Ruukki appoints Mikael Nolborg Vice President, Head of Roofing Scandinavia

Ruukki Construction
Press release
29.11.2024 at 3 PM EET

Ruukki Construction, part of SSAB, appoints Mikael Nolborg Vice President, Head of Roofing Scandinavia. He will be part of Ruukki Construction Management Team and report to Sami Eronen, President, Ruukki Construction. Mikael will start in the position in May 2025, at the latest.

Mikael will join Ruukki from Swedish innovation company Drupps, where he is the CEO of the company. Mikael has extensive experience of leading and developing business in international technology companies. He is also well acquainted with the steel and construction industry, having worked at SSAB from 2007-2017, most recently as Vice President, Market Development for SSAB Europe.

In his new role at Ruukki, Mikael will lead the Roofing business in Scandinavia, where Ruukki Construction offers customers high-quality roofing products under the three brands: Plannja, Dala-Profil and Designtak.

Mikael will replace Carsten Kyster, who has temporarily led the business since April 2023. 

"I warmly welcome Mikael to Ruukki, and back to SSAB. I am confident that his ability to lead and build a solution-oriented culture coupled with his extensive commercial expertise will help us serve our Scandinavian customers even better and thus help us accelerate the growth of the roofing business," says Sami Eronen.

"I am very excited to join Ruukki Construction and the SSAB family again. I am impressed with the journey that the Roofing Scandinavia team has taken under Carsten's leadership in recent years and look forward to joining the team in pursuing the next steps to strengthen and grow our business. In addition, I look forward to meeting everyone, both new and familiar faces," says Mikael Nolborg. 

For more information: 

Sami Eronen, President, Ruukki Construction, sami.eronen@ruukki.com

Ruukki Construction is a supplier of steel-based building products and services for roofs and walls for sustainable buildings. We employ around 1,350 people and have 13 specialized manufacturing sites. Our strong presence in 10 European countries enables us to serve customers locally with our main brands, Ruukki and Plannja. Our comparable net sales in 2023 were around EUR 505 million. We are of Nordic origin, part of SSAB, sharing values, and vast experience in the steel and construction industries. www.ruukki.com

SSAB is a Nordic and U.S.-based steel company with employees in over 50 countries. SSAB is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and has a secondary listing on Nasdaq Helsinki. www.ssab.com