European Business
  • HOME
  • SUSTAINABILITY
  • INVEST
  • MARKET
  • PARTNERSHIP
  • INNOVATION
  • PEOPLE
  • INSIGHTS
No Result
View All Result
European Business
  • HOME
  • SUSTAINABILITY
  • INVEST
  • MARKET
  • PARTNERSHIP
  • INNOVATION
  • PEOPLE
  • INSIGHTS
No Result
View All Result
European Business
No Result
View All Result
Home < INDUSTRIES Industrial

ABB appoints Karin Lepasoon as Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer

by Marie Weil
March 29, 2022
A A
Share on LinkedinShare on Twitter

ABB announced today that Karin Lepasoon has been appointed Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer and Member of the Executive Committee. She will succeed Theodor Swedjemark, who as previously announced, has decided to leave the company. Lepasoon will assume her position latest on October 1, 2022, and Swedjemark will remain in his role and a member of the Executive Committee until then.

Swedish national, Karin (53), joins ABB from Vattenfall where she serves as Senior Vice President, Head of Group Communications and is a part of the company’s Group Executive Management team. Besides this role, she has also served as Head of Global Marketing and Communications at SEB, Director of Sustainability, Communications and HR at Nordic Capital, Head of Strategy and Chief of Staff at Skanska, as well as various other roles in the area of Communications.

Karin holds a Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M) from Lund’s University in Sweden and a Master’s Degree in EU Law from Leiden University in the Netherlands.

“Karin is an experienced leader with important expertise in both the areas of communications and sustainability. I am very pleased to have her join ABB and lead the continued development of our strong brand, reputation and sustainability positioning,” said ABB CEO Björn Rosengren.

As of October 1, 2022, the Executive Committee will comprise: Björn Rosengren, Chief Executive Officer; Timo Ihamuotila, Chief Financial Officer; Tarak Mehta, President Motion; Peter Terwiesch, President Process Automation; Morten Wierod, President Electrification; Sami Atiya, President Robotics & Discrete Automation; Andrea Antonelli, General Counsel & Company Secretary; Carolina Granat, Chief Human Resources Officer; and Karin Lepasoon, Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer.

Tags: < PEOPLE

Related Industries

Industrial

Johnson Controls Named to Fortune’s 2023 Change the World List

September 28, 2023
Industrial

Bosch and Karlsruhe-based measuring technology specialist Palas team up for better air quality

September 22, 2023
Industrial

Digital innovation from Siemens and DMG MORI sets new standard in machine tool efficiency

September 20, 2023
Industrial

ABB to invest $280 million in its European Robotics hub in Sweden

September 14, 2023
Industrial

Stellantis Celebrates Opening of Its First Battery Technology Center in Italy

September 9, 2023
Industrial

Schneider Electric appoints Gwenaelle Avice-Huet as Executive Vice-President Europe Operations

September 8, 2023

LG Magna e-Powertrain Expands Footprint With New Facility in Hungary

September 5, 2023

...

GE Vernova awarded bulk order by Amprion for power interconnection transformers to reinforce electrical grid in Germany

September 20, 2023

...

Dr. Jost Reinhard appointed new head of Investor Relations at Bayer

September 20, 2023

...

ABN AMRO intends to appoint Ferdinand Vaandrager as Chief Financial Officer

September 6, 2023

...

Hyundai strengthens Mocean Subscription service for further expansion across Europe

September 26, 2023

...

Paysend and Visa Strengthen Their Strategic Collaboration to Help Transform Global Money Movement

September 15, 2023

...

REVEL secures €115 million to boost its car subscription business in Spain

September 16, 2023

...

XPENG Announces Entry Into the German Market

September 5, 2023

...

Getting heavy-duty vehicles in gear for net-zero

September 5, 2023

...

Bringing the power of Dow innovation to Labelexpo Europe 2023

September 6, 2023

...

Asia Pacific Business Asia Pacific Business Asia Pacific Business

EUROPEAN BUSINESS is a premier source of corporate news, business information and insights across broad spectrum of industries in Europe and worldwide.  We are one of the members of the Business World Network.

RESOURCES

  • HOME
  • SUSTAINABILITY
  • INVEST
  • MARKET
  • PARTNERSHIP
  • INNOVATION
  • PEOPLE
  • INSIGHTS

CONTACT US

EDITORIAL:     editor # european-biz.com

PARTNERSHIP:     partnership # european-biz.com

HUMAN RESOURCE:     hr # european-biz.com

* (replace # with @)

  • Official Site

Copyright © EUROPEAN-BIZ.COM All rights reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • SUSTAINABILITY
  • INVEST
  • MARKET
  • PARTNERSHIP
  • INNOVATION
  • PEOPLE
  • INSIGHTS

Copyright © EUROPEAN-BIZ.COM All rights reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist