Hiab appoints new Vice President

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has appointed Jan-Erik Lindfors (M Sc Econ) as Vice President, New Business Solutions and a member of Hiab Leadership Team as of 1 September 2016, the company said in its press release.
 
Jan-Erik Lindfors joins Hiab from HiQ Finland where he has been Vice President, Strategy & Business Development since November 2013 with a focus on digital strategy and digital transformation. He has an extensive working experience in information technology, telecom and international manufacturing industry. He has worked in several different roles ranging from strategic planning, business development, sales, marketing, product management, market intelligence to programme and project management as well as software development.
 
Hiab is the world's leading provider of on-road load handling equipment. Around 3,000 professionals at Hiab work to provide high-performance products and services that meet customer needs globally. Hiab's product range includes HIAB loader cranes, JONSERED recycling and forestry cranes, LOGLIFT forestry cranes, MOFFETT truck-mounted forklifts and MULTILIFT demountables, as well as DEL, WALTCO and ZEPRO tail lifts.
 
Hiab is part of Cargotec. Cargotec's sales in 2015 totalled approximately EUR 3.7 billion and it employs over 11,000 people.