Malmö, Sweden, 23 February, 2026: Web Manuals is strengthening its leadership team through a series of senior appointments as the company continues to scale globally to meet rising demand for digital documentation management.

Paul Sandström has been appointed chief operating officer (COO) and managing director, assuming responsibility for group-wide operations and management of all the commercial entities of the group. The executive team is further strengthened by co-founder Richard Sandström, taking the strategic role of chief product officer (CPO), Julia Wicksell, stepping into the role of vice president of operations,and Stefan Rinse, who recently joined as chief financial officer (CFO), coming from a long and impressive range of CFO and senior finance roles. Jesper Ekberg also joins as chief technology officer (CTO), bringing extensive senior leadership experience as CTO in two fintech companies, with strong technical knowledge and a proven ability to lead organizations through growth phases.

Martin Lidgard continues as Group CEO, retaining responsibility for overall group strategy, vision, governance, and long-term development.

Paul Sandström, COO and managing director of Web Manuals, says: “As Web Manuals expands across regions and customer segments, our internal structure must evolve accordingly. This new leadership model brings clearer ownership to operations, product, technology, and finances, strengthening how we deliver day-to-day and ensuring we maintain consistency and reliability as digital documentation becomes embedded in aviation operations.”

Martin Lidgard, Group CEO of Web Manuals, adds: “The aviation industry is moving rapidly towards more connected, digital ways of managing operational and regulatory documentation. As digital adoption increases, so do our ambitions for building a high-performing, global team. These appointments strengthen Web Manuals’ offerings and long-term strategic direction, ensuring we continue to support our global community of aviation operators with a platform enabling safe, efficient, and agile operations across the industry.”

Web Manuals supports more than 750 aviation organizations worldwide, including airlines, business aviation operators, and MROs, all increasingly reliant on digital systems to manage documentation and maintain compliance oversight.

About Web Manuals 

Web Manuals specializes in developing digital document management solutions for the aviation industry. It is revolutionizing aviation manuals and regulatory compliance by making the digitization, authoring, and distribution of operational documentation easy and accessible to operators of all sizes. What used to be a laborious manual task is now made simple: the rapid authoring, reviewing, publishing, distribution, and control of an entire manual’s library is now a seamless operation. This brings significant savings in time and administrative costs, while improving regulatory compliance and flight safety.

Web Manuals is rapidly expanding its global footprint. It has more than 750 customers and partners worldwide, and offices in New York, San Diego, Singapore, Sydney, and Malmö, Sweden.

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