Husqvarna Group announced in January 2023, the board of the company announced that it would start a recruitment process to identify a new CEO, with Pavel continuing as interim CEO. That recruitment process is now completed, with the board appointing Pavel Hajman to continue as Group CEO. Pavel has been acting CEO since December 2022, following a career of more than 30 years in leading positions within and outside Husqvarna Group.

Pavel Hajman has been a part of the Group Management team since 2014 and has a history within Husqvarna Group as President for Husqvarna Forest & Garden, SVP Operations Development and SVP IT. Prior to joining Husqvarna Group, Pavel held various leading positions within Seco Tools and Assa Abloy in Europe and Asia.