Sweden: Sandvik has appointed Henrik Ager as president of its Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology division and a member of the Sandvik Group executive management with effect from 1 April 2019. He succeeds Lars Engström, who will leave Sandvik.
Ager holds over 16 years of experience in the minding industry with positions held in South Africa, Australia, South America and India. He is currently the president for the Rock Tools division in Sandvik. Prior to this, he was the president for the Global Equipment division and Vice President for Strategy within Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology. He also worked for McKinsey and Ericsson.