Sara Forsberg, currently acting manager for Vehicle Development at Scania research and development (R&D), has been appointed chief technical officer (CTO) and head of brand identity development. As of May 1, 2024, she will be part of Scania’s Executive Board and report to Christian Levin, president and CEO Scania and TRATON GROUP.
Since joining Scania in 2001, Forsberg has held several positions within R&D, including head of truck chassis development. She took up her current position as acting manager for vehicle development in Södertälje in 2023.
Forsberg has extensive experience in vehicle development, modularization and validation, and will now take on the task of implementing and leading Scania’s Brand Identity Development (BID) organization. Together with her team, she will drive the development of Scania’s product roadmap. Scania’s sustainable solutions will be brought to market quicker and with increased efficiency, with the support of the common tools and principles of the unified TRATON Group R&D structure, where the BID structure ensures each brand's uniqueness.
“The role of the CTO is incredibly important as we continue to build our future vehicle offering to our customers," said Levin. "I am happy to welcome Sara to the Executive Board. Her broad technical expertise from various parts of the company together with strong leadership will be a great contribution to Scania’s future offering of premium sustainable solutions."
Forsberg holds a master's degree in ergonomic design and production from Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.
