Scania announced Jeanna Tällberg has been appointed executive vice president and head of people & culture, effective October 1, 2022, and will report to Christian Levin, president and CEO. She succeeds Helle Bay, who has left the company.
Tällberg leaves H&M Group where she has been head of HR Business Tech. She is familiar with Scania, as she had a career at the company, starting 2003 as HR business partner, and continued with various roles in HR, the company says. Later she became director of leadership and organizational development, a position she held from 2012 to 2015. She has also been HR director for Volkswagen Group Sverige as well as executive vice president HR Haldex Group.
“I am pleased to welcome Jeanna back to Scania and to our Executive Board. She has a deep understanding of our company and the industry. I am convinced that her drive and strategic way of working will benefit Scania,” says Christian Levin, president and CEO.
“The automotive industry is taking on an extremely important and exciting transformation and I truly look forward to being part of that at Scania,” says Tällberg. “I also look forward to continuing to strengthen People & Cultures role and contribution on this journey, because for me, our potential success as a company is all about our people. Last but not least, home is where the heart is and my heart has never left Scania. So I am very happy and honoured that it has now become time to come home.”
Tällberg has a bachelor’s degree in Social Work as well as in Human Resources.
