24.10.2007

New MD at Alimak

Rolf J Persson has been appointed as the new managing director of Alimak, the hoist business within the Alimak-Hek group.

Persson, who took over his new role last week, replaces Nils-Erik Häggström, who has moved the the role of group business area manager, industrial.

Prior to joining Alimak Persson, 42, spent five years as managing director of Franke Futurum having been promoted from production manager. Franke Futurum is a leading manufacturer of cooker hoods in Scandinavia with a production of about 1000 units per day.
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Rolf Persson

Persson also has more then nine years experience as a manager at Volvo Truck where he was involved with production, production engineering, product development and quality control.

Persson said: “I am honoured of been given the confidence and task to lead the largest entity and organisation within the Alimak Hek group".

"Alimak is a well-managed and healthy company, the management team and all employees have done a great job over many consecutive years."

"Still, we need to become even more professional, even excellent, in the future to ensure and protect our market position of being the recognised leaders in many of the industrial sectors we are active in.”

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