Melker Jernberg has been appointed president of Volvo Construction Equipment and member of the Volvo Group executive board. 

Melker Jernberg has been appointed president of Volvo Construction Equipment and member of the Volvo Group executive board.  Jernberg currently is president and CEO of the Sweden-based powder metallurgy company Höganäs AB. Prior to this he held the position of executive vice president and head of business area EMEA at Swedish-based steel manufacturer SSAB.

Jernberg will assume his new position on Jan. 1, 2018.

Jernberg replaces Martin Weissburg, who will take up a position as senior advisor to Volvo's President and CEO Martin Lundstedt.

“Martin Weissburg has, through his strong leadership, been key to the considerable improvement in the performance of Volvo Construction Equipment and he will continue to have senior positions within the Volvo Group. Martin Weissburg will remain in his position until year end 2017 and take up his new position as senior advisor to me during the course of Q1 2018,” said Lundstedt, president and CEO of the Volvo Group.

For more information, visit volvoce.com/.

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