Kristian Strand has been appointed Director Sales Transport Division at BITZER, the world’s largest independent manufacturer of refrigeration compressors. He’s also assuming the role of Managing Director of Finnish subsidiary Lumikko Technologies Oy.
The former Managing Director of Lumikko, Helmut Meyer, has been BITZER Chief Sales and Marketing Officer since the end of last year. BITZER acquired the Finnish company, which specializes in truck and trailer cooling, in December 2012.
“This is a dynamic industry and my responsibilities are going to be very interesting,” says Managing Director Kristian Strand, who has plenty of experience in management positions at various companies. He was one of the co-owners of Lodam Electronics, which specializes in electronic control units for use with cooling, heating and air-conditioning systems, from 2004 until it was acquired by BITZER in 2007, and managed the company until the end of 2013.