CURRICULUM VITAE

Name:                     Hans Ekander

Date of birth:           1957, Oct 5th.

Adress:                    Ljungåsvägen 1 B, 296 38 Åhus, Mob +46 708 303813

Civil status:              Married to Åse, 1 child

Language:                Swedish mother tongue, English fluently, Some French

Education:                Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Licentiate in Engineering,
                               Applied Mechanics, 1984-89

                               Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Master of Science,
                               Mechanical Engineering, 1976-81

                               Bergaskolan, Eslöv, Technical gymnasium, Mechanical Engineering, 1973-76

Positions:                  Willmanco AB (owner), Åhus, 2003-
                                     Examples of contracts: 
                                      - NKT High Voltage Cables AB, R&D, 2019-
                                      - Hjalmarssons AB, Process development, 2019
                                      - NKT High Voltage Cables AB, R&D, 2017
                                      - IV Group AB, Project manager, 2016-
                                      - Saab Kockums AB, Process development, 2016
                                      - ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AB, Manager Main Planning &
                                        Development of Project Office, 2012 - 2013
                                      - Kockums AB, Department Manager, 2011 –2012
                                      - Kockums AB, Section Manager, 2010 –2011
                                      - ABB High Voltage Cables AB, Technical Development, 2010
                                      - Nolato Medevo/Meditech, Project manager, 2008 –2010
                                      - Motoman Robotics, Organization development, 2008 –2009
                                      - Alstom Power, Technical development, 2007 –2008
                                      - AssaAbloy Entrance Systems, R&D Director, 2007
                                      - Kockums AB, Process development, 2007 –2008
                                      - Kockums AB, Department Manager, 2006 - 2007
                                      - Kockums AB, Organization development, 2006
                                      - IDO Bathroom Ltd, Project manager, 2005 - 2006
                                      - Gislaved Gummi AB, Project manager, 2005 - 2007
                                      - Ifö Sanitär AB, Project manager, 2004 - 2006
                                      - ABB Power Technologies AB, Project manager, 2003 - 2005
                                      - Gislaved Gummi AB, Project manager, 2003 - 2004
                                      - Gislaved Gummi AB, Plant manager, 2003

                                Ifö Sanitär AB, Bromölla, 2001 - 2002,
                                      - R&D Manager

                                Ekander Konsult AB (owner), Åhus, 1998 - 2001.
                                   
Examples of contracts:
                                      - Nolato Mobile AB, Manager preparation, 1 year
                                      - Trelleborg Industri AB, BU F&F, R&D Manager, 1 year
                                      - Gislaved Gummi AB, Project manager
                                      - Nolato Mobile AB, Project manager
                                      - ABB High Voltage Cables AB, Project manager

                                Valeo Engine Cooling AB, Sölvesborg, 1997
                                      - Plant Manager

                                Adtranz Sweden AB/ABB Traction AB, Helsingborg, 1994 - 1997
                                      - General Manager Bogie Division
                                      - Technical Manager Bogie Division
                                      - Manager Brake System Design

                                ABB High Voltage Cables AB, Karlskrona, 1993
                                      - Sales engineer, Marketing dept., Submarine Cables

                                ABB Corporate Research / ASEA Research, Västerås,  1982 - 1992
                                      - Manager, Dept Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
                                      - Laboratory engineer, Dept Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow

Expatriate:            Research project at MIT, Cambridge, Mass., USA, 1987.

Publications:        H. Ekander and A. V. Johansson, An improved Algebraic Reynolds
    Stress model and application to curved and rotating channel
     flows, Seventh symposium on turbulent shear flows,
     Stanford University, 21-23 Aug 1989.

                            R. Alvinsson, H. Ekander, "A Method to Predict Temperature Rises
   of Gas Insulated Substations", Gas Insulated Substations
   Technology and Practice, Pergamon Press, 1986.

                            H. Ekander, R. Alvinsson, "Temperature Transients in CGI-Cables
    Laid in Air", Cigré Symposium, Brussels, 1985.

Positions of trust:       

                            Chairman of the board, Mårten Gås, Economic association, Åhus,
    Sweden, 2006 -2007

                            Member of the board, Mårten Gås, Economic association, Åhus,
    Sweden, 2003 -2005

     Chairman of the board, NUTEKs program for “Applied Fluid
     Mechanics”, 1990 – 1992

                             Member of NUTEKs expert group for “Energy Related Industrial
     Fluid Mechanics”, 1985 - 1990

 

Patents:                "Insulated electric cable", patent owner ABB

                            "Method of reducing lining wear", patent owner ABB

                            "A device for limitation of a flow through a density lock for a
     nuclear reactor", patent owner: ABB / Westinghouse

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