Crane NXT, Co. announced it has appointed Hans Lidforss as Senior Vice President of Strategy. In this new role, Mr. Lidforss will be responsible for advancing the Company?s strategy and creating new avenues for growth, including identifying and executing opportunities for M&A, growth ventures, and partnerships.

Mr. Lidforss will report directly to Aaron W. Saak, President and CEO, Crane NXT. Mr. Lidforss joins Crane NXT from Sensata Technologies, where he was Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer. During his nearly 10-year tenure at Sensata, he led 13 successful acquisitions and developed strategies to expand Sensata?s portfolio in IoT and electrification.

Prior to Sensata, Mr. Lidforss was Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy at Taleo where he developed strategies and led M&A activities to expand the product portfolio into new business and market segments. Previous roles include VP, Strategy & Corporate Development and Head of M&A within HP?s Technology Solutions Group where he increased the business?s global scale and scope in software, storage, and IT services. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lidforss held roles of increasing responsibility at GE where he led business development, operational improvement and integration activities.

He started his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Lidforss holds a Master of Science from the Linkoping Institute of Technology in Industrial Engineering and Management and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.