Leif Andersson Email & Phone Number

Malmö, SE

Trelleborg, Skåne County, Sweden

Responsible of building up a team and processes for efficient innovation in a small company in the field of fire protective materials. Product portfolio of intumescent paints, mortar and mastics.Responsible as well of certificates, audits, sustainability and internal quality work.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Responsible of building up a regional R&D structure within ISOVER in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Baltic countries. Extensive work on introducing common methodologies, tools and more research-oriented approach in projects. Creation of a new global competence center for acoustic boards initiating R&D resource linked to our production of baseboards.

Paris Area, France

Leader of a team of International product/market managers. Mission to implement an innovative mindset in our local teams worldwide and to improve collaboration with Central R&D. Important achievements in educating, coaching and supporting local marketing and R&D teams. Creation of an international innovation community. Close collaboration with both Isover.

Billesholm, Sweden And Rantigny, France

Worldwide responsibility of ISOVER ULTIMATE product line. Broad mission from product R&D portfolio to marketing material to internal sales. Member in the start of a new international business unit within the field of technical insulation. Responsible of solutions development until local teams launch and sales start within the field of building, HVAC.

Billesholm, Sweden

Worldwide responsibility of Isover ULTIMATE marketing. Promotion of product message according to application, ensuring company consistency in promoting this new mineral wool from Isover. Development of new brochures and complete launch packages for local teams.

Billesholm, Sweden

Project ULTIMATE was driven by R&D over decades and in 2004 a decision was taken to industrialize this new production process. My role was to make the bridge between R&D and marketing leading studies to define different product properties and then further on to identify applications/markets where the product could fit. Work outcome was the first R&D.

Billesholm, Sweden

• Project leader for several international R&D projects driven within Isover Central R&D:
• ULTIMATE project, organizing major industrial trials using the new process. Trials followed by test programs and customer test.
• Underlayment for laminate/parquet flooring. Using existing technology and stretching the limits in terms of product thickness. Developing a product with two objectives. Firstly for impact sound insulation and secondly.
• Further development of Isover FireProtect system used for fire protection of steel structures.

Billesholm, Sweden

• Project leader for several regional R&D projects driven for Swedish and Danish market:
• Isover Piano, new product range for sound insulation of internal walls.
• Launch of ULTIMATE on the Swedish market targeting building applications and HVAC.
• Re-introduction of Insulsafe blowing wool on Swedish market.
• Optimization of Isover FireProtect system. Fire protection of steel structures.
• Multiple studies investigating different technologies to enable entries into new markets.

Rantigny, France

• Project leader for several international R&D projects driven within Isover Central R&D:
• Fire protection of steel structures, building a complete understanding between production parameters and their influence on system performance when testing according to EN standard.
• Complete performance comparison of high temperature products in Isover product range in Europe. Reviewing marketing communication versus real performance.
• Development of a floor system.

Billesholm, Sverige

First position as manager being responsible for one of two development areas. Organizing project portfolio according to needs from marketing. Running projects in the field of Building applications.

Billesholm, Sverige

• Project leader for several R&D projects driven for Swedish market. Specialties in fire and acoustic performance, examples:
• Development of system Isover FireProtect. System launched in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, UK and Czech Republic.
• Development of Insulsafe for pitched roofs.
• Wall element for acoustic improvement of internal walls.
• Publication of educational material within fire and acoustics; i.e. Brandboken used as literature for education of fire engineers.

Lund, Sweden

• Leading projects of different characters; product development, project development and research. Examples:
• Fire engineering design of Växjö konserthus in Sweden
• Fire design of oil platforms for Aker Engineering in Norway
• Design manuals for concrete and intumescent building materials
• Research scientist in a wood research program – Brandsäkra konstruktioner. Establishing first proposals of so called addition method, later on becoming a calculation standard in Eurocode 5.

Malmo, Sweden

• Different design missions linked to building constructions, examples:
• Design calculations of concrete and steel structures
• Examination of buildings before and after ground/foundation works

Master Of Science - Ms, Civil Engineering

Education record

Several management trainings.

Education record

Several trainings within the field of marketing

Phd (Initiated, Not Finished), Fire Protection

Diploma Of Education, Icf Coach Education, Coaching