{"id":23512,"date":"2026-08-04T12:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcargoglobal.com\/?p=23512"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T12:15:19","slug":"kalmars-karlgren-to-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcargoglobal.com\/?p=23512","title":{"rendered":"Kalmar’s Karlgren to step down"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alf-Gunnar Karlgren, President, Counterbalanced Division, and a member of Kalmar Leadership Team, has resigned and decided to continue his career outside Kalmar. <\/strong><\/p>\n

He will continue to lead the Counterbalanced business until the year end 2026, ensuring business continuity and a smooth transition. Recruitment of his successor will be initiated. <\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank Alf-Gunnar for his dedication throughout his 20 year career at Kalmar. His leadership across several businesses has been highly valued. We are grateful for his contributions and already now wish him every success in his future endeavours,\u201d says Sami Niiranen, President & CEO of Kalmar.<\/p>\n

 
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Alf-Gunnar Karlgren, President, Counterbalanced Division, and a member of Kalmar Leadership Team, has resigned and decided to continue his career<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":22542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[606],"class_list":["post-23512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-kalmar"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paPyrk-67e","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23716,"url":"https:\/\/projectcargoglobal.com\/?p=23716","url_meta":{"origin":23512,"position":0},"title":"Kalmar plans to simplify its operating model","author":"Project Cargo Global","date":"September 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Kalmar plans to simplify its operating model to accelerate growth, enhance customer focus, and optimize operational efficiency. 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