Sandvik’s head of HR Anna Vikström Persson to leave company

Sandvik’s head of HR Anna Vikström Persson is to leave the Swedish giant . Persson will officially resign from her position as executive vice president and head of group function human resources (HR) on 1 June 2016. “Anna Vikström Persson has developed the HR organisation and its operations in a significant way during challenging years for Sandvik. I have appreciated working with Anna and want to thank her for her valuable contributions. I wish her good luck in her future career,” says Björn Rosengr

February 18, 2016 Read time: 2 mins

460 Sandvik’s head of HR Anna Vikström Persson is to leave the Swedish giant .

Persson will officially resign from her position as executive vice president and head of group function human resources (HR) on 1 June 2016.

“Anna Vikström Persson has developed the HR organisation and its operations in a significant way during challenging years for Sandvik. I have appreciated working with Anna and want to thank her for her valuable contributions. I wish her good luck in her future career,” says Björn Rosengren, Sandvik’s president and CEO.

Persson has been in her current position since 2011.

“I have had the opportunity to work for a company with fantastic and truly professional people. I fully support the important ongoing work and activities in Sandvik, however, after five years, I felt time is right for a change” she says.

A process has been initiated to find Persson’s successor.

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