Nilsson has over 25 years of international industrial leadership experience in operations, supply chain and transformation in the metals and materials industry. He worked as vice president supply chain and operations in the powder metallurgy division at Höganäs AB. There, he oversaw operations across Europe, the U.S. and China. 

“NLMK DanSteel has a strong foundation built on committed people, operational discipline and close collaboration across the organization. I look forward to working with the team to further strengthen reliability, quality and performance, while continuing to support our key markets, including the wind energy sector,” said Nilsson. 

Nilsson succeeds interim chief executive officer Cornelius Louwrens. 

“Fredrik Nilsson is a highly experienced industrial leader with deep operational expertise and a strong focus on people and performance. He is well positioned to continue strengthening DanSteel’s operational performance and long-term competitiveness,” said Louwrens.