Ola Salmén has been appointed CFO of Sandvik Group and member of Group Executive Management as of Sept. 1. He succeeds Per Nordberg, who by choice will leave Sandvik to pursue other opportunities.

Ola Salmén is 54 years old and holds an MBA degree at Stockholm University. Currently, he is CFO of Vin & Sprit AB. His previous experience includes leading positions in Stora Financial Services, Handelsbanken Markets and Adcore.

“I would like to thank Per for his contribution to developing the financial processes within the Sandvik Group and wish him all the best going forward. Finally, I also want to welcome Ola to this position as CFO at Sandvik,” says Lars Pettersson, CEO of Sandvik.