Saab AB, a global Swedish defense and security company, has appointed Annika Baremo as its newest general counsel and head of group legal affairs, effective Feb. 1, 2012. She succeeds Anne Gynnerstedt, who is assuming position as head of legal affairs at Vattenfall AB.

Baremo currently is senior legal advisor at Sandvik AB's business area, Sandvik Materials Technology. Before joining Sandvik in 2000, she worked at law firms Nordia and Michelson & Werner, as well as serving as Associate Judge of Appeal at Svea Court.