John Crane Appoints Jesper Østerlund as Vice President, Commercial and Service
(MENAFN- teamlewis) Dubai, UAE - 5 November 2026: John Crane, a global leader in flow-control technologies and an innovator in solutions for rotating equipment, has appointed JespØr Østerlund as Vice President, Commercial and Service to lead the com’any’s global Commercial and Service organisation.
In his new role, Jesper will play a leading role in delivering John Crane’s strategy and strengthening customer relationships around the world. Building on the compa’y’s strong foundations, he will focus on ensuring customers benefit from John C’ane’s full range of expertise and lifecycle capabilities. He will also help translate market insights into opportunities to enhance solutions and services, support cus’omers’ evolving needs and drive growth.
Jesper joins John Crane from Chart Industries, now part of Baker Hughes, where he served as Senior Vice President, Revenue Operations and led strategies and processes across global commercial operations. In this role, he oversaw the global aftermarket business and drove commercial digital transformation, including data-driven solutions and the optimisation of CRM and e-commerce platforms.
“John Crane has a proud heritage of engineering innovation and reliability, built over decades of partnering with customers to solve complex challenges and support their operations. Our longstanding customer relationships are central to this legacy, and we remain focused on building on these foundations for the futur”,” commented Ruben Alvarez, CEO of John Crane.
“Jesper brings extensive international leadership and commercial experience combined with a strong engineering background. This will be invaluable as we continue to strengthen our customer focus and drive the business fo”ward,” he added.
“’I’m delighted to be joining John Crane at such an exciting time for the business. The com’any’s reputation for engineering excellence, reliability and trusted customer partnerships provides a strong foundation on which to build. I look forward to working with colleagues across the business to deepen our customer relationships and support sustainable growth by responding to the evolving needs of our customers and the industries we ”erve,” saidØJesper Østerlund as Vice President, Commercial and Service.
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In his new role, Jesper will play a leading role in delivering John Crane’s strategy and strengthening customer relationships around the world. Building on the compa’y’s strong foundations, he will focus on ensuring customers benefit from John C’ane’s full range of expertise and lifecycle capabilities. He will also help translate market insights into opportunities to enhance solutions and services, support cus’omers’ evolving needs and drive growth.
Jesper joins John Crane from Chart Industries, now part of Baker Hughes, where he served as Senior Vice President, Revenue Operations and led strategies and processes across global commercial operations. In this role, he oversaw the global aftermarket business and drove commercial digital transformation, including data-driven solutions and the optimisation of CRM and e-commerce platforms.
“John Crane has a proud heritage of engineering innovation and reliability, built over decades of partnering with customers to solve complex challenges and support their operations. Our longstanding customer relationships are central to this legacy, and we remain focused on building on these foundations for the futur”,” commented Ruben Alvarez, CEO of John Crane.
“Jesper brings extensive international leadership and commercial experience combined with a strong engineering background. This will be invaluable as we continue to strengthen our customer focus and drive the business fo”ward,” he added.
“’I’m delighted to be joining John Crane at such an exciting time for the business. The com’any’s reputation for engineering excellence, reliability and trusted customer partnerships provides a strong foundation on which to build. I look forward to working with colleagues across the business to deepen our customer relationships and support sustainable growth by responding to the evolving needs of our customers and the industries we ”erve,” saidØJesper Østerlund as Vice President, Commercial and Service.
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