Mika Virtanen new VP for Air Technology & Electromechanics at Dacke Industri

Dacke Industri’s recent year of strong growth means that we can now take further steps towards greater expansion. We streamline and optimize our divisions for Fluid Power Technology, Air Technology & Electromechanics, Special Technology, Electronics and Building Systems & Products.

Dacke Industri is pleased to announce that Mika Virtanen has been appointed VP for the Air Technology & Electromechanics division, as of November 1, 2022.

Throughout his professional career, Mika has worked in several leading positions within companies globally, such as terminals and harbor cranes, automation, mining and construction. He has been part of Kalmar’s management team in Cargotec and led extensive business areas with broad global responsibility. He has also worked as CEO of Bromma in Singapore. After fifteen years at Cargotec, he moved on to the listed company Robit Plc in Finland, where he worked as CEO. Most recently, he comes from Pimatic, one of our subsidiaries, where he steered the business in the right direction as CEO. He is now handing over that role to drive, develop and continue the journey of growth for the entire Air Technology & Electromechanics division, centered around pneumatics and electromechanics in industrial applications.

Mika Virtanen: “I am really looking forward to having the opportunity to work within the exciting and successful Dacke group in the future as well as being part of a company with good values. It makes me extremely happy to be able to continue on that path and work close to all the companies within the Air Technology & Electromechanics division, such as Pimatic, Sovellusmestarit Oy, Swedrive and PMC Attachment.As chairman of the board of the companies, I look forward to working closely with the people at the companies and developing this division to the next level together while focusing on finding more great companies who want to join us.”

“I have a lot of faith in Mika’s ability after many years of experience and insight in the industrial sector. He adds value-creating knowledge to lead, develop and run our operations organically as well as make new acquisitions within the entire Air Technology & Electromechanics division,” says Lars Fredin, CEO and CEO of Dacke Industri.

We are Tire Industry

Dacke Industri is a long-term owner who develops and invests in innovative technology companies, preferably with a focus on customized components and systems. We bring industrial know-how, a strong network and maintain an entrepreneurial environment in our companies. The companies have a very high degree of independence and are run decentralized.

Our companies have their own products or systems with a strong technical focus, development and design expertise and quality execution. Several of our companies use existing platforms for innovation and are happy to work with environmentally sustainable products and production.

Dacke Industri has been owned since January 2016 by Nordstjernan.

Today, Dacke Industri has 17 subsidiaries, over 1,600 employees worldwide and a turnover of over SEK 4 billion.