Full-Time
Vice President, Head of Thickening
FLSmidth
10,001+ employees
Mining and cement engineering, equipment, services
No salary listed
Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
In Person
The role is described as global and may involve working across international regions.
Bachelor's, Master's
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- The candidate must have 15 or more years of progressive leadership experience within mining, minerals processing, capital equipment, or industrial technology businesses.
- The candidate must have significant experience with thickening technologies, dewatering solutions, or adjacent process equipment used in mineral processing operations.
- The candidate must understand thickener applications, customer processes, operational challenges, product performance drivers, and aftermarket opportunities throughout the equipment lifecycle.
- The candidate must have successfully led a global business, product line, service line, or business unit with accountability for revenue growth and profitability.
- The candidate must have strong commercial leadership experience, including business development, sales strategy, pricing, market expansion, and profit-and-loss ownership.
- The candidate must have a track record of driving growth across capital equipment sales and aftermarket offerings such as upgrades, rebuilds, modernization programs, and lifecycle services.
- The candidate must have experience working across highly matrixed global organizations and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
- The candidate must have established credibility engaging strategically with customers, engineering teams, technical specialists, and regional commercial organizations.
- The candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
- Own the global profit and loss for the Thickeners portfolio, including revenue, operating income, contribution margin, market share, and profitability.
- Develop and execute the long-term business strategy and growth plan for Capital and Upgrades & Rebuilds businesses.
- Deliver growth targets through equipment sales, modernization programs, and installed-base opportunities.
- Manage business performance through forecasting, pipeline reviews, financial analysis, and strategic planning.
- Lead and develop a global team of Product Managers, Product Engineers, Applications and Proposals, and Technical Sales staff.
- Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, customer value, growth, and execution.
- Identify and develop new revenue streams, market opportunities, and business models that enhance lifecycle value creation.
- Define and implement global commercial strategies for Capital and Upgrades & Rebuilds offerings.
- Lead the global sales growth agenda by partnering with Capital Sales teams, Regional Sales organizations, and key account leaders.
- Drive pipeline generation, conversion improvement, and sales excellence across all regions.
- Establish and govern global pricing strategies that optimize profitability while maintaining market competitiveness.
- Support major commercial negotiations and customer engagements for strategic opportunities.
- Monitor market dynamics, customer trends, and competitor activities to identify growth opportunities and business risks.
- Own the global strategy, growth, and profitability of the Upgrades & Rebuilds business within the Thickeners portfolio.
- Develop lifecycle offerings that increase customer productivity, sustainability, and equipment performance.
- Collaborate with regional commercial teams to identify modernization, expansion, and rebuild opportunities across the installed base.
- Establish standardized upgrade packages, retrofit solutions, and scalable global value propositions.
- Drive alignment between global product strategy and regional commercial execution.
- Define the global product roadmap and lifecycle strategy for the Thickeners portfolio.
- Collaborate with Engineering to prioritize innovation investments and technology development.
- Lead market assessments to identify customer needs, emerging trends, and competitive opportunities.
- Ensure product offerings remain differentiated, profitable, and aligned with market requirements.
- Drive standardization, product optimization, digital offerings, and sustainable technology initiatives.
- Lead and influence a highly matrixed global organization without relying solely on direct authority.
- Partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Services, Finance, and Regional leadership teams to execute business objectives.
- Ensure alignment between commercial commitments, operational capabilities, and customer expectations.
- Support execution excellence throughout the order lifecycle to maximize customer satisfaction and long-term portfolio success.
- A Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or an equivalent qualification is preferred.
FLSmidth delivers engineering, equipment, and service solutions for the global mining and cement industries. Its products include heavy machinery, system designs, and ongoing maintenance and optimization services that help customers run mines and cement plants more efficiently. The company is moving toward a service-driven model, expanding its digital offerings and strengthening its manufacturing and supply chain to support faster, data-driven maintenance, spare-parts logistics, and plant optimization. It is differentiating itself through a focused portfolio strategy that includes separating its Mining and Cement divisions and divesting non-core assets, such as the Air Pollution Control business, while pursuing a pure-play approach in its core areas. The goal is to improve profitability by concentrating on core businesses, simplifying operations, and growing recurring service revenue and digital solutions across its global footprint.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Copenhagen, Denmark
Founded
1882
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 organic revenue rose 16%, and adjusted EBITA margin hit 17.3%.
- August 19, 2026 guidance rose to 0%-4% growth and 16.0%-16.5% margin.
- Lloyds Metals and Uzbekistan deepen recurring service revenue across India and Central Asia.
What critics are saying
- Products revenue still guides down 5%-15% in 2026, pressuring growth quality.
- ERP upgrade costs and transformation spend hit margins through 2026, delaying cash conversion.
- If Service execution slips after 2027 leadership changes, the mining-only thesis weakens fast.
What makes FLSmidth unique
- FLSmidth is now a pure-play mining supplier after the Cement divestment closed in 2025.
- Its lifecycle model locks in equipment, spare parts, repair centers, and digital services.
- The September 3, 2026 CSS business line sharpens aftermarket pull-through and site-level ownership.
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↑ 0%FLSmidth to establish fourth business line focused on crushing, sizing & screening to support its strategic growth journey. September 03, 2026 04:55 ET | Source: FLSmidth A/S FLSmidth & Co. A/S (FLSmidth) today announces its intention to establish a fourth business line, effective 1 January 2027. Alanas Kraujalis, currently interim President, Service Business Line, will be appointed President of the new Crushing, Sizing & Screening (CSS) Business Line from 1 January 2027. As previously communicated, Petri Virrankoski will join FLSmidth during 2027 to assume the role of President, Service Business Line. FLSmidth is well advanced in the planning and development of its new corporate strategy, which will expectedly be launched in November 2026. As part of this process, the company today announces its intention to move from three to four business lines, effective 1 January 2027. The new organisational structure is intended to create clearer ownership of portfolios, customer needs and execution priorities, providing an important operating foundation for the company's next phase of growth. | Current business line structure | Business line structure as of 1 January | | Products Business Line | Capital Products Business Line | | Service Business Line | Service Business Line | | Pumps, Cyclones & Valves (PC&V) Business Line | Pumps, Cyclones & Valves (PC&V) Business Line | | / | Crushing, Sizing & Screening (CSS) Business Line | The Crushing, Sizing & Screening (CSS) Business Line will bring together related capabilities connected to how customers plan, operate and optimise their flowsheets around these technologies. It is intended to strengthen lifecycle coverage and improve customer productivity by creating clearer ownership of CSS-related customer needs, technologies and service opportunities. The CSS Business Line is expected to mainly comprise technologies and services that currently form part of the Service and Products Business Lines. It brings together higher-volume, repeatable and more standardised offerings sold primarily through site-level channels, while the Capital Products Business Line will remain focused on larger, lower-volume and more engineered offerings. Similar to the existing PC&V Business Line, this is expected to improve FLSmidth's go-to-market approach and site sales effectiveness by enabling more frequent and focused customer engagement at site level. By bringing these offerings closer to the customer's day-to-day operations, the CSS Business Line is expected to support a sharper focus on availability, replacement capture and aftermarket pull-through. "This structural shift marks a pivotal step in enabling our growth journey," says Toni Laaksonen, CEO at FLSmidth. "Expanding to four business lines allows us to further sharpen our customer focus and significantly increase our execution power across the company. We are building a stronger, more agile foundation to deliver even greater long-term value for our customers." Additional insights into the new business line structure will be provided in connection with the FLS's planned Capital Markets Day on 17 November 2026. Contacts: Investor Relations Andreas Holkjær Sandager, +45 24 85 03 84, [email protected] Jannick Denholt, +45 21 69 66 57, [email protected] About FLSmidth FLSmidth is a full flowsheet technology and service supplier to the global mining industry. We enable our customers to improve performance, lower operating costs and reduce environmental impact. MissionZero is our sustainability ambition towards zero emissions in mining by 2030. We work within fully validated Science-Based Targets, have a clear commitment to improving the sustainability performance of the global mining industry and aim to become carbon neutral in our own operations by 2030. www.fls.com
FLS signs lifecycle agreement with Lloyds Metals and Energy Limited, reinforcing long-term partnerships in India's growing mining sector. September 02, 2026 02:45 ET | Source: FLSmidth A/S FLSmidth (FLS) today announces that it has signed a lifecycle agreement with Lloyds Metals and Energy Limited (LMEL), one of the leading iron ore mining and metals processing companies in India. The order value has not been disclosed. The agreement, which covers the full FLS equipment flowsheet across LMEL's mining operations, marks a significant step in FLS' ambition to deepen long-term customer partnerships across the Indian subcontinent and reinforces its support of customers across the full lifecycle of their operations. As part of the broader partnership, FLS and LMEL are also developing a state-of-the-art repair centre, bringing advanced repair and service capability closer to the installed equipment base and supporting faster response, improved availability and long-term asset performance. The agreement builds on a series of orders received from Lloyds Metals over the past two years and reflects the continued development of a strong, long-term partnership between the two companies. LMEL operates the single largest iron ore mine in India and is in the process of significantly scaling its production and processing capacities. This agreement reflects a shared commitment to drive operational excellence and support the responsible development of India's mining industry. To support this growth, the agreement covers the full scope of a lifecycle partnership, combining a dedicated on-site FLS team, a bespoke maintenance programme, continuous learning programme for long-term upskilling including operation readiness training and on-site management of consumables and spare parts, all aimed at maximising equipment uptime and reliability as LMEL's operations scale up. Alanas Kraujalis, interim President, Service Business Line at FLS, comments: "We are pleased to enter this agreement with Lloyds Metals and Energy Limited. To be entrusted as a long-term partner for a company of LMEL's scale and ambition is a testament to the expertise and dedication of our teams, and to the value our lifecycle approach delivers for customers. We look forward to working closely with LMEL's to keep their plant's equipment performing at its best, supporting their growth and contributing to the continued advancement of mining in India." Investor Relations Andreas Holkjær Sandager, +45 24 85 03 84, [email protected] Jannick Denholt, +45 21 69 66 57, [email protected] About FLSmidth FLSmidth is a full flowsheet technology and service supplier to the global mining industry. We enable our customers to improve performance, lower operating costs and reduce environmental impact. MissionZero is our sustainability ambition towards zero emissions in mining by 2030. We work within fully validated Science-Based Targets, have a clear commitment to improving the sustainability performance of the global mining industry and aim to become carbon neutral in our own operations by 2030. www.fls.com
FLSmidth reported 16% organic revenue growth and a 17.3% adjusted EBITA margin in Q2 2026, up from 15.2% a year earlier. Order intake rose 13% organically year-on-year, with growth across all three business lines. The Danish engineering company posted net profit of DKK 441 million in Q2, compared to DKK 260 million in Q2 2025. Operating cash flow was negative DKK 84 million versus DKK 527 million the previous year. For H1 2026, FLSmidth achieved 4% organic revenue growth and a 16.4% adjusted EBITA margin. The company raised its full-year revenue guidance to 0–4% organic growth from minus 1–4% previously. It narrowed its adjusted EBITA margin outlook to 16.0–16.5% from 15.5–16.5%. CEO Toni Laaksonen cited strong performance in Service and PC&V divisions and improving operational execution.
FLSmidth has appointed Lise Linnebjerg as Chief People Officer, effective 1 November 2026. The appointment comes as the Danish engineering company prepares for its next growth phase, including organic expansion and strategic acquisitions. Linnebjerg will be responsible for building leadership capability, talent strategy and cultural foundations to support the company's scaling efforts. She joins from Vestas Wind Systems, where she served as Senior Vice President, People & Culture for Northern & Central Europe since 2019. CEO Toni Laaksonen emphasised the importance of strong leadership for the company's growth journey, stating that developing a unified winning culture is critical for both organic growth and successful acquisitions. Prathima Adluri will continue as Interim Chief People Officer until Linnebjerg assumes the role.
FLSmidth has appointed Petri Virrankoski as President of its Service Business Line, with him expected to join during 2027. Until then, Alanas Kraujalis will remain interim President. The appointment comes as FLSmidth prepares for its next growth phase, planning to pursue both organic growth and strategic acquisitions with particular focus on strengthening the Service Business Line. Virrankoski will lead this effort whilst maintaining profitability across the business. Virrankoski joins from Sandvik's Surface Drilling Division, where he has served as President since 2019. Under his leadership, the division achieved significant market share gains, sales growth and improved profitability. CEO Toni Laaksonen said Virrankoski's mining industry expertise and track record of driving growth made him ideal for the role.