 November 2016. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

[ref_1-4] 1 2 3 "NY PERSONALDIREKTÖR" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (5): 5. 2016. SELIBR 4109339.

[5] "På ny post" (PDF). Försvarets forum: personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish). Stockholm: Försvarets forum (4): 9. 2016. SELIBR 4109339.

[6] "Nu får Försvarsmakten ny personaldirektör" (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

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