Johan Cornell, has a Master of Mechanical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and a bachelors degree in languages and economics from the university of Stockholm followed by 30 years of industrial experience in different management positions for different large scale manufacturing companies . C has experience from appliances, automotive and sanitary ware. Positions held include responsibility for management, production, procurement, quality and logistics. Recent experience from mergers and acquisitions with a focus on Eastern Europe. C has worked and lived in France for 15 years.

Johan Cornell has vast experience and is an avid proponent for the "Toyota production system". He is fluent in English, French and German.