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96
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS
Board members elected by Annual General Meeting
HÅKAN FRISINGER
Chairman. Born 1928, Master of Engineering, Hon. Dr. of Technology.
Board Chairman: Atle AB and IRO AB. Board member: Sten A Olssons Foundation for Research
and Culture, Catella Holding AB, Ernström Holding AB, Erik Penser Fondkommission AB and Ingka
Holding BV (The Netherlands). Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.
President of AB Volvo 1983–1987. President of Volvo Car Corporation 1978–1983.
Member of Volvo Board since 1994. Also deputy member, 1981–1984; regular member,
1984–1987.
Holdings: 1,000 Volvo Series A shares.
LARS RAMQVIST
Vice Chairman. Born 1938, Doctor of Philosophy, Hon. Dr. of Technology.
Board Chairman: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson and EQT Scandinavia II. Board member:
Federation of Swedish Industries, Astra, Skandia, Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA. Member of
the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering
Sciences.
Member of Volvo Board since 1998.
PER-OLOF ERIKSSON
Born 1938, Master of Engineering, Hon. Dr. of Technology.
Board Chairman: Svenska Kraftnät, Thermia AB and Odlander, Fredriksson & Co. Board member:
Sandvik AB, AB Custos, Svenska Handelsbanken, SSAB Svenskt Stål AB, Preem Petroleum AB,
AB SKF, Skanska AB, Assa Abloy, Stattum, NV Koninklijke Sphinx Gustavsberg (The Netherlands),
Royal Institute of Technology and Federation of Swedish Industries. Member of the Royal Swedish
Academy of Engineering Sciences.
Member of Volvo Board since 1994.
Holdings: 1,000 Volvo Series B Shares.
SÖREN GYLL
Born 1940.
Board Chairman: Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. Board member: Bilia AB, AB SKF, Svenska Cellulosa
Aktiebolaget SCA, Skanska AB, Oresa Ventures SA, Federation of Swedish Industries. Member of
the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.
President of AB Volvo and Chief Executive Officer 1992-1997.
Member of Volvo Board since 1992.
Holdings: 17,892 Volvo shares, including 3,942 Series B shares. 10,000 options.
TOM HEDELIUS
Born 1939, Master of Business Administration, Hon. Dr. of Economics.
Board Chairman: Svenska Handelsbanken and Bergman & Beving AB. Vice Chairman: AGA AB,
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and AB Industrivärden. Board member: Svenska Cellulosa
Aktiebolaget SCA and SAS Representantskap.
Member of Volvo Board since1994.
Holdings: 2,000 Volvo Series A shares.
LEIF JOHANSSON
Born 1951, Master of Engineering.
President of AB Volvo and Chief Executive Officer of the Volvo Group.
Member of Volvo Board since 1997.
FINN JOHNSSON
Born 1946, Master of Business Administration.
Board Chairman: MVI Ltd. Board member: Perstorps AB, Skanska AB and Thomas Concrete
Group. President of Mölnlycke Health Care AB.
Member of Volvo Board since 1998.
Holdings: 2,000 Volvo Series B shares.
Håkan Frisinger
Lars Ramqvist
Per-Olof Eriksson
Sören Gyll
Tom Hedelius
Leif Johansson
Finn Johnsson