Volvo's President and CEO awarded for promoting Swedish engineering industry

Volvo's President and CEO awarded for promoting Swedish engineering industry

Today, May 5, Leif Johansson, President and CEO of the Volvo Group, will receive
the Mekanprisma Award at the Annual General Meeting of the Association of
Swedish Engineering Industries in Stockholm. The Mekanprisma Award is a
prestigous honor awarded to persons who made significant contributions to the
Swedish engineering industry.

There are currently ten Mekanprisma Awards, which are held by Leif Johansson
(2009), Lennart Nilsson (2009), Peter Wallenberg (2007), Clas Åke Hedström
(2006), Gunnar Randholm (2003), Knut Jacobsson (2002), Anders Scharp (2000),
Gunnar L Johansson (1999), His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf (1998) and Björn Svedberg
(1994). Gustaf Larsson, one of Volvo's founders, was awarded the Mekanprisma
Award in 1962.

“It is with great humility and gratitude that I become part of a fine club.
There is an industrial base, engineering know-how and international expertise in
Sweden of which we can be truly proud,” says Leif Johansson.

Leif Johansson received his engineering degree at Chalmers University of
Technology in 1977. His first appointment as President was within Husqvarna
Motorcyklar, followed by President of Facit. Thereafter, he was appointed
President and CEO within Electrolux. Leif Johansson was appointed President and
CEO of the Volvo Group in 1997. 

May 5, 2009

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The Volvo Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and
construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications,
aerospace components and services. The Group also provides complete solutions
for financing and service. The Volvo Group, which employs about 100,000 people,
has production facilities in 19 countries and sells their products in more than
180 markets. Annual sales of the Volvo Group amount to about SEK 300 billion.
The Volvo Group is a publicly-held company headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden.
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