PRESIDENT AND CEO
Born 1957, M.Eng. Joined Electrolux in 1983. Head of product area, Dishwashers and Washing Machines, 1987. Head of product division, Floor Care Products,Västervik,1992. Executive Vice-President, Frigidaire Home Products, USA, 1995. Head of Floor Care Products and Small Appliances and Executive Vice-President, AB Electrolux, 1998. Chief Operating Officer of Electrolux, October 2001. President and CEO of Electrolux, April 2002. Board Member:The Association of Swedish Engineering Industries Board, AB Ph. Nederman & Co. Holdings: 2,870 B-shares, 152,300 options.
HEAD OF OUTDOOR PRODUCTS
Born 1944, Mech. Eng. Production Engineer, Facit AB, 1966–1975. Joined Electrolux in 1973. Sector Manager, Facit-Addo, 1976, Technical Director, Electrolux Motor, 1980, Product-line Manager, Outdoor Products North America, 1987, Product-line Manager, Forest and Garden Equipment, 1991 and Flymo, 1996. Head of Professional Outdoor Products, Executive Vice-President, AB Electrolux, 1997. Head of Consumer and Professional Outdoor Products, Senior Executive Vice-President, AB Electrolux, September 2002. Board member: Kabe Husvagnar AB. Holdings: 5,000 B-shares, 127,600 options.
HEAD OF WHITE GOODS OUTSIDE EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
Born 1956, M. Econ. Deputy Group Controller,Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, 1983, Head of Cash Management, 1986. Joined Electrolux in 1987 as Group Controller. Senior Vice-President Group Controlling, Accounting,Taxes, Auditing, Administration and IT, 1996–2000, as well as Acting Treasurer in 2000. Head of Consumer Outdoor Products outside North America, Executive Vice-President, AB Electrolux, 2001. Head of White Goods outside Europe and North America, Senior Executive Vice- President, AB Electrolux, September 2002. Continuing Head of Consumer Outdoor Products outside North America. Board Member: First Swedish National Pension Fund,The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation. Holdings: 2,024 B-shares, 127,600 options.
HEAD OF WHITE GOODS NORTH AMERICA AND OUTDOOR PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA
Born 1943, Graduate of Law. President, Roper Corporation, USA, 1985. Joined Electrolux in 1989 as President, American Yard Products, USA. President, Frigidaire Home Products, 1997. Head of White Goods and Outdoor Products, North America, and Executive Vice-President, AB Electrolux, 1997. Left the position as Head of White Goods, North America, during March 2003. Continuing Head of Outdoor Products, North America. Holdings: 0 shares, 127,600 options.
HEAD OF WHITE GOODS EUROPE
Born 1950, Graduate of Law, MBA. Management consultant with McKinsey & Co. Inc., Germany, 1979–1987. Member of Management Board, Quelle AG, Austria, 1987–1989 and Kaufhof Warenhaus AG, Germany, 1989–1993. CEO, Kodak AG, Germany, 1993–1997. General Manager, Consumer Imaging, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Corporate Vice-President, Eastman Kodak Company, 1997. Executive Vice- President, AB Electrolux, 2000. Holdings: 1,500 B-shares, 191,400 options.
HEAD OF PROFESSIONAL INDOOR PRODUCTS
Born 1952, MBA and PhD Econ. Member of senior management in consulting firms Knight Wendling/Wegenstein AG, 1980–1989 and GMO AG, 1989–1992. FAG Bearings AG, 1993–1998, as Chief Operating Officer in FAG Bearings Corporation, USA. Joined Electrolux in 1999 as Executive Vice-President, AB Electrolux. Holdings: 0 shares, 106,400 options.
HEAD OF FLOOR CARE PRODUCTS AND SMALL APPLIANCES
Born 1958, M.Eng. Lic.Tech. Held several international sales and marketing positions, 1988–1995. Joined Electrolux in 1995 as Technical Director within the direct sales operation LUX. Head of Floor Care Inter- national operations, 1999. Head of Floor Care Europe operations, 2001. Head of Floor Care Products and Small Appliances, Executive Vice- President, AB Electrolux as of March 2002. Holdings: 0 shares, 51,500 options.
HEAD OF GROUP STAFF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
Born 1962, M. Econ. Management consult- ant, McKinsey, 1985–1988. Group Controller and other executive positions, Axel Johnson Group, 1988–1992. Manager Business Development,Vattenfall, 1994–1996. CFO, Spendrups Bryggeri AB, 1996, Deputy CEO and Manager Business Development, 1999. Joined Electrolux in 2000. Holdings: 7,600 B-shares, 64,300 options.
HEAD OF GROUP STAFF COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Born 1954, M. Econ. Account Executive, KREAB Communications Consultancy 1978–1984, President 1985–1991. Headed the Swedish “Yes to EU Foundation campaign” for the referendum that determined Sweden’s membership in the EU in 1994. Joined Electrolux as Senior Vice-President, Communication and Public Affairs, 1995. Holdings: 500 B-shares, 127,600 options.
HEAD OF GROUP STAFF TREASURY
Born 1959, M. Econ, MBA. Held several Corporate Finance positions at investment banks in London, UK, 1988–1993. Director of Product Area Electricity and other execu- tive positions,Vattenfall, 1994–2001. Joined Electrolux in 2001. Holdings: 500 B-shares, 30,000 options.
HEAD OF GROUP STAFF CONTROLLING, ACCOUNTING, TAXES, AUDITING, IT
Born 1963, M. Econ. Joined Electrolux Treasury Department, 1989. Subsequently held several positions within the Group’s financial operations. Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, 1996. Joined Sapa AB in 1998, as Head of Business Development, Chief Financial Officer, 2000. Rejoined Electrolux in 2001 as Chief Administrative Officer. Holdings: 0 shares, 60,000 options.
HEAD OF GROUP STAFF LEGAL
Born 1955, B. of Law. Attorney with Berglund & Co. Advokatbyrå, Gothenburg, 1987–1990, Corporate Legal Counsel, AB Volvo 1990–1992. General Counsel,Volvo Car Corporation, 1992–1997. Attorney and partner in Wahlin Advokatbyrå, Gothenburg, 1998. Joined Electrolux in 1999 as General Counsel. Board member: Haldex AB. Holdings: 0 shares, 106,400 options.
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