Ronnie Leten (born 12 December 1956) is a Belgian businessman. In 2018, Leten became the chairman of

Ericsson (lit. "Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson"), commonly known as Ericsson, is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. The company sells infrastructure, software, and services in informa ...

and

Epiroc Epiroc AB is a Swedish manufacturer of mining and infrastructure equipment. It is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and has its manufacturing facilities in Sweden, United States, Canada, Australia, China, India, Japan and Germany. History Epiroc ...

Career

Ronnie Leten graduated from the

University of Hasselt Hasselt University ( Dutch: ''Universiteit Hasselt or UHasselt'') is a public research university with campuses in Hasselt and Diepenbeek, Belgium. It has more than 6,700 students and 1,660 academic, administrative and technical staff (2022). T ...

, in 1979, with a master's degree in Business Administration. Leten began his working career at General Biscuit Belgie BVBA ('LU') from 1979-1985. He joined

Atlas Copco Atlas Copco (Copco from Compagnie Pneumatique Commerciale) is a Swedish multinational industrial company that was founded in 1873. It manufactures industrial tools and equipment. The Atlas Copco Group is a global industrial group of companies ...

, Belgium, in 1985. After a short period as production manager for

Tenneco Automotive Tenneco (formerly Tenneco Automotive and originally Tennessee Gas Transmission Company) is an American automotive components original equipment manufacturer and an aftermarket ride control and emissions products manufacturer. It is a Fortune 50 ...

, he came back to Atlas Copco in 1995. Between 1999-2001 he was president of the Airtec division. From 2001-2006 he was president of the Industrial Air division. Between 2006 and 2009 he was the business area president for the Compressor Technique business area. He was the President and CEO of Atlas Copco from 2009 to 2017. In 2018, Ronnie Leten became the Chairman of

and

. Epiroc was created in 2018 from Atlas Copco's Mining and Rock Excavation Technique business area. Ronnie Leten was chairman for Piab and member of the board for

SKF AB SKF (Swedish: ''Svenska Kullagerfabriken''; 'Swedish Ball Bearing Factory') is a Swedish bearing and seal manufacturing company founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1907. The company manufactures and supplies bearings, seals, lubrication and l ...

Board assignments/memberships

* 2017 to present - Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien or

Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or ''Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien'' (IVA), founded on 24 October 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the royal academies in Sweden. The academy is an independent organisation, which prom ...

. Member of the Academy. * 2017 to present - Svenska Kullagerfabriken or 'Swedish Ball Bearing Factory'. Member of the board. * 2017 to present -

. Chairman of the Board. * 2018 to present -

. Chair of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Finance Committee, Member of the Remuneration Committee. * 2019 to 2022 - Piab. Chair. * 2012 to 2018 -

Electrolux Electrolux AB () is a Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer, headquartered in Stockholm. It is consistently ranked the world's second largest appliance maker by units sold, after Whirlpool. Electrolux products sell under a variety ...

. Board member from 2012 and Chairman of the Board from 2014. * 2009 to 2017 -

(32 years).

Recognition/awards

* 2019: Receiver of Doctor Honoris Causa from UHasselt University, Belgium. * 2019: Named Knight of the North Star Order, first class, by Swedish King Carl Gustaf (Original Swedish title of recognition: "Riddare av Nordtsjärneordern, första klass".) * 2018: Receiver of the Queen Astrid Award, Belgium * 2018: Commander in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (OMRI) * 2016:

Harvard Business Review ''Harvard Business Review'' (''HBR'') is a general management magazine published by Harvard Business Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard University. ''HBR'' is published six times a year and is headquartered in Brighton, Ma ...

ranks him 52nd best CEO in the world. * 2014: Commander in the Order of Leopold II, Belgium * 2013: Manager of the Year, Belgium.

References

Living people 1956 births People from Beringen, Belgium Belgian chief executives Belgian chairpersons of corporations {{Belgium-bio-stub