New Head of Human Resources at Sandvik AB

New Head of Human Resources at Sandvik AB

 

Göran Westberg has been appointed Senior Vice President Human Resources
and member of Group Executive Management at Sandvik AB. The appointment
becomes effective from 1 October 2010.
Göran Westberg is currently Executive Vice President Human Resources
within Sandvik Materials Technology and he will keep this role until
further. He has a background as army major and extensive HR experience
from various executive positions within Outokumpu, Uddeholm, Ericsson,
Spencer Stuart and Korn Ferry.

Peter Larson, who has been responsible for Group HR since 2007, remains
as Executive Vice President and member of Group Executive Management at
Sandvik AB with responsibility for Group IT and purchasing.

Bo Severin, Sandvik´s General Counsel since 2000, will also be member of
Group Executive Management at Sandvik AB as of 1 October 2010.

 

Sandviken, 7 September 2010
Sandvik Aktiebolag (publ)

Sandvik AB discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the
Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The
information was submitted for publication at 16:15 p.m. on 7 September
2010.

For additional information, call +46-26 26 09 20, Anders Wallin, Vice
President Group Communications.

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Sandvik is a global industrial group with advanced products and
world-leading positions in selected areas - tools for metal cutting,
equipment and tools for the mining and construction industries,
stainless materials, special alloys, metallic and ceramic resistance
materials as well as process systems. In 2009, the Group had about
44,000 employees and representation in 130 countries, with annual sales
of nearly SEK 72,000 M