The Board of Directors of AAK AB (publ.) has appointed Johan Westman as President and CEO. He is currently Senior Vice President Europe and Managing Director of the BlankLight division at Shiloh Industries. Johan has close to 20 years of industrial experience in management consulting and from the automotive supplier industry.

He was President and CEO of FinnvedenBulten AB (publ.) between 2009 and 2014 and President of the Finnveden Metal Structures AB division 2008–2014. Prior to these positions he spent eight years in management consulting with Arthur D. Little. Johan Westman will assume his position as President and CEO no later than June 1, 2018.