Atlas Copco Appoints Mats Rahmström as President and CEO
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Mats Rahmström
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Atlas Copco AB has appointed Mats Rahmström as president and CEO of Atlas Copco AB, effective April 27, 2017. He will replace Ronnie Leten, who has requested to leave his position after having managed Atlas Copco successfully during eight years.
“Mats has a strong business focus and is an appreciated leader who is living and breathing the Atlas Copco values. During his time as head of Industrial Technique he has transformed the business which has led to a strong profitable growth. I am convinced that we have found a new solid leader inside the company, who can further develop Atlas Copco,” said Hans Stråberg, chairman of Atlas Copco.
Mats Rahmström, currently senior executive vice president and president of the industrial technique business area, began his Atlas Copco career in 1988. He held positions in sales, service, marketing and general management within Industrial Technique during the first 10 years. Between 1998 and 2006 he held positions as general manager for customer centers in Sweden, Canada, and then in the United Kingdom. Before he took on his current position in 2008 he was president of the tools and assembly systems general industry division within Atlas Copco’s industrial technique.
He is a board member of Permobil Holding AB and of CIBE Lifts AB.
Mats Rahmström is a Swedish citizen, born in 1965. He has an MBA from the Henley Management College, the United Kingdom. Mats Rahmström will be the 12th president and CEO since the company was established in 1873.
About Atlas Copco
Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. The group serves customers with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops products and services focused on productivity, energy efficiency, safety and ergonomics. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries.
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