Maria Sunér is since 2019 the CEO of Svemin, the Swedish Association for Mines, Mineral and Metal Producers. Ms Sunér has a profound background from the business sector, and has held several positions at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, as well as for the Swedish Association of Energy producers. She has collaborated extensively with Business Europe and Euroelectric in her former positions. She has also worked for the Worldbank and Eon. Ms Sunér is a honorary member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Engineering, a vice chair of the Energy and Environment Committee for Business at the OECD, and a member of the World Energy Council International Advisory Group.