Education and professional experience: Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Former CEO of MAN AG. Previous experience from executive management (EVP) at Scania Group. Board member of Volvo Car AB from 2010-2022 and President and CEO of Volvo Car AB from 2012-2022 and Board member of Volvo Car Corporation. Previous Chairman of Polestar Automotive Holding UK LLC, chairman of the Board of Polestar Performance AB and Polestar Holding AB. Previous Board member of Lynk & Co Investment Co., Ltd., Lynk & Co Europe AB, AB Volvo, China-Euro Vehicle Technology Aktiebolag and Zenuity AB. Previous Board member of Ideella föreningen Teknikarbetsgivarna i Sverige and Ideella föreningen Teknikföretagen i Sverige. Previous senior advisor to Geely Sweden Holdings AB.
Principal activities outside of Volvo Car Group and current board assignments and similar: Board member in ABB E-Mobility, Modular Management Group Stockholm AB and Business Sweden
Håkan Samuelsson is as CEO not independent in relation to the company and the Executive Management Team but he is independent in relation to the company’s major shareholders.
Håkan Samuelsson holds 2,186,631 shares in Volvo Cars.