CHRISTIAN Coolsaet has been appointed managing director of Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland, succeeding Robert Grozdanovski who will move to Gothenburg to take up an appointment as Volvo Trucks’ senior vice president for sales area Europe Central East & East.
Christian brings more than 20 years of Volvo experience, most recently from the German market, currently holding the position of managing director of Volvo Trucks Germany since 2015.
He will take up his new position in the UK on 1 September 2020, based at Volvo Group UK & Ireland’s HQ in Warwick.
Commenting on the move, Roger Alm, president of Volvo Trucks, said: ‘With his leadership and focus on building strong customer relationships, together with a solid Volvo background, Christian Coolsaet will be excellent in the role of leading Volvo Trucks in UK & Ireland and continue building on the great work done by Robert Grozdanovski.’
