Former Volvo Powertrain quality director, Maria Oinas is to become VP quality & environment at National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) from 1 January next year, following the retirement of present incumbent, Kjell AC Bergström.

Prior to her Volvo tenure since 2009, Oinas held the position as financial manager at Cromtryck Vällingby and has earlier extensive experience from ABB Atom Services and ABB Atom Fuel Division in Västerås, where she worked with quality issues for 12 years.

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“I am grateful Maria Oinas from the beginning of next year becomes a part of our management team and is willing to take on the important role of leading our quality and environmental efforts,” said NEVS president, Mattias Bergman.

“For such a values-driven company as NEVS, where everyone is dedicated to our vision of shaping mobility for a more sustainable future, quality and environment issues will always be keys to our success.”

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