Volati appoints Martin Aronsson as new CFO
Volati has appointed Martin Aronsson as the new Chief Financial Officer for Volati starting October 2021 at the latest. Martin succeeds the current CFO Andreas Stenbäck, who will take over as CEO and President of Volati on May 1st, 2021.
Martin Aronsson comes most recently from the role as Chief Strategy and M&A Officer at Sweco, where he was a member of Group Management. Martin has been responsible for leading Sweco's strategic work, acquisitions, digitization, several cross-group improvement projects and quality assurance. Prior to Sweco, Martin worked at McKinsey & Company as an Associate Partner. Martin has a master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from The Institute of Technology at Linköping University and a bachelor's degree in Economics from Linköping University.
– I am very much looking forward to welcoming Martin as the new CFO for Volati. With his solid experience, he will be extremely valuable, not least to ensure that we can maintain our high rate of acquisitions. I am convinced that Martin will make a major contribution in our continued work to grow and develop Volati, says Andreas Stenbäck.
– I am incredibly proud and happy to become part of the team that will ensure that Volati continues the fantastic journey that the company has been on since it was founded by Patrik Wahlén and Karl Perlhagen in 2003. I’m happy to continue to develop the company together with all Volati’s coworkers and I look forward to an exciting time with a focus on strong and profitable growth as the new CFO for Volati, says Martin Aronsson.
Martin Aronsson will take up his position no later than October 2021. Before that, acting Finance Manger Lars Ingman will hold the position of acting CFO at Volati, starting on May 1st.
For further information, please contact:
Andreas Stenbäck, CFO and incoming CEO Volati AB, +46 70-889 09 60, andreas.stenback@volati.se
Volati AB (publ)
Engelbrektsplan 1, SE-114 34 Stockholm
Tel: +46 8 21 68 40
Email: info@volati.se
Corp.reg.no.: 556555-4317
About Volati
Volati is a Swedish industrial group, founded in 2003, consisting of the business areas Salix Group, Bokusgruppen (previously Akademibokhandeln) and Industry. Volati mainly acquires companies with proven business models, leading market positions and strong cash flows at reasonable valuations and develops them with a focus on long-term value creation. The strategy is to build on the companies’ identity and entrepreneurial spirit, adding leadership, expertise, processes and financial resources. Volati has operations in 16 countries, about 2,000 employees and annual sales of approximately SEK 6.7 billion. Volati’s ordinary shares and preference shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Further information is available at www.volati.se.