Lena Åberg has been appointed CFO and member of the Group Management Team at Impact Coatings AB, effective November 20, 2024. She succeeds Bengt Vernerson, who has been acting CFO since February 2023.
Lena Åberg has extensive experience in financial management across large and small companies, as well as listed and unlisted companies. She is accustomed to working in an international environment, including consolidating international subsidiaries. Lena is currently Senior Group Business Controller at Saab where the work includes reporting to group management and the board as well as implementing various improvement projects. Before her years at Saab, Lena was Finance Director at Qstar Försäljning AB, which is part of DCC plc. She also brings to Impact Coatings experience from smaller high-tech companies, for example Sectra and SICK IVP. Lena Åberg will be based at Impact Coatings’ head office in Linköping. She will be part of the Group Management Team, which, with this recruitment, will consist entirely of permanent personnel.
"I look forward to having Lena on board. She has a relevant background from both smaller and larger companies, has international experience but roots in Linköping, and has many years of experience in managing teams. Having Lena as permanent CFO will help in our progress towards profitability," said Impact Coatings CEO Jonas Nilsson. "I would also like to recognize and thank Bengt Vernerson, who with great commitment during the past 18 months has delivered as acting CFO and contributed to our strong business development,” said Jonas Nilsson.