Claes Bjäreholt new CEO of CG Drives & Automation

Claes Bjäreholt will be the new CEO of CG Drives & Automation Sweden AB. Claes has previously worked as a CEO for Smurfit Kappa Sweden & Finland, Rexam Beverage Cans (today Ball) and within the Nolato group.

”Using his extensive CEO experience within the manufacturing industry, Claes will take this promising company to a whole new level. Through its high quality Emotron products and an extremely experienced and customer focused organization CG Drives & Automation has developed in a very positive direction. Claes will be taking on the company in an exciting phase of development, facing many new projects within renewable energy” says former CEO Mikael Samuelsson.

Claes Bjäreholt who has a background and a particular interest in technological solutions look forward to his challenge. “I enjoy working with technologically advanced products and I believe that green technology is increasingly important. It is going to be exciting to develop this international company further.”

CG Drives & Automation with HQ in Sweden has further offices in India, Germany, Holland and UAE for the Middle East and Africa. Furthermore, the company holds a network of partners in over 20 countries worldwide.

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For more information, please contact
Elin Follin elin.follin@cgglobal.com
CG Drives & Automation Sweden AB
PO Box 222 25
SE-250 24 Helsingborg
Telephone: +46 42 16 99 91
Fax: + 46 42 16 99 49

About CG Drives & Automation
CG Drives & Automation, previously Emotron, has developed, manufactured and delivered efficient and reliable motor control equipment for over 40 years. Since 2011 we form a part of CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. (CG), a global pioneering leader in the management and application of electrical energy with more than 12,000 employees in around 21 countries.
For more information: www.emotron.com (www.cgglobal.com)