Olof Faxander
Olof Bertil Faxander, born 19 May 1970[1] in New Jersey, USA, and grew up in Stockholm, Sweden, is an international businessman.
Biography
Faxander graduated from the Royal Institute of Technology with a master's degree in Materials Science in 1996. He also holds a business degree from Stockholm University. Faxander has held leading positions at Outokumpu, AvestaPolarit and Avesta Sheffield.
During the years 2006 to 2011, he was the CEO of the Swedish specialty steel company SSAB. During Faxander's time as CEO, the company expanded heavily and acquired the Canadian steel company IPSCO, which transformed the company from being a local Swedish steel producer into a global player in the specialty steel sector.
In 2011, Faxander was appointed CEO of the Industrial group Sandvik. His years at Sandvik were characterised by significant development and modernisation work. Faxander was succeeded by Björn Rosengren in 2015.
Nordic Capital recruited Faxander in January 2016, where he currently works as an Operating Partner with responsibility to drive development in the portfolio companies during the ownership period.
In 2010, Faxander was named Leader of the Year[2] by Swedish business weekly Affärsvärlden based on his achievements as CEO of SSAB. Faxander has also been recognised for his leadership skills by a high ranking in leadership magazine Chef's leader review.[3]
In 2012, Faxander, as Chairman of the Board, led the merger of four Swedish employer federations into one, Industriarbetsgivarna, and acted as Chairman during the subsequent national collective bargaining process in 2012.[4]
References
- ↑ "Birthday data". Birthday.se. Archived from the original on 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ↑ "Leader of the year 2010". Affärsvärlden.
- ↑ "Faxander leadership review". Chef.se. Chef.
- ↑ "Announcement merger Indistriarbetsgivarna" (PDF). Industriarbetsgivarna. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
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