Beijer Electronics Group appoints Lena Westerholm as head of sustainability

Lena Westerholm has been appointed Group Head of Sustainability in Beijer Electronics Group AB. The role has been newly established at group level to further enhance focus and competence in sustainability.

Beijer Electronics Group’s products contribute to reducing the customer’s climate footprint. In her new role, Lena Westerholm will partly contribute to clarifying how the group creates added value for customers, and partly develop both the Group’s and the business entities’ sustainability work and sustainability reporting. She will take up her new role on 22 May 2023.

“I am very happy to welcome Lena Westerholm to Beijer Electronics Group. Lena brings with her a very deep and broad experience from driving sustainability issues in an industrial context and will contribute to raising our focus and our competence in the area”, says Jenny Sjödahl, President and CEO of Beijer Electronics Group.

Lena Westerholm comes most recently from the role of Sustainability Manager for ABB Sweden and Global Sustainability Manager for the business area Robotics and Discrete Automation ABB Ltd. Lena has a master’s degree in environmental science from Umeå University and has worked for 23 years in the ABB Group in many different roles within sustainability and business development. She is also a senior advisor in sustainability in several different forums.

Lena Westerholm will have a shared role − Group Head of Sustainability at Beijer Electronics Group and member of the Group management, as well as VP Sustainability and member of the management group for the business entity Westermo.