Steven W Berglund is a businessman and an Executive Chairman of the Board at Trimble Inc. since January 4, 2020, having been served as president and chief executive officer since March 1999.

Early Life

He was born in the United States. He grew up in an upper middle-class family. Steven showed a brilliant ability in leadership from the early on. From his hometown’s local school, he graduated from a high school.

Steven W Berglund Quick Facts

Education

He completed his B.S. in chemical engineering from University of Oslo and the University of Minnesota. Then, he went to University of Rochester, where he completed his M.B.A.

Professional Life (1980-)

Steven career is filled with numerous achievements. The story started with Eastman Kodak, a photographic company, where he got his first job as a process engineer. After that, there was no going back. The first major career boom in his life came when he was appointed as a president of Spectra Precision, a group within Spectra Physics AB.

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After working at Spectra, he joined Trimble Inc., probably his greatest and best career decision. In March 1999, the second and the greatest boom of his career came when he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President at Trimble. Under his leadership, the company acquired investment firm Bain Capital, launched a new division Trimble MAPS all the way from a company’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, California which is currently in Westminster, Colorado.

On October 30, 2019, he was succeeded by Robert G. Painter as a CEO, director, and a president of Trimble. This decision was announced by the company’s board of directors and became fully effective on January 4, 2020. In the first day of Trimble’s 2020 fiscal year, Steven became the executive chairman of the board. He is the oldest executive serving currently at the company.

Parents

He did not experience any financial troubles growing up, thanks to his father and mother, who took care of their kids deeply. Both of his parents were successful. His father name is Berglund, while the mother name remains unknown.

Siblings

Though, it is recorded he has siblings, albeit exact information regarding his siblings is not revealed. Additionally, he is close to his siblings and their kids. He always brings up great gifts for his nephews and nieces.

Family & Personal Life

This man is a husband and a father. He has been happily married to his wife for over four decades. To further illustrate their relationship, they spend most of their empty time together and goes on dates almost every other night.

In this beautiful and happy marriage, he has welcomed a few children with his wife. All of his children are adults now, they have their separate life. Recently, he has become a grandpa as well.

Age, Height & Weight

Steven W Berglund was born in 1955. He is 69 years old.

He stands at 6 feet (183 cm) tall. His weight is around 90 kg (198 lbs). His body measurements are around 47-38-43.

Net Worth

To put it simply, Mr. Berglund had an excellent career in his life. Not only he held top executive positions in various companies but also received huge compensations and paychecks.

Currently, he has over $14 million worth of Trimble’s stocks and has sold over $31 million of stocks since 1999. As an executive chairman of the board, his salary at the Trimble is almost $9.7 million, the highest salary of any executive at the company. As of now, his net worth is almost $60 Million.

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