Ronnie Leten

Ronnie Leten (born 12 December 1956) is a Belgian businessman.

Ronnie Leten
Ronnie Leten
Born12 December 1956 (1956-12-12) (age 64)
Beringen, Belgium
Alma materUniversity of Hasselt
OccupationBusinessman

Career

Ronnie Leten graduated from the University of Hasselt, in 1979, with a Master's Degree in Business Administration. Leten began his working career at General Biscuit from 1979-1985.[1] He joined Atlas Copco, Belgium, in 1985. After a short period as production manager for Tenneco Automotive, 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.[2] In 2018, Ronnie Leten became the Chairman of Ericsson and Epiroc. Epiroc was created in 2018 from Atlas Copco's Mining and Rock Excavation Technique business area. Ronnie Leten is chairman for Piab and member of the board for SKF.

Board assignments/memberships
  • Electrolux: www.electrolux.com, 2012 - 2018
  • Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademiens, IVA, avdelning Maskinteknik, https://www.kva.se/sv/startsida, 2017 -
  • AB SKF: www.skf.com, 2017 -
  • Epiroc: www.epirocgroup.com, 2018 -
  • Ericsson: www.ericsson.com, 2018 -
  • Piab: www.piab.com, 2019 -

Recognition/awards
  • 2013: Manager of the Year, Belgium
  • 2014: Commander in the Order of Leopold II, Belgium
  • 2018: Receiver of the Queen Astrid Award, Belgium
  • 2018: Commander in  the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (OMRI)
  • 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".)

References
  1. Van Driessche, Luc (October 10, 2017). "Ronnie Leten, modèle suédois sauce limbourgeoise". L'Echo. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. "Company Overview of Atlas Copco Compressors LLC: Ronnie Leten M. Sc". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 2, 2018.


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