Mr. Lind is the Director General of the Swedish Defence Research Agency. At the same time, he serves as the Chairman of the Steering Board of the European Defence Agency (EDA) at the level of R&T directors. Before these assignments he was the National Armaments Director of Sweden and Director General of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). Between 1997 and 1998, Mr. Lind was the Principal Secretary in the Government Commission on Officer Training and Education.