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Björn Rosengren

ABB

Switzerland

Björn Rosengren is President and Chief Executive Officer of the ABB Group since March 1, 2020.

He is member of the International Business Council (IBC) of the World Economic Forum.

From 2015 to 2020, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer 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 President and Chief Executive Officer of Wärtsilä Corporation (Finland).

He held various leadership positions at Atlas Copco (Sweden), such as Senior Executive Vice President and Business Area President for Construction and Mining Technique (2003 – 2011), Division President Rock Drilling Equipment (2001 – 2002), Division President of Atlas Copco Craelius, Senior Executive Vice President and Business Area President for Construction and Mining Technique (1998 – 2001).

In 1985, Rosengren began his career as a trainee at ESAB (Sweden), working in the US, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden, before moving to Nordwin AB (Sweden) in 1995 to become the General Manager of NordHydraulik.

Rosengren obtained his MSc degree in engineering in 1985 from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. He is a Swedish national.