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Björn Rosengren

Swedish manager (born 1959)

Björn Rosengren (born 1959) is a Swedish business executive. He has been chief executive officer (CEO) of ABB since March 2020.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Björn Rosengren (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 4, 1959.¹

Companies

WärtsiläChief executive officer 2011 to 2015¹³

Early life and education

Education

Rosengren holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.

From Wikipedia’s article on Björn Rosengren (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: manager, business executive, engineer.⁷

Since 2020Chief executive officer, ABB Group^{5 6}
2015 to 2020Chief executive officer, Sandvik^{5 6}
2011 to 2015Chief executive, Wärtsilä⁴
Date not recordedWorked at ABB Group³

From 1985 to 1995, he held various positions at ESAB in the US, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden. In 1995 he became the general manager of NordHydraulik.

Rosengren was the business area manager for Atlas Copco's construction and mining equipment division and Senior Executive Vice President for nine years from 2003 to 2011 before he left the company 2011 to serve as CEO for Wärtsilä. He had been mentioned as a strong candidate for the CEO position at Atlas Copco in 2009. In 2015, he left Wärtsilä to become the CEO and president of Sandvik, where his decentralisation strategy proved profitable. Decentralisation was a core part of his strategy both at Wärtsilä and Sandvik. At Sandvik he was also a member of the board of directors from 2016 until 2020. Since March 2020 he is CEO of the Swedish-Swiss company ABB.

From Wikipedia’s article on Björn Rosengren (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

BornApr 4, 1959, Gothenburg^{8 9}
CitizenshipSweden¹⁰

Awards

2020Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland^{11 12}

Sources

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WikidataBjörn Rosengren on Wikidata
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WikipediaBjörn Rosengren on Wikipedia
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WikidataBjörn Rosengren: Worked at ABB Group, on Wikidata
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WikidataBjörn Rosengren: Chief executive, Wärtsilä, on Wikidata
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WikidataBjörn Rosengren: Chief executive officer, Sandvik, on Wikidata
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WikidataChief executive officer, Sandvik, as reported
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WikidataBjörn Rosengren: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataBjörn Rosengren: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported
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WikidataBjörn Rosengren: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataBjörn Rosengren: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataWärtsilä, Chief executive officer
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Wikimedia CommonsBjörn Rosengren photo by World Economic Forum, CC BY 3.0

Companies

Early life and education

Education

Career

Personal life

Awards

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