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An extraordinary year with good
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A very special year as Chairman of the Board of AAK has
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that the company continues to develop and demonstrate
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vegetable oils and fats.
Although being new to this particular role, my experience
working with AAK dates back to the turn of the century.
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Karlshamns AB and asked me to represent him on the
Board of Directors. At that time, operations were limited to
Karlshamn, Sweden and the Netherlands, and, needless to
say, a lot has happened since then.
During the past twelve months I have got to know AAK and
its employees more closely. This has not only been a great
pleasure for me but also a very good learning experience.
I have visited a number of AAK sites, including the ones in
Colombia and Mexico where the company has a strong position.
I have also spent some time at the site in Karlshamn
and the one in Mumbai, India. In September, I participated
at the inauguration of AAK’s new factory in Zhangjiagang,
China, a grand event and a very important milestone for the
company.
New CEO, same ambitions
After the successful establishment of AAK under the leader-
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last decade can to a great extent be attributed to our former
CEO Arne Frank who very unfortunately passed away last
summer. During his seven years with the company, Arne
established AAK as a world-leading player in the market for
value-adding vegetable oils and fats and he is, of course,
deeply missed by all of us.
But what is still here, stronger than ever, is the very
competent global organization that Arne, together with his
managers, created. To lead this successful team, the Board
of Directors has appointed a new CEO with broad industrial
and international experience. Johan Westman has over the
past ten years successfully developed companies to drive
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will continue to develop AAK in the best possible way.
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