STOCKHOLM - Jürgen Dold will assume the position as president of Geosystems as of April 1, 2010. Hexagon Geosystems is one of three application areas in Hexagon Measurement Technologies. Dold has been with the company since 1995 and currently holds the position as president of geospatial solutions division at Hexagon.

“Jürgen Dold has an excellent track record and a keen understanding of the geospatial and geomatics markets,” says Ola Rollén, president and chief executive officer of Hexagon AB.

Jürgen Dold will join the Hexagon Group management team consisting of Ola Rollén, William Gruber (executive vice president), Håkan Halén (chief financial officer), Norbert Hanke (president of Hexagon Metrology), Li Hongquan (president of Hexagon's operations in China), Frederick London (general counsel) and Bo Pettersson (chief technical officer).

Hexagon AB is a global measurement technologies company with strong market positions. Hexagon's mission is to develop and market leading technologies and services to measure in one, two or three dimensions, to position and update objects and to time processes. The group has about 7,500 employees in 36 countries.