Lars Eklund

Managing Director at Scania East Africa
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Nairobi, Kenya, KE
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  • English -
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Mauro Costenaro

Lars is a result oriented manager, and eager to have people involved on the main subsjects of the area/business, acting like a real gentleman on all situations, what is crucial to have a good feedback from the customer and from partners.

Robert Desel

I worked with Lars extensively in 2009/10 setting up a North America support structure for Scania/Terex. He is a talented manager with a focus on the needs of the dealer and the customer.

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Credentials

  • 2-Minute Tips for Senior Leaders
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    Jul, 2020
    - Sep, 2024
  • How to Make Strategic Thinking a Habit
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  • Income Statement (P&L) and Cash Flow Explained
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    - Sep, 2024
  • Managing High Potentials
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    - Sep, 2024
  • Onboarding New Hires as a Manager
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    Jul, 2020
    - Sep, 2024
  • Strategic Thinking
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    Jul, 2020
    - Sep, 2024
  • The Six Morning Habits of High Performers
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    Jul, 2020
    - Sep, 2024
  • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers (Blinkist Summary)
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    May, 2020
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

  • Scania East Africa
    • Kenya
    • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Managing Director
      • Oct 2020 - Present

  • Scania Tanzania Ltd.
    • Nigeria
    • Truck Transportation
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Managing Director / Country Manager
      • Jun 2016 - Oct 2020

      Responsible for the sales and service company Scania Tanzania ltd and its network of workshops and parts outlets. Sales of new and used trucks, buses, gensets and all services and solutions to support our customers to improve their bottom line.Achievements; 150% growth of vehicle revenue. ~15% reduction of OPEX and a turn around to positive Ebit. 50% growth of spare parts revenue moth to month. Responsible for the sales and service company Scania Tanzania ltd and its network of workshops and parts outlets. Sales of new and used trucks, buses, gensets and all services and solutions to support our customers to improve their bottom line.Achievements; 150% growth of vehicle revenue. ~15% reduction of OPEX and a turn around to positive Ebit. 50% growth of spare parts revenue moth to month.

  • Scania
    • Greece
    • Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Sales Director
      • Mar 2012 - Dec 2015

      Heading the global sales department for all marine and power generation engines. Managing related OEM KAM´s and Product Sales Managers.-New markets and OEM´s-Solution sales-Business support and developmentMember of the management group of business area Engines at Scania.

    • Head of Product Support
      • Aug 2011 - Mar 2012

      Responsible for Application Engineering and the Technical Field Support teams.

    • Global Service Director
      • Aug 2008 - Aug 2011

      Responsible for Technical Support and Service Market Development teams, development of roles and organisation.Global service setups for global OEM customers such Terex, Doosan etc.Setup and implementation of structure for Development of Scania's Industrial Service Network in the USA and Canada, 200 service point in 2 years. Now fully operational.Development of work methods to further enhance customer satisfaction in the commissioning phase of new machines entering the service network.

    • Regional Service Manager
      • Jan 2005 - Aug 2008

      Responsible for a wide range of support for after sales, for markets such as: New Zeeland, Australia, Spain, Germany, Denmark, UK, Ireland, Israel etc. Travelled frequently to these markets and more, also to big global OEM customers wherever they operated.

Education

  • Mittuniversitetet
    Bachelor of Science, Mechanics
    1995 - 1998

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