Presentation of Group Management

Keith McLoughlin

President and Chief Executive Officer
Born 1956. B.S. Eng. In Group Management since 2003.
Senior management positions within DuPont in USA, 1981–2003. Vice-President and General Manager of DuPont Nonwovens, 2000–2003, and of DuPont Corian, 1997–2000. Joined Electrolux as Head of Major Appliances North America and Executive Vice-President of AB Electrolux, 2003. Also Head of Major Appliances Latin America, 2004–2007. Chief Operations Officer Major Appliances, 2009. President and Chief Executive Officer of AB Electrolux, 2011.
Board Member of Briggs & Stratton Corporation.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 63,913 B-shares.

Henrik Bergström

Head of Small Appliances, Executive Vice-President
Born 1972. M. Sc. in Business Administration and Economics. In Group Management since 2010.
Business Development and General Management positions within Electrolux Major Appliances Latin America, 1997–2002. Managing Director of Electrolux in Latin America and Caribbean, 2002–2008. Vice-President and General Manager for three business areas in Electrolux Major Appliances North America, 2008–2010. Head of Electrolux Asia Sourcing Operations, 2009–2010. Head of Small Appliances and Executive Vice-President of AB Electrolux, 2010.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 6,621 B-shares.

Jan Brockmann

Chief Technology Officer, Senior Vice-President
Born 1966. M. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, M.B.A. In Group Management since 2011.
Management positions within Valeo Group, 1994–1999. Project Manager in Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH, 2000–2001. Senior management positions within Volkswagen Group, 2001–2010. Joined Electrolux as Head of R&D, Major Appliances, 2010. Group Chief Technology Officer, 2011.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 1,999 B-shares.

Tomas Eliasson

Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice-President as of February 13, 2012.
Born 1962. B. Sc. in Business Administration and Economics. In Group Management since 2012.
Management positions within ABB Group, 1987–2002. Chief Financial Officer in Seco Tools AB, 2002–2006. Chief Financial Officer of ASSA ABLOY AB, 2006–2012.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

Ruy Hirschheimer

Head of Major Appliances Latin America, Executive Vice-President
Born 1948. M.B.A. Doctoral Program in Business Administration. In Group Management since 2008.
Executive Vice-President of Alcoa Aluminum in Brazil, 1983–1986. President and CEO of J.I. Case Brazil, 1990–1994. President and CEO of Bunge Foods, 1994–1997. Senior Vice-President of Bunge International Ltd. in USA, 1997–1998. Joined Electrolux as Head of Brazilian Major Appliances operations, 1998. Head of Major Appliances Latin America, 2002. Executive Vice-President of AB Electrolux, 2008.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 35,877 B-shares.

MaryKay Kopf

Chief Marketing Officer, Senior Vice-President
Born 1965. B.S. Finance, M.B.A. In Group Management since 2011.
Senior management positions within DuPont in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and globally, 1991–2003. Joined Electrolux in 2003 as Vice-President Brand Marketing, Major Appliances North America, 2003. Group Chief Marketing Officer, 2011.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 4,136 B-shares.

Stefano Marzano 

Chief Design Officer, Senior Vice-President as of January 10, 2012
Born 1950. Doctorate in architecture.  In Group Management since 2012.
Senior designer, Philips-IRE Major Domestic Appliances Division, 1973–1978. Design Group Leader, Philips Data Systems and Telecommunications Division, 1978–1982. Director, Philips-Ire Design Centre (Major Domestic Appliances Division), 1982–1989. Vice-President and Head of Corporate Industrial Design, Whirlpool International (a Whirlpool and Philips joint venture), 1989–1991. Executive Vice-President and Chief Design Officer, Philips, 1991–2011. Joined Electrolux as Group Chief Design Officer, 2012.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares (January 10, 2012).

Gunilla Nordström

Head of Major Appliances Asia/Pacific, Executive Vice- President
Born 1959. M. Sc. in Group Management since 2007.
Senior management positions within Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Sony Ericsson in Europe, Latin America and Asia, 1983–2005. President of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (China) Co. Ltd. and Corporate Vice-President of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2005–2007. Joined Electrolux as Head of Major Appliances Asia/Pacific and Executive Vice-President of AB Electrolux, 2007.
Board Member of Atlas Copco AB.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 6,166 B-shares.

Lars Worsøe Petersen

Head of Human Resources and Organizational Development, Senior Vice-President
Born 1958. M.Econ. In Group Management since 2011.
Joined Electrolux as head of Human Resources Electrolux in Denmark, 1994.Vice-President Human Resources within Electrolux Major Appliances Europe, 1999–2000. Head of Electrolux Holding A/S in Denmark, 2000–2002. Head of Human Resources for Electrolux Major Appliances North America, 2002–2005. Head of Group Staff Human Resources at Husqvarna AB, 2005–2011. Rejoined Electrolux as Head of Group Staff Human Resources and Organizational Development, 2011.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

Jonas Samuelson

Head of Major Appliances Europe, Middle East and Africa, Executive Vice-President
Born 1968. M. Sc. in Business Administration and Economics. In Group Management since 2008.
Business development and finance positions within General Motors in USA, 1996–1999. Treasurer and Director of Commercial Finance and Business Support in Saab Automobile AB, 1999–2001. Senior management positions within controlling and finance in General Motors North America, 2001–2005. Chief Financial Officer of Munters AB, 2005–2008. Chief Financial Officer of AB Electrolux, 2008–2011 as well as Chief Operations Officer and Head of Global Operations Major Appliances during 2011. Head of Major Appliances Europe, Middle East and Africa and Executive Vice-President of AB Electrolux, 2011.
Board Member of Polygon AB.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 5,004 B-shares.

Jack Truong

Head of Major Appliances North America, Executive Vice-President Born 1962. Ph.D. Chem. Eng. In Group Management since 2011.
Research & Development and Business Management positions within 3M in USA, 1989–1997. Business Director, 3M Home Care Business, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, 1997–2001. Managing Director of 3M Thailand Ltd., 2001–2003. Vice-President and General Manager of 3M Global Office Supplies Division, 2003–2009. Vice-President and General Manager of 3M Global Construction and Home Improvement Division, 2009–2011. Joined Electrolux as Head of Major Appliances North America and Executive Vice-President of AB Electrolux, 2011.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

Cecilia Vieweg

General Counsel, Senior Vice-President
Born 1955. B. of Law. In Group Management since 1999.
Attorney of Berglund & Co Advokatbyrå, 1987–1990. Corporate Legal Counsel of AB Volvo, 1990–1992. General Counsel of Volvo Car Corporation, 1992–1997. Attorney and partner of Wahlin Advokatbyrå, 1998. Joined Electrolux as Senior Vice-President and General Counsel, with responsibility for legal, intellectual property, risk management and security matters, 1999.
Board Member of Vattenfall AB, PMC Group AB and member of the Swedish Securities Council.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 14,410 B-shares.

Alberto Zanata

Head of Professional Products, Executive Vice-President
Born 1960. University degree in Electrical Engineering with Business Administration. In Group Management since 2009.
Joined Electrolux Professional Products, 1989. Senior management positions within factory management, marketing, product management and business development, 1989–2002. Head of Professional Products in North America, 2003–2008. Head of Professional Products and Executive Vice-President of  AB Electrolux, 2009.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 16,364 B-shares.

 

Changes in Group Management

Tomas Eliasson joined Electrolux in February 2012 as Chief Financial Officer. His predecessor, Jonas Samuelson, has been appointed Head of Major Appliances Europe, Middle East and Africa. Enderson Guimarães, the former head of this business area, has left the Group.
Stefano Marzano joined Electrolux as Chief Design Officer in January 2012.
Lars Worsøe Petersen, Head of Human Resources and Organizational Development, joined Electrolux in October 2011. He succeeded Carina Malmgren Heander, who heads a new business unit of domestic products based on professional solutions.
Jack Truong joined Electrolux in August 2011 as Head of Major Appliances North America. He succeeded Kevin Scott, who left the Group. MaryKay Kopf was appointed Chief Marketing Officer in February 2011.
Jan Brockmann was appointed Chief Technology Officer in February 2011.

 

Holdings in AB Electrolux as of December 31, 2011. The information is regularly updated at www.electrolux.com/group-management


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