Hans Lidforss joined Crane NXT in February 2024 as Senior Vice President of Strategy. He was previously Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer at Sensata Technologies. During his nearly 10-year tenure at Sensata, He led 13 successful acquisitions and developed strategies to expand Sensata’s sensor portfolio and enter two new business segments (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.