GOTHEBORG, Sweden – SKF has appointed Lars Wilsby to senior vice president, Group Business Transformation. He will report to Tom Johnstone, SKF president and CEO, and will be a member of SKF Group Management.
 
Wilsby previously served as director, Vehicle Service Market, SKF Automotive Division. He joined SKF in 2005 and held several managerial positions within SKF Automotive Division. Prior to joining SKF, he was a partner in McKinsey & Co. in Scandinavia.
 
This new role will be responsible for Group IT and Group Demand Chain and is effective Jan. 1 2012.
 
In conjunction with this appointment, Magnus Johansson, currently senior vice president, Group Demand Chain will take up the role of director, Vehicle Service Market, SKF Automotive Division.