Eric Alström Group President and CEO Hempel

Björn Twiehaus CEO WAGO Group

JOB FROM: PRESIDENT OF DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS

JOB TO: GROUP PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HEMPEL

From August, Eric Alström will be leading Hempel as its new President and CEO. Richard Sand, Chair of the Board of Directors, says:“ Eric is an experienced international business leader with a strong track record of driving growth, transformation and innovation in global industrial businesses.” Eric says:“ Hempel has great people, and combined with our innovative products, we have the right ingredients to outpace the competition.”

JOB FROM: CEO OF MARQUARDT GROUP

JOB TO: CEO OF WAGO GROUP

Björn Twiehaus began his time at automotive supplier FORVIA HELLA as a manufacturing engineer and worked his way up to lead its Electronics division over two decades. He became CEO of mechatronics business Marquardt Group in 2025 and will now lead WAGO Group from September.“ I look forward to shaping the next chapters of this journey together with around 9,000 colleagues worldwide,” he says.

18 August 2026