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7. Ravi Venkatesan
Born 1963. MBA and M Sc Industrial Engineering.
Chairman of Microsoft India and responsible for Micro-
soft’s marketing, operational and business development
efforts in India. Board Chairman: Junior Achievement
India, Non prot organisation. Board member:
Non Prot Advisory Board Harvard Business School,
Ad visory Board Indian Institute of Technology. Member
of the Volvo Board since 2008. Holdings in Volvo,
own and related parties: 700 Series B shares.
Principal work experience: Several leading positions
within the American engine manufacturer Cummins.
2. Finn Johnsson
Chairman of the Board until January 15, 2010
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee until
January 15, 2010
Born 1946. MBA. Board Chairman: City Airline, EFG
European Furniture Group AB, KappAhl AB, Luvata Oy,
Thomas Concrete Group AB, West Sweden Chamber of
Commerce and Industry. Board member: AB Industri-
värden and Skanska AB. Member of the Volvo Board
1998–2010. Chairman 2004–2010. Holdings in
Volvo, own and related parties: 71,000 shares,
including 51,000 Series B shares.
Principal work experience: Machine Division at Swed-
ish Match; President Arenco Machine Co., USA; Presi-
dent Swedish Match Europe and Swedish Match Asia;
President Tarkett AB; Executive Vice President Stora
AB; President Industri AB Euroc; President United
Distillers, UK; CEO of Mölnlycke Health Care AB.
3. Peter Bijur
Member of the Audit Committee
Born 1942. MBA Marketing, BA Political Science.
Board member: Gulfmark Offshore Inc. Member of the
Volvo Board since 2006. Holdings in Volvo, own and
related parties: 3,000 Series B shares.
Principal work experience: Numerous positions with
Texaco Inc, retired as Chairman and Chief Executive
Ofcer in 2001.
6. Anders Nyrén
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Born 1954. Graduate of the Stockholm School of
Economics, MBA at UCLA. President and Chief Executive
Ofcer of AB Industrivärden. Board Chairman: Associ-
ation of Exchange-Listed Companies and Association
for Generally Accepted Principles in the Securities
Market in Sweden. Vice Chairman: Sandvik AB and
Svenska Handelsbanken. Board member: AB Indus-
trivärden, Ernströmgruppen, SSAB Svenskt Stål AB,
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA, Telefonaktie-
bolaget LM Ericsson and SSE Association. Member of
the Volvo Board since 2009. Holdings in Volvo, own
and related parties: 5,200 Series B shares.
Principal work experience: Has worked for AB Wilhelm
Becker. He has held various positions within STC –
Controller, Executive Vice President and CFO, and
President of STC Venture AB; President and Chief
Executive Ofcer at OM International AB; Executive
Vice President and CFO at Securum; Director with
executive responsibility for Markets and Corporate
Finance at Nordbanken; Executive Vice President and
CFO at Skanska.
5. Leif Johansson
Born 1951. Master Sc Engineering. President of AB
Volvo and Chief Executive Ofcer of the Volvo Group
since 1997. With Volvo since 1997. Chairman: ERT
(European Round Table of Industrialists). Board member:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Svenska Cellulosa
Aktiebolaget SCA and The Confederation of Swedish
Enterprise. Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of
Engineering Sciences. Member of the Volvo Board
since 1997. Holdings in Volvo, own and related
parties: 540,810 shares, including 349,023 Series
B shares.
Principal work experience: Project consultant Indevo;
Assistant to President Centro Maskin Morgårdshammar;
4. Jean-Baptiste Duzan
Member of the Audit Committee
Born 1946. Graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique.
Advisor to the Chief Executive Ofcer, Renault S.A.
Board member: Renault Crédit International and
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. Member of the Volvo Board since
2009. Holdings in Volvo, own and related parties:
1,000 Series B shares.
Principal work experience: Began his career at Citibank.
Has held various positions within Renault since 1982–
director of nancial services at Renault V.I.; director of
nancial operations; project director for the car model
Safrane; Senior Vice President, Purchasing; and joined
the Renault Management Committee. He was also
named Chairman and Managing Director, Renault Nissan
Purchasing Organization.
1. Louis Schweitzer
Chairman of the Board since January 15, 2010
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
Born 1942. Bachelor of Laws. Board Chairman: Astra-
Zeneca Plc. Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Le
Monde. Board member: BNP-Paribas, L’Oréal and
Véolia. Member of the Volvo Board since 2001. Hold-
ings in Volvo, own and related parties: 10,000
Series B shares.
Principal work experience: Ofcial at French Budget
Department; Chief of Staff of Mr Laurent Fabius (Minis-
ter of Budget, then Minister for Industry and Research,
and Prime Minister), Chairman of the French High
Authority against Discrimination and for Equality,
HALDE (since 2005); numerous positions with Renault
S.A. (Chief Financial Ofcer and Executive Vice President
Finance and Planning, Chief Operating Ofcer, Chairman
and Chief Executive Ofcer).
9. Ying Yeh
Member of the Remuneration Committee
Born 1948. BA, Literature & International Relations.
Vice President and Chairman of Nalco Company,
Greater China Region. Member of the Volvo Board since
2006. Holdings in Volvo, own and related parties:
None.
Principal work experience: Journalist NBC, New York.
Numerous positions with the U.S. Government Foreign
Service in Burma, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Beijing.
Various positions with Eastman Kodak in China, most
recently as President and Chairman, North Asia Region.
8. Lars Westerberg
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Born 1948. M Sc Engineering, Bachelor Business
Administration. Board Chairman: Autoliv Inc., Husq-
varna AB and Vattenfall AB. Board member: SSAB
Svenskt Stål AB. Member of the Volvo Board since
2007. Holdings in Volvo, own and related parties:
60,000 Series A shares.
Principal work experience: President and CEO of
Gränges AB, ESAB AB and Autoliv Inc.
Board members elected by the
Annual General Meeting
Secretary to the Board
Eva Persson
Born 1953. Master of Laws. Senior Vice President of AB
Volvo and General Counsel of the Volvo Group. Secretary
to the Volvo Board since 1997. Holdings in Volvo, own
and related parties: 75,723 shares, including 74,407
Series B shares.
Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers AB
Göran Tidström
Authorized Public Accountant.
Lead Partner.
Auditor since 2006.
Other assignments: Auditor of Telia Sonera, Trelleborg,
Meda and Kungliga Operan. Deputy President of IFAC
(International Federation of Accountants).
Born 1946.
Olov Karlsson
Authorized Public Accountant.
Partner.
Auditor since 1998.
Other assignments: Auditor of Trelleborg.
Born 1949.
10. Martin Linder
Employee representative. Born 1973. With Volvo since
1994. Member of the Volvo Board since 2004.
Holdings in Volvo, own and related parties:
112 Series A shares.
13. Lars Ask
Employee representative. Born 1959. With Volvo since
1982. Deputy member of the Volvo Board since June
26, 2009. Holdings in Volvo, own and related parties:
306 shares, including 250 Series B shares.
11. Mikael Sällström
Employee representative. Born 1959. With Volvo 1980–
1999 and since 2009. Member of the Volvo Board
since September 8, 2009. Holdings in Volvo, own
and related parties: None.
12. Berth Thulin
Employee representative. Born 1951. With Volvo since
1975. Deputy member of the Volvo Board 1999–2009,
member since June 26, 2009. Holdings in Volvo, own
and related parties: 1,175 Series B shares.
Peteris Lauberts
Employee representative. Born 1948. With Volvo since
1999. Deputy member of the Volvo Board since January
11, 2010. Holdings in Volvo, own and related parties:
56 Series A shares.
Board members and
deputies appointed by
employee organisations
Changes in the Board
Board members elected by
the Annual General Meeting
On January 15, 2010, Finn Johnsson resigned as Chair-
man and Board member. In connection therewith, Louis
Schweitzer was appointed new Chairman until the next
Annual General Meeting.
Board members and deputies
appointed by employee organisations
On June 26, 2009, Johnny Rönnkvist left his assignment
as Board member. In connection therewith, Berth Thulin,
former deputy, was appointed new Board member and
Lars Ask was appointed new deputy.
On September 8, 2009, Olle Ludvigsson left his
assignment as Board member. In connection therewith,
Mikael Sällström was appointed new Board member.
On January 11, 2010, Margareta Öhlin [14.] left her
assignment as deputy. In connection therewith, Peteris
Lauberts was appointed new deputy.
President Husqvarna Motorcyklar; Division Manager
Ofce Machines Facit Sweden; President Facit; Division
Manager AB Electrolux Major Appliances; Division
President AB Electrolux Major Appliances; Executive
Vice President AB Electrolux; President AB Electrolux;
CEO Electrolux Group.
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