The board of Kährs Holding AB, Kährs Group, announced the appointment of Johan Magnusson as new group CEO. Johan Magnusson brings years of experience in a range of pan-European and global companies and was most recently managing director at Owens Corning and senior vice president of Paroc Technical Insulation. Johan Magnusson will replace Christer Persson, beginning his appointment on September 1.
“We are very happy to welcome Johan Magnusson to Kährs and are excited about him taking the company towards continued growth in the future and further development," said Anders Wassberg, chairman of the board. "With a proven track record of leading and growing businesses in our sector, he has the capabilities required to drive exceptional business performance by creating strategic clarity, driving commercialization and customer focus, while ensuring disciplined execution."