# Mats Johansson

> Mats Johansson is a Malmö-based company founder and investor. He co-founded ZetaDisplay in 2003, served as its founding CEO until June 2009 and became chairman in 2013. His career also includes founding and running MultiQ, co-founding KlaraBo and Easy Depot, and investment activities through Abraxas Holding.

- **Role:** Founder at Abraxas Holding; co-founder and chairman at Easy Depot
- **Organizations:** Abraxas Holding AB, ZetaDisplay AB, MultiQ International AB, KlaraBo Sverige AB, Easy Depot AB, SiB Solutions AB, Volubus AB, Nudging Capital AB, Iconovo AB
- **Education:** Upper-secondary education
- **Known for:** Co-founded ZetaDisplay and served as founding CEO from 2003 to 2009., Chaired ZetaDisplay from 2013 during its public-market development and 2021 takeover process., Co-founded MultiQ and led it as CEO from 1990 to 1997.

## Career timeline

- **1990** — Co-founded MultiQ and became CEO.
- **1997** — His tenure as MultiQ CEO ended.
- **2003** — Co-founded ZetaDisplay with Martin Gullberg and Mikael Öberg; became founding CEO.
- **2009** — CEO tenure ended on 30 June; Leif Liljebrunn succeeded him on 1 July. Johansson continued on the board with a focus on long-term growth and expansion.
- **2013** — Became ZetaDisplay chairman.
- **2014** — Purchased 200,000 ZetaDisplay shares in November, bringing his then holding to 16.6% of votes and capital.
- **2016** — Co-founded KlaraBo with Anders Pettersson and Andreas Morfiadakis, according to the contemporary capital-raise announcement.
- **2021** — Sold ZetaDisplay shares to Alpha Acquisition in July during the Hanover takeover.
- **2022** — Easy Depot’s company chronology dates its founding to Q1 2022; Johansson was a co-founder and chairman.
- **2025** — Left KlaraBo’s board at the annual general meeting.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ZetaDisplay and served as founding CEO from 2003 to 2009.
- Chaired ZetaDisplay from 2013 during its public-market development and 2021 takeover process.
- Co-founded MultiQ and led it as CEO from 1990 to 1997.
- Co-founded KlaraBo and Easy Depot.
- Named with Ben Lindgren on published display-system patent application US20070188403A1; the US application was later abandoned.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Easy Depot’s company chronology records Miljöbyggnad Silver certification for its Rosersberg development; Johansson is listed as co-founder and chairman on Abraxas’s site.
- **2026-01** — Easy Depot’s chronology records completion of its Helsingborg development in Q1 2026.
- **2025-04** — Johansson left KlaraBo’s board at its annual meeting, as confirmed in the company’s 2025 annual report.

## Links

- Website: https://abraxasholding.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mats-johansson-00653a4a/

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