Ansell Limited announced the appointment of Rikard Froberg to the role of President, Industrial Global Business Unit (IGBU) effective September 1, 2021 succeeding Neil Salmon who, as previously announced, will assume the role of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on that same date. Froberg joined the company in 2010 as VP Corporate M&A and Strategy in the corporate office in New Jersey, USA. In this role he led the company’s global M&A work and the annual corporate strategic planning process. In 2013, he took on the role of VP Finance, Business Development and Emerging Markets for the IGBU, with a focus on growing the industrial business in emerging markets globally, including the development of Edge as a global brand. In July 2017, Froberg was appointed Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer for EMEA/APAC region, based in Brussels, Belgium and has led the EMEA/APAC sales teams and regional sales support functions to significant success in executing on the company’s growth strategy in both mature and emerging markets. In the interim Froberg will retain his EMEA/APAC role whilst the resourcing process for his current position is finalised and will relocate back to New Jersey.