New CEO For Nilfisk-Advance

The Nilfisk-Advance Group have announced a new President and CEO, Jonas Persson.

Jonas is a Swedish citizen who graduated from Lund University with a MSc. Degree in Engineering, in 1994. Since then, he has enjoyed an international career which includes membership of Assa Abloy’s Executive Management Board and head of the Asia-Pacific division, responsible for more than 16,000 employees.

During his four years at Assa Abloy, Jonas was responsible for product development, production and sales. Other significant career achievements include the Alfa Laval Group and Nolato.

Nilfisk-Advance is part of the NKT Group, and Jens Due Olsen, Chairman of the NKT Board of Directors, commented on the announcement: "With the appointment of Jonas Persson as our new CEO, I am convinced that we ensure competences capable of further developing Nilfisk-Advance to focus on customers and their demands for future solutions."

The Nilfisk-Advance Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of professional cleaning equipment, having sales entities in 45 countries. The continued development of their distributor network has extended product sales into more than 100 countries across the world.