GM exec Johansson to head Trelleborg's automotive group

Trelleborg, Sweden - Roger Johansson has been appointed the new Business Area President of Trelleborg Automotive within the Trelleborg Group. Johansson is currently responsible for GM Powertrain Europe.

Johansson, who is 41 years old and a graduate in business administration, has extensive experience from General Motors, where he has worked since 1991, in the purchasing function and with Saab in Sweden and Opel in Germany.

“We are extremely gratified to have recruited a business area president with such long and solid experience from the automotive industry,” says Peter Nilsson, President and CEO of the Trelleborg Group, who has also been the Acting President of Trelleborg Automotive since September 2006.

In 2006, the Trelleborg Automotive business area generated net sales of approximately SEK 9.5 billion and had about 9500 employees. Production units are located in Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UK and the US. However, Trelleborg has said it needs to do some severe restructuring in the business.