Implenia strengthens national organisations in Norway and Sweden
Dietlikon, 29 September 2016 – Implenia is refocusing its activities in the Scandinavian market and strengthening its national organisations in Norway and Sweden. Mr. Stig Ingar Evje is assuming the new role of CEO Implenia Norway on 1 November 2016, while Mr. Fredrik Björckebaum becomes CEO Implenia Sweden on 1 October 2016. Ms. Tone Bachke will start work as the new Head of Corporate Center Scandinavia on 1 February 2017. Petter Vistnes – previously Head of Implenia Scandinavia – is returning after an illness-related absence, and from mid-October 2016 will take on new strategic responsibilities at Group head office. He steps down formally from the GEBO as of 1 October 2016.
By strengthening its management structures in Norway and Sweden, Implenia is taking better account of the local character of the business and underlining the increasing significance of the Nordic market in the Group’s ongoing development.
Implenia press contact:
Reto Aregger
Communications Manager
Tel.: +41 58 474 74 77
Implenia, Switzerland’s leading construction and construction services company, also has a strong position in the German, Austrian and Scandinavian infrastructure markets. Established in 2006, Implenia can look back on around 150 years of construction tradition. It brings the expertise of its highly skilled sectoral and regional units together under the roof a company active throughout Europe. With its integrated business model and specialists operating in all areas of construction, the Group can manage a building project through its entire lifecycle and deliver work that is economical, integrated and customer-centric. The focus is on striking a sustainable balance between financial success and social and environmental responsibility.
Implenia, with its headquarters in Dietlikon near Zurich, currently employs more than 8,000 people around Europe and posted revenue of around CHF 3.3 billion in 2015. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (IMPN, CH0023868554). More information can be found at www.implenia.com.
