Regulatory press releases

Håkan Folin – SSAB’s new CFO

February 27, 2013 8:00 CET 6 min read

SSAB has appointed Håkan Folin as its new Chief Financial Officer. He has previously held a number of senior positions in the company and will take up the position of CFO on May 1, 2013.

Håkan Folin came to SSAB in 2006 from the property company Stronghold and was initially involved in SSAB´s strategic development, as well as the subsequent acquisition of the North American company IPSCO. During his time at SSAB he has also served as CFO of Tibnor and SSAB APAC. He returned to Sweden last year and, since the beginning of the year, has been the company´s Chief Controller.

“I´m very pleased that Håkan Folin has accepted the position as new CFO,” says SSAB´s CEO Martin Lindqvist. “He knows the company very well and he will make a very positive contribution to SSAB´s development.”

Håkan Folin, aged 36, holds an M.Sc. in Industrial Management and Organization from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He is married with two children.

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