Volvo 2008 Annual Report Download - page 75

Stefan Johnsson
Senior Vice President
Born 1959. Master of Business Administration. Senior
Vice President of AB Volvo responsible for business
units and human resources. Senior Vice President of
AB Volvo and CFO of the Volvo Group 1998–2005.
President of Volvo Group Finance Sweden 1994–1998.
Member of the Group Executive Committee since
1998. With Volvo since 1987. Board member: The
Chalmers University of Technology Foundation.
Holdings in Volvo, own and related parties:
149,042 shares, including 148,667 Series B shares.
Per Löjdquist
Senior Vice President
Born 1949. Senior Vice President of AB Volvo, respon-
sible for corporate communications and brand man-
agement. Member of the Group Executive Committee
since 1997. With Volvo since 1973. Board member:
Nilörngruppen AB. Holdings in Volvo, own and
related parties: 194,142 shares, including 177,362
Series B shares.
Tony Helsham
Senior Vice President
Born 1954. Bachelor of Engineering. Senior Vice Pres-
ident of AB Volvo responsible for soft products. Presi-
dent of Volvo Construction Equipment 2000–2008.
President and CEO of Euclid Hitachi Heavy Equipment
1995–1998. President of Volvo Construction Equip-
ment Korea 1998–2000. Member of the Group Execu-
tive Committee since 2000. With Volvo since 1985.
Holdings in Volvo, own and related parties: None.
Pär Östberg
Senior Vice President and Chairman Trucks Asia
Born 1962. Master of Business Administration. Senior
Vice President of AB Volvo since 2005. Has held various
senior positions in the fi nancial areas in the Volvo Group
since 1990, most recently as CFO of the Volvo Group
2005–2008, prior to that as Senior Vice President and
CFO of Renault Trucks 2004–2005. Member of the
Group Executive Committee since 2005. With Volvo
since 1990. Chairman: Nissan Diesel. Holdings in
Volvo, own and related parties: 165,667 Series B
shares.
Eva Persson
Senior Vice President
Born 1953. Master of Laws. Senior Vice President of
AB Volvo and General Counsel of the Volvo Group.
Responsible for legal, tax and security matters. Member
of the Group Executive Committee since 1997. With Volvo
since 1988. Secretary to the Board of Volvo since 1997.
Board member: Handelsbanken Region Väst, Second
Swedish National Pension Fund. Member of the Swedish
Industry and Commerce Stock Exchange Committee.
Holdings in Volvo, own and related parties: 74,667
shares, including 73,407 Series B shares.
Changes in Group Executive Committee
Pär Östberg, CFO of the Volvo Group, assumed
responsibility for the Group’s Asian truck operations
after Jorma Halonen, Executive Vice President and
deputy CEO, who retired on April 30, 2008.
On January 15, 2008, Dennis Slagle was
appointed President of Mack Trucks Inc. and member
of the Group Executive Committee as of April 1, 2008.
Dennis Slagle took over after Paul Vikner, who became
Vice Chairman in Mack Trucks Inc. as of April 1, 2008.
Paul Vikner remained a member of the Group Execu-
tive Committee until July 1, 2008.
Mikael Bratt was appointed the successor to Pär
Östberg on February 11, 2008 as CFO of the Volvo
Group. He assumed the post immediately, also joining
Volvo’s Group Executive Committee. Mikael Bratt has
been Vice President and Head of Corporate Finance at
AB Volvo since 2002 and has worked for the Volvo Group
since 1988. He has held management positions in
Volvo Treasury North America and Volvo Trucks’ opera-
tions in Brazil.
Olof Persson, President of Volvo Aero, was
appointed to take over after Tony Helsham as Presi-
dent of Volvo Construction Equipment as of November
1, 2008. Tony Helsham remain a member of the Group
Executive Committee with a responsibility to support
the growth of soft products in the Group. Staffan
Zackrisson assumed the position as President of
Volvo Aero as of November 1, 2008 and then also
becoming a member of the Group Executive Committee.
Staffan Zackrisson was head of Marketing, Programs
and Sales in Volvo Aero prior to the appointment as
President.
Peter Karlsten
President of Volvo Powertrain
Born 1957. M. Sc. Electrical Engineering. President of
Volvo Powertrain since 2007. Senior Vice President
Technology for the Volvo Group since 2007. Head of
Volvo Trucks in Brazil 2001–2003. Head of Volvo’s
North American truck operations 2003–2007. Member
of the Group Executive Committee since 2007. With
Volvo since 2001. Holdings in Volvo, own and
related parties: 142,250 series B shares.
Mikael Bratt
Senior Vice President and CFO
Born 1967. Senior Vice President of AB Volvo and CFO
of the Volvo Group since February 2008. Responsible for
fi nance, strategy and business development. Has held
various senior positions in the fi nancial areas in the Volvo
Group since 1988, most recently as Vice President &
Head of Corporate Finance at AB Volvo. Member of the
Group Executive Committee since 2008. With Volvo
since 1988. Holdings in Volvo, own and related par-
ties: 73,802 shares, including 72,967 Series B shares.
Jan-Eric Sundgren
Senior Vice President
Born 1951. M. Sc. Engineering, PhD in solid state
Physics, Professor in materials science. Senior Vice
President of AB Volvo responsible for public and envi-
ronmental affairs. Member of the Group Executive
Committee since 2006. With Volvo since 2006. Board
member: Hogia AB, Lindholmen Science Park AB,
Meritea AB, SAFER. Member of the Royal Swedish
Academy of Engineering Sciences. Holdings in Volvo,
own and related parties: 25,202 Series B shares.
Corporate Governance 2008
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