Posted 06/19/2018 11:27:11 CET
GÖTEBORG (SWEDEN), 19 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The industrial consortium Volvo has appointed Jan Ytterberg as the company’s new financial director to replace Jan Gurander, who had been combining this responsibility with that of the company’s vice president, Volvo Group said in a statement.
With this appointment, the company plans to reinforce the figure of Gurander who will continue working as vice president of the corporation, responsibility in which he will lead, along with the president and CEO, Martin Lundstedt, the operational and strategic activities of the firm.
Thus, the Swedish firm highlighted that Gurander, in a world that is undergoing rapid changes, will assume new responsibilities in the group in relation to new challenges and different strategic issues.
For its part, Ytterberg will become a member of the board of directors of the company. Currently he worked as financial director of Husqvarna Group and has almost 30 years of experience.
In addition, the current Vice President of Human Resources of Volvo Group, Kerstin Renard, will leave its current responsibility at the end of the current year. The firm has begun the process of replacing this directive.