Emil Nilsson has been appointed Executive Vice President & CFO of Sandvik Group and member of Group Executive Management. He succeeds Ola Salm?n, who will leave Sandvik for other opportunities. Ola will stay with Sandvik until year-end to ensure a good and smooth transition.

Emil Nilsson is 40 years old and holds a B Sc in Business Administration and Economics degree from Stockholm University. Currently he is Head of Customer Unit Central Europe at Ericsson based in Vienna, Austria. His most recent experiences include leading positions such as CFO/COO of Ericsson North America and CFO of Ericsson, Brazil. ?I would like to thank Ola for his con?tribution to developing the financial processes within the Sandvik Group and wish him all the best going forward. Finally, I also want to welcome Emil to this position as CFO at Sandvik,? says Olof Faxander, President and CEO of Sandvik.