New President at Plannja; Other Appointments
11/30/2009 - Per Olof Stark assumes the position of President of Plannja AB beginning January 1, 2010. Stark is currently Head of Marketing at SSAB Plate in Oxelösund. The current President of Plannja, Anders Berg, will become Head of Supply Chain in the APAC business area.
Per Olof Stark assumes the position of President of Plannja AB beginning January 1, 2010. Stark is currently Head of Marketing at SSAB Plate in Oxelösund.
The current President of Plannja, Anders Berg, will become Head of Supply Chain in the APAC (Asia and Pacific) business area from January 1, 2010, and will be stationed in Shanghai, China. At the same time, Karl-Gustav Ramström, currently Head of Division, SSAB Plate, will become the new Chairman of the Board of Plannja AB, replacing Mikael Nyquist. As of January 1, 2010, Ramström will hold the position of Group Head of Marketing and Business Development and Head of Marketing for the EMEA business area.
Other directors comprise, as previously, Anna Vikström Persson, Mikael Nolborg, and Per Bondemark. Marco Wirén is leaving Plannja’s Board.
Nyquist and Berg will continue to act in an advisory capacity to the Board and President of Plannja.
Plannja AB is a wholly owned subsidiary within the SSAB Group and is one of Europe's leading brands within processed strip products for the construction market. SSAB, a global leader in value-added, high-strength steel, employs 9200 people in more than 45 countries around the world and operates production facilities in Sweden and the U.S.