Olle Jonsson new Senior Vice President of IT
Olle Jonsson joins Skanska AB on August 22 as Senior Vice President of Information Technology.
Olle Jonsson has significant experience leading large international IT organizations and improving their contribution to business value creation. His experience includes Chief Information Officer roles at major companies such as Caverion, which operates and maintains buildings and infrastructure, and SKF, a major Swedish manufacturing company.
He will report to Skanska Chief Financial Officer Magnus Persson.
“I welcome Olle to Skanska and look forward to what his experience and leadership will bring to our IT operations,” says Magnus Persson. “With IT increasing in importance, Olle will play a very important role in positioning Skanska properly for the future. Olle’s focus is that IT shall support the operations, our employees and our customers by using new and existing technologies in cost efficient ways. I am convinced this will bring long-term benefits to Skanska.”
Olle Jonsson says: “I very much look forward to joining Skanska and its culture of strong values. Together with the entire Skanska IT organization, we will further develop the IT team as a partner to the business and enable Skanska to achieve business goals through a robust, efficient platform.”
Olle Jonsson replaces Jarosław Urbańczyk, who has left Skanska.
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Skanska is a world leader in construction and project development on select markets in the Nordic region, Europe and USA. Driven by the Group’s values, Skanska wants to contribute to a better society. Skanska provides innovative, sustainable solutions for both simple and complex assignments. Skanska has about 38,000 employees, and 2018 revenue totaled SEK 170 billion.