Christian Coolsaet appointed MD of Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland
By Jim Gibbins - 1st August 2020
Sweden / UK / Ireland - Christian Coolsaet has been appointed Managing Director of Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland in Warwick, starting September 1, 2020. He succeeds Robert Grozdanovski who moves to Gothenburg to take up an appointment as Volvo Trucks’ Senior Vice President for Sales Area Europe Central East & East.
Coolsaet, born in Belgium, brings more than 20 years of Volvo experience, most recently from the German market. He has held the position of Managing Director of Volvo Trucks Germany since 2015. Before heading up Germany, Coolsaet was the Managing Director for Volvo Trucks in Ukraine and later in Romania, Commercial Trucks Director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland and Managing Director for Volvo Trucks in South Africa.