Lars Lindvall will succeed Hans Jansson at Moelven-owned UJ-Trading from 1 November. Hans Jansson – who has been CEO of the company for 27 years – will take up position as Purchasing and Marketing Director of the company. He will remain with the company until at least the summer of 2018.

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UJ-Trading AB names Lars Lindvall new CEO

Lars Lindvall will succeed Hans Jansson at Moelven-owned UJ-Trading from 1 November. Hans Jansson – who has been CEO of the company for 27 years – will take up position as Purchasing and Marketing Director of the company. He will remain with the company until at least the summer of 2018.


Lindvall is a trained mechanical engineer and has served in various roles. Everything from the quotation engineer, sales support, export sales, marketing manager, sales manager, Executive Vice President and subsidiary supervisor.

“In 2012 Lindvall returned to Söderhamn Eriksson after a few years as sales manager at Bruks AB in Arbrå for a focused effort in Russia with a separate subsidiary and staff,” says chairman of UJ Trading and Managing Director of Moelven division Timber,Anders Lindh.

He then extended the area with the Baltic countries, Australia, Germany and Austria when activity in Russia decreased due to sanctions from the West.

UJ Trading, part of the Moelven Group, is a supplier of sawmill equipment.