Swedish Stirling AB has hired Christian Nilsson as new CTO and member of the company's management team. Christian's latest role was Director Product Quality at Volvo Penta. Christian will run the company's technology and development department, and will play an essential role now as the company initiates volume production during the autumn, as well as in the long-term work of expanding the usage areas of the PWR BLOK technology. Christian will start as CTO on 1 September. For over 20 years, Christian Nilsson has worked with technology and product development in various roles at the Volvo group and at SAAB Automobile AB. His most recent position was Director Product Quality at Volvo Penta, where he was in charge of technical product quality for Volvo Penta's customers in 130 different markets. Christian has a mechanical engineering degree from Chalmers University of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Gothenburg. He has previous experience of Stirling engine technology, having worked as an Engine technician in the Swedish navy on the first Stirling engine-powered submarine, Näcken, at the end of the 90s.