Change in SSAB’s future Group Executive Committee
SSAB has appointed Per Olof Stark as the future head of the Special Steels business (Quenched & Tempered Steels) in the new SSAB which is planned following a combination of SSAB and Rautaruukki.On January 22, 2014, plans were announced for a combination of SSAB and Rautaruukki by means of SSAB issuing a recommended share exchange offer to Rautaruukki’s shareholders. In connection with the announcement, Melker Jernberg was appointed as head of the planned special steels division in the combined company. In May, it was announced that Melker Jernberg is leaving SSAB to take up the position of