SSAB has announced its new President and CEO who will succeed longstanding incumbent Martin Lindqvist.
Johnny Sjöström, who is currently head of the Special Steels division, will begin the new position on October 28, 2024. Lindqvist is leaving the company for a board career.
Sjöström, SSAB said in a statement, has extensive experience from the industry and from international work. He has been Head of SSAB Special Steels since 2019, where he developed and grew the company’s business for special steels and oversaw the green transformation of SSAB’s steelwork in Oxelösund.
Sjöström has previously been CEO of Uddeholm and held different management positions at Outokumpu Stainless Oy.
“SSAB’s board and I are very happy that Johnny Sjöström has accepted the position as President and CEO of SSAB,” said Chairman of the Board at SSAB, Lennart Evrell. “He has solid technical knowledge and extensive experience within the industry in the Nordic region and internationally.”
Sjöström is a Docent in material science from Karlstad University and has an executive MBA from Stockholm School of Economics.
“I am honoured and proud that the board has given me the confidence to lead SSAB into the next phase,” he said. “I will now spend a lot of time listening in and traveling around the organisation to get to know all parts of the company ahead of my start on October 28.”
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