Hexpol appoints Wikström to head wheels unit

ERJ staff report (DS)

Stockholm, Sweden -- Jan Wikström has accepted the position of president of Hexpol Wheels at Hexpol and will be a part of the group management. Wikström holds a Master of Science in Engineering. His previous positions include those in Nolato Sunne and AQ Holmbergs AB as managing director. Wikström has previously held international management positions within Flextronics.

Wikström is expected to assume his position as soon as possible but no later than September 2009. He will replace Peter Kruk who has left the Hexpol Group.

Hexpol Wheels is a product area within Hexpol that includes business units in Sweden, the US, China and Sri Lanka. Hexpol Wheels is one of the world's leading manufacturers of wheels for forklifts and castor wheel applications.

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Press release from Hexpol