Sandvik, a developer and manufacturer of products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys, with locations throughout the Americas, has appointed Göran Björkman as new President of Sandvik Materials Technology and member of the Sandvik Group Executive Management Team.
He succeeds Petra Einarsson who is leaving the company for an external assignment. The change is effective as of 1 November 2017.
Björkman has been with the company since 1990. Currently, he is Vice President – Production at Sandvik Coromant and Vice President – Production Strategy at Sandvik Machining Solutions.