Sandvik names president of Sandvik Materials Technology

Sweden-based Sandvik has appointed Göran Björkman as the new president of Sandvik Materials Technology and a member of Sandvik's group executive management team. He succeeds Petra Einarsson, who is leaving the company for an external assignment.

Björkman has been with the company since 1990 and has been in materials technology operations for nearly 20 years. He previously served as vice president of production at Sandvik Coromant and vice president of production strategy for Sandvik Machining Solutions.