STOCKHOLM, April 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Autoliv, Inc.
(NYSE: ALV) (SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive
safety systems, has appointed Christian
Swahn as Executive Vice President Global Supply Chain
Management and member of Autoliv's Executive Management Team. He is
expected to join Autoliv latest during September 2019.
Christian Swahn has a long and
accomplished background in leading global purchasing functions for
industrial companies. With this appointment, he returns to Autoliv
where he was employed in the early 2000s. In the interim, he has
worked in senior management positions within SKF, Volvo Penta, and
Finnveden. His current assignment is "Senior Vice President, Global
Purchasing", at Volvo Bus Corporation.
In his new role, Christian Swahn
will have the global responsibility for Supply Chain Management, an
area of key strategic importance for Autoliv.
"It is with great pleasure I welcome Christian Swahn back to Autoliv. His extensive
experience and deep knowledge within purchasing in the industrial
and automotive sector will be very valuable in the development of
our supply chain management. This is an area where I believe that
we have great potential to drive further improvements", said
Autoliv's President and CEO Mikael
Bratt.
Christian Swahn holds a Master of
Science in Mechanical Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of
Technology in Stockholm, Sweden,
and an Executive MBA from the School of Business, Economics and
Law, in Gothenburg, Sweden.
He succeeds Mike Moloney who
retired on January 4, 2019.
About Autoliv
Autoliv, Inc. is the worldwide leader in automotive safety
systems, and through our subsidiaries we develop, manufacture and
market protective systems, such as airbags, seatbelts, steering
wheels and pedestrian protection systems for all major automotive
manufacturers in the world. Our products save over 30,000 lives
each year and prevent ten times as many severe injuries.
Our close to 67,000 employees in 27 countries are passionate
about our vision of Saving More Lives and quality is at the heart
of everything we do. We have 14 technical centers, with 19 test
tracks. Sales in 2018 amounted to US $ 8,678
million. The shares are listed on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE: ALV) and the Swedish Depository Receipts on Nasdaq
Stockholm (ALIV sdb). For more information go to
www.autoliv.com.
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Investor Relations
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