{"id":16700,"date":"2026-07-01T01:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T01:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=16700"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:21:07","slug":"cavotec-names-robertsson-cfo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/cavotec-names-robertsson-cfo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavotec Names Robertsson CFO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cavotec has appointed Christoffer Robertsson as new CFO, effective 17 August 2026. Robertsson succeeds Joakim Wahlquist who is leaving Cavotec for another assignment as previously communicated.<\/p>\n<p>Robertsson is a finance executive and CFO with extensive international experience in business control and performance management in industrial and project-based environments. He most recently comes from the role as CFO of NOVO Energy, originally formed by Northvolt and Volvo Cars, where he built the finance function from the ground up.<\/p>\n<p>Robertsson started his career at ABB and then became CFO of Norwegian Spenncon, owned by Bain Capital. In 2019, he joined Northvolt to lead finance and project control for Northvolt Ett, the company&#8217;s first gigafactory in Skellefte\u00e5. In 2022, he took over as CFO of NOVO Energy.<\/p>\n<p>David Pagels, CEO of Cavotec, said: \u201cChristoffer\u2019s extensive international experience in business development and performance management in industrial environments and project-driven organisations makes him well-suited to the role of CFO of Cavotec. He will be a key person in continuing to build a stronger Cavotec and create value for our stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with great enthusiasm that I take on the role of CFO at Cavotec,\u201d said Robertsson.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16702\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16702\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-22-at-17.17.50.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-22-at-17.17.50.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-22-at-17.17.50-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-22-at-17.17.50-400x258.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-22-at-17.17.50-356x230.png 356w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-22-at-17.17.50-440x284.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-22-at-17.17.50-596x385.png 596w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-22-at-17.17.50-503x325.png 503w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-06-22-at-17.17.50-589x380.png 589w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christoffer Robertsson is a finance executive and CFO with extensive international experience in business control and performance management in industrial and project-based environments.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cCavotec is a leading international engineering company that contributes to reducing carbon dioxide emissions in ports and industrial environments. I look forward to contributing to the development of Cavotec and being part of an innovative, industrial business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robertsson holds a Bachelor of Business Management, with a major in International Business, at the University of Queensland and a Master of Business, with a major in Applied Finance, at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He was born in 1986.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Current CFO Joakim Wahlquist will remain at Cavotec until 10 September 2026 to ensure an effective handover to his successor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cavotec has appointed Christoffer Robertsson as new CFO, effective 17 August 2026. Robertsson succeeds Joakim Wahlquist who is leaving Cavotec for another assignment as previously communicated. Robertsson is a finance executive and CFO with extensive international experience in business control and performance management in industrial and project-based environments. 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