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Björn Rosengren, Swedish national, became President and CEO of the ABB Group on March 1, 2020.

From 2015 to 2020, he served as President and CEO of Sandvik AB (Sweden), where he was also a member of the Board of Directors from 2016 until 2020. From 2010 to 2019, Rosengren served as a member of the Board of Directors of Danfoss A/S (Denmark) and as Vice Chairman of the Board from 2017 to 2019. From 2011 to 2015, he was CEO and President of Wärtsilä Corporation (Finland).

In 1985, Rosengren began his career as a trainee at ESAB (Sweden), working for the company in brand and marketing management roles in the Netherlands and Sweden, before moving to Nordwin AB (Sweden) in 1995 to become the General Manager of NordHydraulik. He then moved to Atlas Copco (Sweden) in 1998, where he began as Division President of Atlas Copco Craelius. In 2001 he became Division President of Atlas Copco Rock Drilling Equipment; and from 2003 to 2011, he served as Senior Executive Vice President and Business Area President for Construction and Mining Technique.

Rosengren obtained his MSc degree in engineering in 1985 from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. He is a member of the Board of The World Childhood Foundation.