Strand takes Danfoss controls role

DENMARK: Kristian Strand has been appointed president of Danfoss’ refrigeration & air conditioning controls business.

His promotion from vice president, industrial refrigeration, comes after 18 months with the company and follows the departure of Thomas H Lønholdt.

Strand joined Danfoss in 2017 after nine years at the Bitzer group in a number of senior roles. He joined Bitzer in 2008 as CEO of its controls company Lodam. In 2015, he moved to become director of Bitzer’s sales transport division and MD of its Finnish transport cooling division Lumikko. He later became director of marketing and business development.