Johan Soderstrom

Executive Advisor and Board member

Greater Västerås Metropolitan Area

About

Executive Advisor to the CEO, Hitachi Energy, 20240401- EVP Head of Europe and MEA, Hitachi Energy, 20211013-20240331 EVP Head of Europe and MEA, Hitachi ABB Power Grids, 20200701-2021112 Head of Regions Europe, Middle East and Africa, Latin America, Japan and Korea at ABB Power Grids Ltd, 20200101-20200630 Country Managing Director and President at ABB AB Sweden 20110401-20191231. Head of Power Products in Northern Europe until 201512 in parallel to the Country Managing Director Role. Head of Power Products Division at ABB AB Sweden, 2007/07-2011/03 Division President and EVP at Munters AB, 2005/10-2007/07 Head of Business Area/Division Automation Products at ABB Sweden, 2001/06-2005/09 Part time Head of Marketing & Sales, Business Area Automation Products or equivalent at ABB Ltd. 1997 - 2005/09 Group Process Owner and Group SVP, Head of Sales & Marketing and eBusiness at ABB Ltd. Zurich, Switzerland 2000/02-2001/05 President at ABB Control AB, 1997/04- 2000/01 Various positions within ABB from 1986 to 1997/03 based in Sweden, New Zealand and Australia

Experience

  • Hitachi Energy (Full-time · 4 yrs 10 mos)
    • Executive Advisor to the CEO and Executive Team
      Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • EVP, Head of Regions EMEA
      Oct 2021 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Non Executive Board Member at Fortum
    Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Board Member at Stena Recycling AB
    2019 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

  • Board Member at Business Sweden
    Aug 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Chairman at Mistra, Stiftelsen för miljöstrategisk forskning
    Jun 2016 - Jul 2022 · 6 yrs 2 mos