The Board of Directors has appointed Fredrik Jönsson as CEO and President of Beijer Electronics AB. He will succeed Göran Sigfridsson, who had earlier announced that he was stepping down as CEO at the AGM next April.
"With his international experience and broad technology competencies, Fredrik possesses the right background to keep developing the group," commented Beijer Electronics' Chairman Anders Ilstam, "the company has a secure financial base, skilled and very experienced staff that give us a good foundation for continued global expansion."
Mr. Jönsson joins Beijer Electronics from Crawford Group AB of Malmö, where as CEO, he was responsible for operations in over 20 countries. Fredrik is 45 years old and has a Master of Science in Engineering. He was previously CEO ofFlexLink AB in Gothenburg. Before this, Fredrik worked at SKF, and was active for many years in Asia, with roles including CEO of SKF's Vietnamese subsidiary.
For more information, please contact:
Chairman Anders Ilstam, mobile: +46 (0)706 30 76 02
CEO and President Göran Sigfridsson, tel +46 (0)40 35 86 00,
mobile: +46 (0)706 35 86 10
IR Manager Katarina Erichs Emilson, tel: +46 (0)40 35 84 96,
mobile +46 (0)703 35 84 96.