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Atlas Copco appoints Johan Halling as Business Area President for Mining and Rock Excavation Technique
Monday, 29 July 2013
Atlas Copco announces that it has appointed Johan Halling as President
of the Mining and Rock Excavation Technique business area and member of
Group Management, effective August 1, 2013.
According to a press release from Atlas Copco, Johan Halling
began at Atlas Copco in 1998 as President of one of the electric tool
divisions within Industrial Technique that Atlas Copco owned at the
time.
Prior to joining Atlas Copco, he was President of VOAC Hydraulics, a
joint venture between Atlas Copco and Volvo. Between 1981 and 1990 he
worked for power and automation technologies group ABB, in different
positions, including divisional president for ABB Robotics and Factory
Automation.
Atlas Copco continues that Johan is a proven, solid leader of large
global businesses and he delivers good results over full business
cycles.
Ronnie Leten, President, and CEO of the Atlas Copco Group said in the
release that “He has an in-depth knowledge about the mining business as
well as a valuable experience from the consumables and service
business. It’s with great pleasure we welcome Johan to Group
Management.”
by Scancomark.com Team