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About Electrolux
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors consists of nine members, without deputies, who are elected by the Annual General Meeting for a period of one year. Three members with deputies are appointed by the Swedish employee organizations, in accordance of Swedish labor laws.
Marcus Wallenberg

Marcus Wallenberg
Chairman

Born 1956. B. Sc. of Foreign Service. Elected 2005. Member of the Electrolux Remuneration Committee.
Board Chairman of SEB, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Saab AB and ICC (International Chamber of Commerce). Deputy Chairman of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. Board Member of AstraZeneca Plc, Stora Enso Oyj, Foundation Asset Management AB and The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

Previous positions: President and CEO of Investor AB, 1999–2005. Executive Vice-President of Investor AB, 1993–1999.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 20,000 B-shares. Related party: 1,500 B-shares.

Peggy Bruzelius, Deputy Chairman

Peggy Bruzelius
Deputy Chairman

Born 1949. M. Econ. Hon. Doc. in Econ. Elected 1996. Chairman of the Electrolux Audit Committee.
Board Chairman of Lancelot Asset Management AB and Swedish National Agency for Higher Education. Board Member of Axfood AB, Industry and Commerce Stock Exchange Committee, Axel Johnson AB, Akzo Nobel nv., Scania AB, Husqvarna AB, Syngenta AG and The Association of the Stockholm School of Economics.
Previous positions: Executive Vice-President of SEB, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 1997–1998. President and CEO of ABB Financial Services AB, 1991–1997.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 6,500 B-shares.

 


Louis R. Hughes

Hasse Johansson

Born 1949. M. Sc. in Electrical Engineering. Elected 2008. Group Vice President, Head of Research and Development of Scania AB, since 2001.
Board Member of Mecel AB.
Previous positions: Senior positions with Delphi Delco Electronics Systems Europe.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

John S. Lupo

Born 1946. B.Sc. Elected 2007. Principal of Renaissance Partners, USA, since 2000.
Board Member of Spectrum Brands Inc., Citi Trends Inc. and Cobra Electronics.
Previous positions: Executive Vice-President of Basset Furniture, 1998–2000. Chief Operating Offi cer of Wal-Mart International, 1996–1998. Senior Vice-President Merchandising of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 1990–1996.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 500 ADRs.

Johan Molin

Born 1959. B.Sc. in Econ. Elected 2007. President and CEO of ASSA ABLOY AB since 2005.
Board Member of ASSA ABLOY AB.
Previous positions: CEO of Nilfi sk-Advance, 2001–2005. President of Industrial Air Division, Atlas Copco Airpower, Belgium, 1998–2001. Management positions in Atlas Copco, 1983–2001.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 1,000 B-shares.

 


Hans Stråberg, President and CEO

Hans Stråberg
President and CEO

Born 1957. M. Eng. Elected 2002. President and CEO of AB Electrolux since 2002.
Board Member of The Association of Swedish Engineering Industries, AB Ph. Nederman & Co., Nederman Holding AB and Roxtec AB.
Previous positions: Joined Electrolux in 1983. Management positions in the Group until appointed President and CEO.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 61,597 B-shares, 90,000 options.

Caroline Sundewall

Caroline Sundewall

Born 1958. M.B.A. Elected 2005. Member of the Electrolux Audit Committee. Independent Business consultant since 2001.
Board Member of Swedbank AB, TeliaSonera AB, Haldex AB, Lifco AB, Pågengruppen AB, Ahlsell AB, Getupdated AB and The Association of Exchange-listed Companies.
Previous positions: Business commentator at Finanstidningen, 1999–2001. Managing editor of the business desk section at Sydsvenska Dagbladet, 1992–1999. Business controller at Ratos AB, 1989–1992.
Holdings in AB Electrolux through company: 2,000 B-shares.

Torben Ballegaard Sørensen

Born 1951. M.B.A. Elected 2007. Member of the Electrolux Audit Committee.
Board Member of Egmont Fonden and LEGO A/S, Denmark.
Previous positions: President and CEO of Bang & Olufsen a/s, 2001-2008. Executive Vice-President of LEGO System, 1999–2001. Divisional Director of LEGO System, 1996–1999. Managing Director of CCI Europe, 1988–1996. Managing Director of AA S Grafik, 1983–1988.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

Barbara Milian Thoralfsson

Barbara Milian Thoralfsson

Born 1959. M.B.A., B.A. Elected 2003. Chairman of the Electrolux Remuneration Committee. Director of Fleming Invest AS, Norway, since 2005.
Board Member of SCA AB, Storebrand ASA, Tandberg ASA, Rieber & Søn ASA, Fleming Invest AS, Stokke AS and Norfolier AS.
Previous positions: President of TeliaSonera Norway, 2001–2005. President of Midelfart & Co, 1995–2001, and on positions within marketing and sales, 1988–1995.
Holdings in AB Electrolux through company: 10,000 B-shares.

Employee representative members
Ola Bertilsson

Ola Bertilsson

Born 1955. Representative of the Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions. Elected 2006.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

Gunilla Brandt

Gunilla Brandt

Born 1953. Representative of the Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services. Elected 2006.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

Ulf Carlsson

Ulf Carlsson

Born 1958. Representative of the Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions. Elected 2001.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

Employee representative deputy members

Gerd Almlöf

Born 1959. Representative of the Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services. Elected 2007.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

Peter Karlsson

Born 1965. Representative of the Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions. Elected 2006.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

Bengt Liwång

Born 1945. Representative of the Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and Services. Elected 2005.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

Secretary of the Board

Cecilia Vieweg

Born 1955. B. of Law. General Councel of AB Electrolux.
Secretary of the Electrolux Board since 1999.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 7,823 B-shares, 15,294 options.

Auditors

At the Annual General Meeting in 2006, Pricewaterhouse-Coopers (PwC) was re-elected as auditors for a four-year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2010.

Peter Clemedtson
PriceWaterhouseCoopers AB

Born 1956. Authorized Public Accountant. Partner in Charge.
Other audit assignments: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and SEB, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

Holdings in AB Electrolux as of September 30, 2008.