Victor Tapia has been appointed vice president of Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology, sales area United States. He will start in this role on Jan. 1, 2020 and will be based in Atlanta, Ga.

Tapia will be joining Sandvik after working for Metso, where he served as business area president and was a member of the Metso Group executive management team. Previously he worked many years in Epiroc, in different leadership positions, including division president. His professional experience has included assignments in the United States, Sweden, Mexico, Argentina and Peru.

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