Björn Roodzant appointed Vice President Marketing and Communication at Sandvik Coromant
Björn Roodzant has been appointed Vice President Marketing and Communication at Sandvik Coromant. He takes over from Jessica Alm who recently became Executive Vice President and Head of Group Communications at the Sandvik Group.
“I am confident that Björn will bring experience and new ideas into our marketing and communication. He has a strong strategic ability and will develop our activities based upon our customer’s needs” says Klas Forsström, President, Sandvik Coromant.
Previously, Björn Roodzant has worked as Senior Manager Global Web, Mobility and E-marketing at Sandvik Coromant. His new role includes the overall global responsibility for marketing, internal communications, marketing communication, public relations, web, marketing relations, technical marketing, Productivity Centers and Sandvik Coromant Academy. As part of the Sandvik Coromant Management Group he is responsible for driving a global way of working within marketing and communication.
Björn Roodzant’s extensive leadership experience comes from leading Swedish and American marketing teams and most recently managing the global Sandvik Coromant web team. He also has several years of experience from coaching sports teams.
About Björn Roodzant
Björn Roodzant has worked for Sandvik Coromant for 9 years, including 3 years in Sweden and six years in the USA. His work has included positions within marketing, sales planning, communications, new product introductions, E-marketing and E-commerce. He holds a Master’s degree in Marketing and Strategy at University of Linköping, Sweden.
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About Sandvik Coromant
Sandvik Coromant is a global leading supplier of cutting tools, tooling solutions and know-how to the metalworking industry. With extensive investments in research and development we create unique innovations and set new productivity standards together with our customers. These include the world's major automotive, aerospace and energy industries. Sandvik Coromant has 8000 employees and is represented in 130 countries. We are part of the business area Sandvik Machining Solutions within the global industrial group Sandvik.
For more information visit the website at www.sandvik.coromant.com.
Contact Details:
Nikki Stokes
PR & Advertising, EMEA
Sandvik Coromant
Tel: +44 (0) 121 504 5422
Email: nikki.stokes@sandvik.com
Website: www.sandvik.coromant.com
Birgit Schoeniger
Senior Account Manager
Pinnacle Marketing Communications, Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 208 429 6554
Email: b.schoeniger@pinnaclemarcom.com
Website: www.pinnacle-marketing.com
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