Greger Ruud - CDCDP®

Business Development Executive

Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden29 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

15+ years in cooling and critical infrastructure.
Expert in energy-efficient cooling solutions.
Board Director for Swedish Data Center Industry Association.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Business Development Leader in the Data Center and HVAC industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentData Center ManagementSales ManagementMarketing StrategyService ManagementProject ManagementTechnical SupportProduction ManagementProduct Development

Other Skills

OEM PartnershipsEnergy-efficient Cooling SolutionsSalesMarketingHVAC EngineeringNew Business DevelopmentBusiness StrategyManagementTeam ManagementKey Account ManagementInternational SalesContinuous ImprovementCooling WaterHeatingGeothermal Heating & Cooling

About

I build OEM partnerships that help data center capacity scale with higher efficiency and reliability. I’m the Global Business Development Manager (Data Centers/OEM) at NOVENCO Building & Industry, working with OEMs, integrators, and project stakeholders to deliver energy-efficient cooling solutions for modern facilities. I also serve as a Board Director with the Swedish Data Center Industry Association, helping strengthen the Nordics’ position in the global data center ecosystem. With 15+ years across cooling, critical infrastructure, and market development, I bridge technical detail and commercial outcomes—aligning product, engineering, and partner teams to simplify complexity and move deals forward. Always up for a good conversation or a fresh idea - so feel free to connect!

Experience

29 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Novenco building & industry

Global Business Development Manager - Datacenters/OEM

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Business DevelopmentOEM PartnershipsEnergy-efficient Cooling SolutionsData Center Management

Swedish data center industry association

Member Board Of Directors

Apr 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 1 mo · Sweden

Representing companies and organizations from the entire value chain in Data Centers

Aggreko

Sector Development Manager - Datacenters Nordic

Apr 2019 – Mar 2024 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area

Munters

2 roles

Business Development Manager

Jul 2018 – Mar 2019 · 8 mos

Driving Munters Datacentre sales and business development in Germany, Eastern Europe & the Nordics. Feel free to contact me regarding Direct, Indirect Evaporative or dry cooling.

SalesBusiness DevelopmentSales Management

Nordic Business Development Manager Data Centre

Sep 2017 – Jul 2018 · 10 mos

Driving Munters Datacentre sales and business development in Nordics. Feel free to contact me regarding Direct, Indirect Evaporative or dry cooling.

SalesBusiness DevelopmentSales Management

Swegon ab

3 roles

Business Development Manager

Jul 2014 – Aug 2017 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Driving the Sales & Marketing of Chillers/Heatpumps for indoor climate, Precision cooling product range, in Sweden
Managing sales in the West of Sweden.

SalesMarketingSales ManagementMarketing Strategy

Sales Manager Chillers & Heatpumps

Promoted

Nov 2013 – Aug 2017 · 3 yrs 9 mos

Leading the Swedish Marketing/Sales Team for Chillers & Heatpumps for indoor climate product range.
Managing sales in the West of Sweden.

SalesMarketingSales ManagementMarketing Strategy

Sales Chillers & Heatpumps

May 2012 – Jan 2013 · 8 mos · Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area

Marketing, Sales Chillers & Heatpumps for indoor climate product range.

SalesMarketingSales ManagementMarketing Strategy

Vestkyl ab

Service / Project / Marketing Manager

Apr 2007 – Apr 2012 · 5 yrs

Service staff contens of 10 refridgeant tech, 4 ventilation tech, 2 electrician.
Our main focus is cooling equipment from -156deg up to comfort heating at 25deg.

Service ManagementProject Management

Jotun

Marketing Agent/Technical support

Apr 2005 – Dec 2006 · 1 yr 8 mos

powder coatings sales

SalesTechnical SupportSales Management

Laray ab

Production Manager

Jan 2000 – Apr 2005 · 5 yrs 3 mos

Managing a production of aprox 25 employees. a Coating jobshop, with key customers in the automotive and telecom industries

Production Management

Nordson corporation

Application specialist

Dec 1995 – Jan 2000 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Product specialist within Powder Coating equipment. Also took part in developing new equipment (1patent http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/WO1999030829).
Supporting project sales and the aftermarket all over Europe and partly USA. Leading Training sessions, both internal and external.

Product DevelopmentTechnical Support