16.08.2016

New VP for Hiab

Loader crane manufacturer Hiab has appointed Jan-Erik Lindfors as vice president, new business solutions and a member of the Hiab Leadership team.

He joins the company from HiQ Finland where he has been vice president, strategy & business development since November 2013. Prior to that he spent over seven years with AC electric drive manufacturer Vacon most recently as director, global business development and support. He joined Vacon after a short spell with IT company eCraft. Before that he spent over five years with telecom company Tecnomen. He began his career in early 1997 with Telecom Finland before moving onto HSS Media as a webmaster.
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Jan-Erik Lindfors

Hiab president Roland Sundén said: "Digitalisation will be a key enabler of Hiab's strategy to become number one in intelligent load handling. I am delighted to have Jan-Erik to join the Hiab team to drive our digitalisation efforts and lead this important area in order to develop new solutions that unlock the full potential of load handling. Taking advantage of digital opportunities will give our customers the tools to manage the increased complexity of load handling in a more efficient way".