Marel splits its commercial structure into two new departments
Marel is making changes in its executive chain as the company intends to focus on a closer relationship with customers and better scalability to support Marel’s ambitious growth strategy going forward.
Since last week, Petur Gudjonsson has stepped down as Executive Vice President of Commercial and is going to take on a new role within Marel. His department it has been split in two, Ulrika Lindberg being appointed to the position of Executive Vice President of Service, and Einar Einarsson to the position of Executive Vice President of Global Markets. Both of them will report to Arni Oddur Thordarson, CEO of Marel.
"We operate in a dynamic world where customer needs are evolving fast. Marel has enjoyed great success over the years built on our united team, strong customer relationships and significant investments into innovation and its infrastructure and facilities around the globe. To stay at the forefront of the industry and achieve our ambitious growth plans we need to evolve and enhance the customer journey further.
We are adjusting our organization and placing more emphasis on Global Markets and Services", mentioned Arni Oddur Thordarson in a statement released by the company.
Ulrika Lindberg is 50 years old and has over 20 years of experience in global services having held senior positions at large international organizations such as Alfa Laval and Tetra Pak. In her previous position as Vice President of Global Service at Alfa Laval, she was responsible for successfully building a new unit with the overall objective to increase sales of services and improve service standardization in a global service organization. Ulrika will start her new position on September 15, 2018.
Einar Einarsson is 50 years old and has over 15 years of experience in managing Marel’s sales and service operations in North America. Einar became President of Marel Inc. in the US in 2003 and prior held several positions within Marel as a Sales Engineer, Area Sales Manager, and Product Manager. Until his successor is announced, Einar will stay on as President of Marel Inc.
According to the company, the objective of the changes is to drive continued growth and success by further enhancing customer experience and synchronize the way of working within the company globally.
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