Indoor air purification company Blueair has appointed Herman Pihlträd as Chief Operating Officer of the company. His role as COO will see him take responsibility for monitoring and developing Blueair’s full value chain, including day-to-day management of Blueair, including day-to-day management, production strategy, sourcing, and the product and process quality and supply chain.
He will report to Blueair founder and chief executive officer Bengt Rittri, Herman’s global brief encompasses China, Blueair’s single largest marketplace with a highly efficient local organisation, and other core markets in Asia, North America and elsewhere.
Herman will be based out of Stockholm, where Blueair’s head office is located.
Herman brings with him over 11 years of senior management experience within Blueair, in Sweden as former president of Blueair AB and the United States, where he has most recently served as President of Blueair Inc.
Bengt Rittri said: “I am very pleased that we have secured a person of considerable talent with a detailed and proven knowledge of our business category. During his time with Blueair, Herman has helped shape our ambition and culture as we have established ourselves as a central player in the global air purifying industry.”