Per Elfgren appointed new head of SSAB Special Steels

Per Elfgren has been appointed new head of SSAB Special Steels. He takes up the new position from his present role as head of Market Development at SSAB Special Steels.

Per Elfgren has extensive international experience of leading positions with responsibility for marketing, sales and product development, for example. For the past eight years, he has been a member of SSAB Special Steels’ Management Team and has been responsible for market development and for Abraservice, a fully-owned SSAB company. Per Elfgren joined SSAB in 1996.

“Per has played a major role in taking SSAB Special Steels forward to its present position and he knows both the company and the culture well. His experience of the market and an international customer focus will be important in continuing to strengthen our unique customer offering in high-strength steel, and on our journey towards becoming a fossil-free company,” says Johnny Sjöström, President and CEO of SSAB.

Per Elfgren Msc (Material Physics) will take up his new position on November 1, when he will also become a member of SSAB’s Group Executive Committee. He succeeds Johnny Sjöström, who recently became President and CEO of SSAB.

For further information, please contact:
Gunilla Hjalmarson, Head of External Communications, gunilla.hjalmarson @ ssab.com,
phone: +46 76 117 9185
Anna Molin, Press Officer at SSAB, anna.molin @ ssab.com, phone: +46 76 110 46 76