Haldex appoints new Senior Vice President of Global Operations

Haldex appoints Staffan Olsson as new Senior Vice President of Global Operations, effective at the latest January 1,  2014. Staffan Olsson has extensive leadership competence and international manufacturing experience in the commercial vehicle industry. He joins Haldex from the Scania Group.

Global Operations is the function that manages production and operational excellence at all the manufacturing sites within the company.

Staffan Olsson has genuine industrial operations experience in the commercial vehicle industry having held a variety of leadership positions both in Sweden and in Brazil within Scania Group. Staffan Olsson is 46 years old and holds an MSc Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.

"We are very happy to welcome Staffan to Haldex. He has a very suitable background and the leadership qualities necessary to succeed at this challenging global position. We are confident that Staffan has the right experience to lead and develop Haldex operations in the right direction", says the President and CEO of Haldex, Bo Annvik.

As Senior Vice President Global Operations, Staffan Olsson will also be a member of the Group Management team. He will start his new job at the latest January 1, 2014. He replaces Ulf Ahlén who has served as acting SVP Global Operations, since April 1, 2013.