New president appointed to Sandvik Construction

Dinggui Gao has been appointed president of business area Sandvik Construction and a member of the company’s group executive management. He has experience from leading positions in global industrial companies. Sandvik Construction is specialised in equipment, tools and service for niche applications in the construction industries. In 2012 Sandvik Construction was designated a core business area within Sandvik. Sales reached 9.7 billion SEK []US$1.46 billion/€1.1 billion] and it introduced more than 30 new p
May 31, 2013
Sandvik Construction president Dinggui Gao
Dinggui Gao: new president, Sandvik Construction

Dinggui Gao has been appointed president of business area 460 Sandvik Construction and a member of the company’s group executive management. He has experience from leading positions in global industrial companies.

Sandvik Construction is specialised in equipment, tools and service for niche applications in the construction industries. In 2012 Sandvik Construction was designated a core business area within Sandvik. Sales reached 9.7 billion SEK []US$1.46 billion/€1.1 billion] and it introduced more than 30 new products for the business area’s different customer segments and markets.

Dinggui Gao, 49, was previously at MAN Group as its executive representative at one of its invested companies, Sinotruk Hong Kong. Prior to this, he was employed by Honeywell, Eagle Ottawa and also for more than a decade held progressive leading positions in the Bosch group.

“I look forward to Dinggui Gao joining us at Sandvik. His experience and background are valuable for us, particularly his background within international business environments which are of great significance for Sandvik, being a corporation with a strong global position,” says Sandvik’s president and CEO, Olof Faxander.

Dinggui Gao takes on his new position at a date that will be announced later.

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