Tryggve Sthen has been appointed President, SKF Automotive Division
Tryggve Sthen has been appointed President, SKF Automotive Division Mr Tryggve Sthen, has been appointed President, SKF Automotive Division. He will take up his position on April 1, 2003, following Tom Johnstone's appointment as President and CEO of SKF. At present Tryggve Sthen is Senior Vice President AB Volvo and member of the Group executive committee. He has held a number of executive positions within Volvo and has been president of Volvo Trucks as well as Volvo Construction Equipment. He has earlier also been president of several companies within ASEA/ABB. - I am delighted that Tryggve will join the SKF management team. He brings to SKF considerable senior management experience in running international operations in both the automotive and electronics business, says Tom Johnstone. Tryggve Sthen is 50 years old, has a M.Sc. in technical physics and electrotechnology from Linköpings Institute of Technology, Sweden. Tryggve Sthen is married, has three children and lives in Göteborg. Göteborg, February 27, 2003 Aktiebolaget SKF (publ.) Pictures available at: http://www.newsonline.nu/imgway/index.asp?pmid=24358 For further information, please contact: Lars G Malmer, SKF Group Communication, tel. +46 (0)31 337 1541, e-mail: Lars.G.Malmer@skf.com Aktiebolaget SKF, SE-415 50 Göteborg, Sweden, tel. +46 (0)31 337 1000, fax +46 (0)31 337 2832, www.skf.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/27/20030227BIT00610/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/27/20030227BIT00610/wkr0002.pdf http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/27/20030227BIT00610/bild.html Pictures