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Volvo

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The Volvo Truck Corporation is the second-largest heavy-duty truck brand in the world; more than 95% of the trucks we build are in the heavy weight class above 16 tonnes. Our trucks are sold and serviced in more than 140 countries all over the world. The company's retail strategy is based on customer orientation and is supported by over 2300 dealerships and workshops. The trucks are the core products in our total offer, which also includes aftermarket, service and extended offers. Volvo Trucks has a production structure based on global presence. We have eight wholly-owned assembly plants and nine factories owned by local interests. About 95% of the company's production capacity is located in Sweden, Belgium, Brazil and the USA. Throughout our production apparatus and our entire organisation we focus on our core values: Quality, Safety and Care for the Environment. With 21,000 dedicated employees, Volvo Trucks strives to have satisfied customers and to be an attractive employer.

President and Chief Executive OfficerLeif Johansson
Contact Information

7900 National Service Rd

Greensboro, North Carolina 27409

www.volvo.com

1 336 393 3889

NAICS Code Automobile Manufacturing: 336111

Recent Events

  • HiQ Signs Framework Pact with Volvo Cars

    6/24/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Volvo Enters Into Framework Agreement For 1,500 Buses With Bashi Group For SEK 1.3 Bln...

    6/22/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Volvo Chooses DEF Supplier

    6/22/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Purchase of Volvo by China's Geely Premature

    6/18/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Chinese media reports sale of Ford's Volvo

    6/18/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • HiQ Signs New Framework Agreement with Volvo Cars

    6/17/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Unemployed pin dreams to wrestling mat

    6/21/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Meru Networks: The whole of Skeppsbron online during the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Stockholm

    6/15/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-NORDIC STOCKS - Factors to watch on June 15

    6/15/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Beijing Auto likely to bid for Ford's Volvo unit

    6/12/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Beijing car maker may seek to buy Volvo

    6/11/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • U.S. Retail Sales Turn Up

    6/11/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Volvo cuts 160 white collar jobs at aeronautics arm

    6/09/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Peugeot Supervisory Board Head:Ready To Mull Tie-Upgrades With Others

    6/03/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Auto industry in the midst of a metamorphosis

    6/15/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Volvo Partners With Swedish Energy Company to Launch Plug-in Car

    6/02/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • April-May 2009

    6/02/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Director - View Story

News & Analysis

volvo - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Leif Johansson President and Chief Executive Officer
Staffan Jufors President and CEO
Goran Gummeson President of Volvo Penta
Lars-Goran Moberg President of Volvo Powertrain
Stefano Chmielewski President of Renault Trucks
Marika Fredriksson Senior Vice President Finance & Cfo
Jan-Eric Sundgren Senior Vice President of Ab
Scott Hall Senior Vice President
STEFAN JOHNSSON Senior Vice President of Ab
ASSAR THORVALD Founder
Carl Johan Almqvist New Traffic and Product Safety Director
Jeff Leathers Service Department Manager
Stina Apel Project Manager
Erik Gustaf Larson Master of Mechanical Engineering, Hon Dr. Eng.
Ram Josyula Consultant
Steven M Hoy Franchise Dealer
EVA PERSSON Secretary
George F. Nicolai Member
Michel Gigou Member of The Group Executive Committee

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Finn Johnsson Chairman of The Board
Elaine Adler Board of Directors
Johnny Ronnkvist Board of Directors
Lars Westerberg Board of Directors
Louis Schweitzer Board of Directors
Martin Linder Board of Directors
Olle Ludvigsson Board of Directors
Per-Olof Eriksson Board of Directors
Peter Bijur Board of Directors
Philippe Klein Board of Directors
Tom Hedelius Board of Directors
Ying Yeh Board of Directors
Organization Position Status
Volvo President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company President, Ab Volvo, and Chief Executive Officer, The Volvo Group (A,C) Current
Confederation of Swedish Enterprise Director Current
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Board Member Current
Volvo Board of Directors Current
Volvo Group Chief Executive Officer Former
Principal Voices President and CEO of the Volvo Group Former
AB Electrolux President Former
AB Electrolux Executive Vice President Former

Staffan Jufors - President and CEO Bjorn Ingemanson - President International Division Per Carlsson - President and CEO of Volvo Trucks North America Ricard Fritz - Senior Vice President Strategic Planning and Business Dev. Ann Hesselbom - Senior Vice President Human Resources Leif Hultman - Senior Vice President Global Manufacturing Tommy Kohle - Senior Vice President Corporate Communications Lars Lidman - Senior Vice President and General Counsel Claes Nilsson - President Europe Division Bengt Persson - Senior Vice President Quality and Technical Support Christian Johansson - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Magnus Krantz - Group Controller, Volvo Trucks and Secretary of Volvo Trucks Executive Group.

Organization Position Status
Volvo President and CEO Current
Organization Position Status
Volvo President of Volvo Penta Current
Organization Position Status
Volvo President of Volvo Powertrain Current
Organization Position Status
Volvo President of Renault Trucks Current
Organization Position Status
Volvo Truck Corporation Senior Vice President Finance & Cfo Current
Volvo Senior Vice President Finance & Cfo Current
Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc. Current
Volvo Penta Board of Directors Current
Volvo Member of the Board of Directors Current
Volvo Construction Equipment Corporation CFO, Senior Vice President, Finance & Strategy Former
Volvo Finance Director Former
Volvo Area Manager Former
Volvo Management Consultant Former
Svenska Handelsbanken Former
Organization Position Status
Volvo Senior Vice President of Ab Current
Organization Position Status
Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc. Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing Current
Volvo Senior Vice President Current
Volvo Truck Corporation Senior Vice President Current
Volvo Construction Equipment Corporation Head of Global Sales and Marketing Current
Champion Motor Graders President Former
Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Volvo Construction Equipment Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Carleton University Former
Organization Position Status
Volvo Senior Vice President of Ab Current
Organization Position Status
Volvo Founder Current
Organization Position Status
Volvo New Traffic and Product Safety Director Current

Jeff Leathers is the Service Department Manager for Bill Pearce BMW / Porsche / Volvo where he oversees the daily service operations for all three car lines. Jeff's areas of expertise include customer relations, computer technology, Dinan performance parts for BMW, and all informational aspects of our current models. Jeff has 22 years of experience in the car industry and has worked for Bill Pearce Motors service for nearly 10 years. Currently Bill Pearce Motors's service department maintains over 10,000 customer vehicles with a dedicated staff of five Service Advisors and 20 factory-trained and certified technicians. Jeff and his staff look forward to taking care of all your service needs.

Organization Position Status
Volvo Service Department Manager Current
Bill Pearce Porsche Service Manager Current
Bill Pearce Motors Inc. Former

Stina Apel, an RFID project manager at Volvo, is responsible for the company's RFID activities. Stina is a member of Odette Sweden, where she is involved in the standardization of RFID. She has a Master of Science degree in computer science from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. Currently, Stina is involved in a project designed to spread the competence of RFID within the Volvo Group.

Organization Position Status
Volvo Project Manager Current
Rfid Journal Events Project Manager, Rfid, Volvo Technology Corp. Current
Chalmers University of Technology Master of Science Degree In Computer Science Former
Organization Position Status
Volvo Master of Mechanical Engineering, Hon Dr. Eng. Current
Organization Position Status
Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y.Com Founder Current
Gelrad Founder Current
Volvo Consultant Current
Jaguar Corporation Consultant Current
Indian Institute of Technology Undergraduate Degree Former
Organization Position Status
Volvo Franchise Dealer Current
Volkswagen Ltd Franchise Dealer Current
Toyota of the Black Hills Franchise Dealer Current
El Paso High School Foundation Board of Directors Current
Baylor University Former
Southern Methodist University Former
Organization Position Status
Volvo Chairman of The Board Current
Molnlycke Health Care AB CEO Former
Molnlycke Health Care AB Managing Director Former
Organization Position Status
Aventura Marketing Council President Current
Volvo Board of Directors Current
Mass Communications, Inc Former
South Florida Super Bowl Xli Volunteer Services Co-Chair Former
University of Illinois Former
Organization Position Status
Volvo Secretary Current
Volvo Group General Counsel Former
Organization Position Status
Volvo Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Volvo Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Volvo Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Volvo Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Volvo Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Volvo Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Volvo Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Volvo Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Lagercrantz Group AB Vice Chairman Current
Volvo Board of Directors Current
Volvo Truck Corporation Board of Directors Current
Volvo Member Current
Svenska Handelsbanken CEO Former
Svenska Handelsbanken Executive Vice President, President Former
Svenska Handelsbanken Chairman of Board Former
Lagercrantz Group AB Board of Directors Former
Eniro AB Director Former
Addtech AB Vice Chairman Former
Organization Position Status
Volvo Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Head N.V. Board of Directors Current
Head N.V. Member, Mgmt Team Current
Volvo Member Current
University of Utrecht Law Degree Former

Michel Gigou, member of the Group Executive Committee since 2002, retired on April 30, 2006. Within the Group Executive Committee, Michel Gigou's responsibilities included Volvo's operations in China, a responsibility that was assumed by Jorma Halonen. During 2006, Volvo's Group Executive Committee was expanded through the addition of Jan-Eric Sundgren, former President of Chalmers University of Technology. Jan-Eric Sundgren's responsibilities include contacts with public authorities, universities and colleges. He also focuses on technological and research-related matters within the Volvo Group and has Group-wide responsibility for environmental and safety issues.

Organization Position Status
Volvo Member of The Group Executive Committee Current

Executive News

  • Snecma and Volvo Aero Sign Key Agreement in Principle for Deliveries up to 2014

    Business Wire - 6/26/09 - View Story

  • NORDIC STOCKS - Factors to watch on June 26

    Forbes.com - 6/26/09 - View Story

  • NORDIC STOCKS - Factors to watch on June 26

    CNBC - 6/26/09 - View Story

  • Ericsson launches stylish new site solution

    Cellular-News - 6/18/09 - View Story

  • Ericsson Highlights More Stylish Base Station Tower

    Converge! Network Digest - 6/18/09 - View Story

  • Volvo Unveils Proprietary Medium-Heavy Engine

    Trailer / Body Builders - 6/17/09 - View Story

  • Ericsson Launches Stylish New Site Solution

    PR Newswire - 6/17/09 - View Story

  • Ericsson Launches Stylish New Site Solution

    PR Newswire via Yahoo! - 6/17/09 - View Story

  • Ericsson Launches Stylish New Site Solution

    Canada NewsWire - 6/17/09 - View Story

  • Ericsson Launches Stylish New Site Solution

    CNW Group via Yahoo! - 6/17/09 - View Story

  • Ericsson launches stylish new site solution

    Reuters - 6/17/09 - View Story

  • Ericsson launches stylish new site solution

    Market Wire via MSN Money - 6/17/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-Volvo says demand has bottomed, shares rise

    Reuters - 6/16/09 - View Story

  • Volvo says sticks to truck market outlook

    Reuters - 6/16/09 - View Story

  • Volvo Unveils New Medium-Heavy Engine

    Transport Topics - 6/16/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Volvo says demand has bottomed out

    Reuters - 6/16/09 - View Story

  • Volvo Unveils Proprietary Medium-Heavy Engine

    Business Wire - 6/16/09 - View Story

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