Load handling solutions specialist, Hiab, has appointed Jan-Erik Lindfors (M Sc Econ) as Vice President, New Business Solutions and a member of the Hiab Leadership Team.
According to Hiab, Lindfors joins Hiab from HiQ Finland where he was Vice President, Strategy & Business Development since November 2013 focusing on digital strategy and digital transformation. Lindfors boasts experience in information technology, telecom and international manufacturing industry. He had also served in several different roles ranging from strategic planning, business development, sales, marketing, product management, market intelligence to programme and project management as well as software development.
“Digitalisation will be a key enabler of Hiab's strategy to become number one in intelligent load handling,” said Roland Sundén, President of Hiab. “I am delighted to have Jan-Erik to join the Hiab team to drive our digitalisation efforts and lead this important area in order to develop new solutions that unlock the full potential of load handling.
“Taking advantage of digital opportunities will give our customers the tools to manage the increased complexity of load handling in a more efficient way.”