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Steven W. Berglund joined Trimble as president and chief executive officer in March 1999. With more than 20 years of industry experience, Berglund has a diverse background in engineering, manufacturing, finance and global operations.
Prior to joining Trimble, Berglund was president of Spectra Precision, Inc., a pioneer in the development of laser systems. Berglund spent 14 years at Spectra Precision in a variety of positions, including four years based in Europe. During his tenure as president, Berglund initiated the merger of five companies to form the Spectra Precision Group, of which he remained president. With global sales of approximately $230 million, Spectra Precision develops and manufactures surveying instruments, laser-based construction alignment instruments and machine control systems and software.
After joining Trimble, Berglund spearheaded the strategic acquisition of both the Spectra Precision Group and Tripod Data Systems, a leading developer of data collection software and hardware for the land survey, construction and Geographic Information System (GIS) markets. The acquisitions position Trimble as the world leader in advanced positioning technology, helping to define and transform the way position-centric information is used.
In the early 1980s, Berglund spent a number of years at Varian Associates in Palo Alto, where he held a variety of planning and manufacturing roles. Varian is a technology company specializing in microwave communications, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, analytical instruments and medical diagnostic equipment.
Berglund began his career as a process engineer at Eastman Kodak in Rochester, New York. He attended the University of Oslo and the University of Minnesota where he received a B.S. in chemical engineering in 1974. He later received his M.B.A. from the University of Rochester in New York in 1977. | 