Atlas Copco appoints new president of its Compressor Technique business area
Atlas Copco has appointed Vagner Rego president of its Compressor Technique business area, effective from 1st August 2017.
“Vagner is a solid leader with international experience from several different roles,” said Mats Rahmström, President and CEO of the Atlas Copco Group.
Rego has been with Atlas Copco for over 20 years, first joining the company in 1996 as a trainee engineer in a service workshop in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Moving through the ranks of the company, he was appointed Business Line Manager for Compressor Technique Service in Brazil. In 2010, he was appointed vice president Marketing and Sales for the Compressor Technique Service division, based in Belgium.
In 2014, he became general manager for Construction Technique’s Customer Centre in Brazil.
A Brazillian citizen, Rego has a degree in mechanical engineering from Mackenzie University and an MBA from Ibmec Business School, both located in Brazil.
Atlas Copco’s Compressor Technique business area had revenues of MSEK 36,356 (€3.7 million) in 2016, of which 43% came from service. 16,000 people are employed in the Compressor Technique area at Atlas Copco.
Vagner Rego will succeed Nico Delvaux in the role, who will leave Atlas Copco.
