– SWEDEN / USA – Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC) announces that its parent, Camfil (Stockholm, Sweden) has appointed Magnus Yngen to the position of president and CEO. He succeeds Alan O’Connell, who held the post for the past 12 years and was instrumental in taking Camfil to its current position as the global leader in the air filtration industry.
Yngen has been a member of the Camfil board for the last year and brings to his new position a solid international business background from several industries. Prior to joining Camfil, he worked for the Electrolux Group, with management responsibility for its European operations, and was later appointed CEO of the Husqvarna Group.
The Camfil APC operation specializes in industrial dust collection. The U.S. has traditionally been Camfil’s primary market for dust collection equipment; but through a planned expansion program, its popular Farr Gold Series® product line is being rolled out globally and is now marketed in Europe, Latin America, Australia and Asia under the direction of Camfil APC president Lee Morgan, who reports to Magnus Yngen. Camfil APC operates a production unit in its Jonesboro, Arkansas headquarters as well as a newly opened plant in the United Kingdom. The company is currently celebrating 50 years in the business of clean air solutions.
About Camfil
The Camfil Group is a world leader in the development and production of air filters and clean air solutions. Camfil is also one of the most global air filtration specialists in the world with 23 production units and R&D centres in the Americas, Europe, South East Asia and the Asia-Pacific region.
The Group, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, has 3,428 employees and sales in the range of SEK 4.9 billion. International markets account for almost 90% of sales. The company’s business is to provide customers with sustainable best-in-class air filtration products and services through four main business units: Filters, Power Systems, Air Pollution Control (APC) and Airborne Molecular Contamination (AMC).
With 50 years of experience in air filtration products and solutions, Camfil delivers value to customers all over the world while contributing to something essential to everyone – clean air for health, well-being and performance.
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