COMPANY

Swedish automaker, founded 1924 by Assar Gabrielsson and Gustav Larson, the first car being produced in 1927. Sold to Ford Motors in 1999. Sold to China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in 2010.

Official Website:
http://www.volvo.com/

Industry:
Automobile

Ticker:
NASDAQ:VOLVY (ADR)

Corporate headquarters:
Gothenburg, Sweden

Sales:
$25.4B (2003)

Employees:
75,700 (2003)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Nils Bohlin	Engineer	17-Jul-1920	26-Sep-2002	Three-point safety belt
Victor H. Doolan	Business	7-Nov-1940		CEO of Volvo North America, 2002-05
Assar Gabrielsson	Business	13-Aug-1891	28-May-1962	Co-Founder of Volvo
Pehr Gyllenhammar	Business	28-Apr-1935		CEO of Volvo, 1971-90
Leif Johansson	Business	30-Aug-1951		President and CEO of Volvo
Mark R. LaNeve	Business	c. 1960		VP, General Motors

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lars Westerberg	Business	1948		Chairman of Autoliv

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Pehr Gyllenhammar	Business	28-Apr-1935		CEO of Volvo, 1971-90
Leif Johansson	Business	30-Aug-1951		President and CEO of Volvo

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Assar Gabrielsson	Business	13-Aug-1891	28-May-1962	Co-Founder of Volvo
Neelie Kroes	Government	19-Jul-1941		EU Commissioner of Competition
Kenneth Whipple	Business	1934		Retired Ford Motor executive

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