Battery firm Northvolt has announced the appointment of Pia Aaltonen-Forsell as its new Chief Finance Officer, taking over from Alexander Hartman.

Mr Hartman will take on the role of Chief Transformation Officer to lead Northvolt’s recently announced company strategic review.

Pia Aaltonen-Forsell said: “Having followed Northvolt’s impressive growth for many years, I’m energized to join its 6,000 employees on their mission to produce the world’s highest quality and greenest lithium-ion battery.”

In addition to these appointments, Matthias Arleth joins the Executive Management Team in the role of President Cells.

His focus will be on driving the execution of Northvolt’s growth strategy beginning with its first gigafactory in Skellefteå, Sweden, alongside taking responsibility for Northvolt’s battery cell technology R&D and production.

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Peter Carlsson, CEO and Co-Founder of Northvolt, commented: “I am proud to welcome such great talent as Pia and Matthias into Northvolt’s Executive Management team.”

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