![]() ![]() The second acquittal verdict was announced 26 June 2019. ![]() Following Økokrim's appeal of the acquittal, Rollén was acquitted for a second time, this time by the Borgarting Court of Appeal (Borgarting lagmannsrett), rejecting all charges of insider trading. He was prosecuted by the Norwegian economic crime authority ( Økokrim) and acquitted by The Oslo City Court in a unanimous verdict announced 10 January 2018. In 2016, Rollén was accused of insider trading in Norway for buying shares in Next Biometrics in October 2015 on behalf of Greenbridge Partners, a transaction which did not involve Hexagon. He has been named to the Harvard Business Review's “Best-Performing CEOs” list several times. Melker Schörling, then chairman of Hexagon's Board of Directors, supported and invested in this new venture. In 2015, Rollén sold half of his shares in Hexagon to form the investment company Greenbridge Partners, which as of October 2015 owned 20% of Norwegian Next Biometrics. Hexagon also managed to create a successful Rubber compounding business Hexpol that was distributed to Hexagons shareholders in 2008 via an IPO on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Hexagon has acquired more than 200 companies during Rollén's years as CEO, while balancing the company's portfolio with hardware and software products. Under Rollén's leadership, Hexagon expanded internationally through the acquisition of Brown & Sharpe, Leica Geosystems, Intergraph, and MSC Software to become a leader in advanced measurement technology. The following year, Rollén was recruited by Melker Schörling to be CEO of Hexagon, which was then a conglomerate with limited growth prospects. ![]() In 1999, he became CEO of Sandvik Stål (now Sandvik Materials Technology) in Sandviken. Two years later he changed jobs and became vice president at Avesta Sheffield. In 1996, Ola Rollén became president of Kanthal. Career Īfter graduation, Rollén began his career at Stora AB in 1989 and later joined AB Kanthal in 1990. He earned an undergraduate degree in finance and economics from Stockholm University in 1989. He retired as CEO of Hexagon AB, a global technology firm on December 31, 2022. Ola Rollén is a Swedish entrepreneur and businessman. ![]()
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