BICO Group AB (publ)

Welcome to BICO Q2 2026 report presentation. For the first part of the presentation, participants will be in listen-only mode. During the questions and answers session, participants are able to ask questions by dialing pound key five on their telephone keypad. Now I will hand the conference over to the speakers, CEO Maria Force and CFO Eva Linsater. Please go ahead.

Thank you, everyone, for joining us today. It's a great pleasure to be here. My name is Eric Attenholm, and I am here today in my power as Chairman of the Board. We will spend the first minutes of this earnings call to comment on the press release published yesterday evening regarding the leadership transition. We will then proceed with the Baiku Group Q2 earnings call. Today, I have the pleasure of having Maria Forst, CEO, Eva Lindsatter, CFO, and Anders Fogelberg, current CCO and incoming CEO, in the call. The purpose of my remarks is to provide the Board of Directors perspective on yesterday's announced leadership transition. After constructive discussions together with Maria Force, the Board of Directors concluded that this is the right time for a leadership change as BICO enters its next phase of development with amplified focus on commercialization, customer engagement and profitable growth. The Board is pleased to appoint Anders Fogelberg as President and CEO effective September 1st. As Chief Commercial Officer and a member of the Executive Management Team since 2024, he has already played an important role in driving global commercial execution and advancing key market positions. I would also like to sincerely thank Maria Forst for her contributions and dedication to life. Maria, you have, together with the team, played an important role in strengthening the financial position, strengthening of the balance sheet from net debt of negative 877 million Swedish crowns to net cash of 207 million Swedish crowns, and improved networking capital from 27% to 10%, improving operational discipline and integrating acquired companies into more streamlined organizations. Thanks to Maria, the company now stands on firmer ground and is better positioned for the next phase of development. On behalf of the board directors, I would like to wish you all the success in the future and at the same time, give Anders Fogelberg a very warm welcome to this new role. I now hand over the word to you, Maria Ors.

Thank you, Erik. It's been a privilege to lead ByteGood during an important period of transformation. And I have worked closely with Anders during the past years, and I'm confident in his ability to lead the company moving forward. Anders knows the organization. He knows our customers, our strategy and opportunities well. And I look forward to supporting a seamless handover over the coming months. And I wish him and the entire team every success.