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Björn Fagerström

Critic · DISC type C
Director Innovation HUB Sweden at HARTING Technology Group
📍 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

Björn Fagerström is the Director of Innovation HUB Sweden at HARTING Technology Group, driving solutions for electrification and sustainable business. He holds a Ph. D. from Chalmers University of Technology and is also an Affiliated Professor at Mälardalen University, bridging industry and academia with expertise in innovation and R&D management.

Outside of his technical career, Björn is an active outdoorsman who enjoys sailing, running, and skiing. He also shows a strong passion for the arts, actively following and promoting the work of emerging talent in the high-fashion industry, particularly designer Petra Fagerström.

Unique fact: He uniquely balances a corporate leadership role in industrial technology with a parallel career as an affiliated university professor.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Director Innovation HUB Sweden
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Personality Overview

How Björn shows up

Objective Thinker
Precise
Information Seeker

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Priorities

Topics Björn cares about

Electrification Solutions
His Innovation Hub at HARTING is specifically dedicated to developing connector and cable solutions for the global transfer of energy and data, focusing on electrification.
Industry-Academia Collaboration
His dual role as an industry director and an affiliated professor demonstrates a commitment to connecting academic research with practical industrial innovation.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Director Innovation HUB Sweden
HARTING Technology Group
3-2023 - 5-2024
Head of Project Development - Offshore Connections at Svenska Kraftnät
Svenska kraftnät
8-2021 - 3-2023
Head of Division Research, Collaboration and Innovation
Lund University
4-2020 - 8-2021
Director EIT Manufacturing North
EIT Manufacturing
5-2019 - 4-2020
Management Consultant
Infobility
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2000 - 2004
Ph.D.
Chalmers University of Technology
B.Sc.
University of Gothenburg
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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