New unit president for the production flow Smedjebacken/Boxholm

Nicholas Källsäter is appointed as new Business Unit President for Smedjebacken and Boxholm, replacing current president Göran Jansson, who is stepping down due to private reasons. 

Nicholas Källsäter, current CFO and a member of the group management, has been employed at Ovako since 2012.

Marcus Hedblom President and CEO, says: “Nicholas is a strong business leader and I am convinced that he will personally contribute to further accelerate the development of SmeBox”

The recruitment of a new CFO has been initiated. During the recruitment period Disa Wolff, current Head of Group Business Control, will assume the role of acting CFO. She has been employed in her current role at Ovako since 2019.

“I am delighted that Disa is taking on the role of acting CFO during the recruitment. I´m impressed by the knowledge and commitment Disa has shown during her time in the company”, concludes Marcus.

The changes come into effect on September 14, 2022.

About Ovako Ovako develops clean, high quality engineering steel for customers in the bearing, transport, and manufacturing industries. Our steel enables products that are lightweight, resilient and climate smart. Our sustainability ambition is high. Our production is carbon neutral since January 2022 and is based on recycled steel and fossil-free electricity. Ovako has around 2,900 employees in more than 30 countries and sales of approximately EUR 1000 million. We are a subsidiary of Sanyo Special Steel and a member of Nippon Steel Corporation, one of the largest steel producers in the world. For more information, please visit us at www.ovako.com, www.sanyo-steel.co.jp and www.nipponsteel.com.

Saiva Zalkalns
Head of Group Communications
+46 (0) 8 622 13 17
saiva.zalkalns@ovako.com