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Keith McLoughlin

Keith McLoughlin

President and Chief Executive Officer

Born 1956. USA.
B.Sc. Engineering. 
In Group Management since 2003.

Previous positions

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. Head of Electrolux 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, 2009–2010. President and Chief Executive Officer of AB Electrolux, 2011.

Board membership

Board member of Briggs & Stratton ­Corporation.

Holdings in AB Electrolux

96,573 B shares.

 

Henrik Bergström

Henrik Bergström

Head of Small ­Appliances, Executive Vice President

Born 1972. Sweden.
M. Sc. in Business Administration and ­Economics. 
In Group Management since 2010.

Previous positions

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 of 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.

Board membership

-

Holdings in AB Electrolux

4,663 B shares.

 

Jan Brockmann

Jan Brockmann

Chief Technology ­Officer, Senior Vice President

Born 1966. Germany.
M. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, M.B.A. 
In Group Management since 2011.

Previous positions

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. Head of R&D, Electrolux Major Appliances, 2010. Group Chief Technology ­Officer, 2011.

Board membership

-

Holdings in AB Electrolux

3,112 B shares.

 

Tomas Eliasson

Tomas Eliasson

Chief Financial Officer

Born 1962. Sweden.
B. Sc. in Business Administration and ­Economics.
In Group Management since 2012.

Previous positions

Management positions within ABB Group, 1987–2002. Chief Financial Officer of Seco Tools AB, 2002–2006. Chief Financial Officer of ASSA ABLOY AB, 2006–2012. Chief Financial Officer of AB Electrolux, 2012.

Board membership

Board member of ­Millicom International Cellular S.A.

Holdings in AB Electrolux

1,621 B shares.

 

Ruy Hirschheimer

Ruy Hirschheimer

Head of Major ­Appliances Latin ­America, Executive Vice President

Born 1948. Brazil.
M.B.A. and Doctoral ­Program in Business Administration. 
In Group Management since 2008.

Previous positions

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. Head of Electrolux Brazilian Major Appliances operations, 1998. Head of Electrolux Major Appliances Latin America, 2002. Executive Vice President of AB ­Electrolux, 2008.

Board membership

-

Holdings in AB Electrolux

35,571 B shares.

 

MaryKay Kopf

MaryKay Kopf

Chief Marketing Officer, Senior Vice President

Born 1965. USA.
B.Sc. Finance, M.B.A. 
In Group Management since 2011.

Previous positions

Senior management positions within DuPont in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and globally, 1991–2003. Vice President Brand Marketing, Electrolux Major Appliances North America, 2003. Group Chief Marketing Officer, 2011.

Board membership

Board member of World Kitchen, LLC.

Holdings in AB Electrolux

13,020 B shares.

 

Gunilla Nordström

Gunilla Nordström

Head of Major ­Appliances Asia/Pacific, Executive Vice President

Born 1959. Sweden,
M. Sc. 
In Group ­Management since 2007.

Previous positions

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. Head of Electrolux Major Appliances Asia/Pacific and Executive Vice President of AB Electrolux, 2007.

Board membership

Board member of Atlas Copco AB and Wärtsilä Corporation.

Holdings in AB Electrolux

32,109 B shares.

 

Jonas Samuelson

Jonas Samuelson

Head of Major ­Appliances Europe, Middle East and Africa, Executive Vice President

Born 1968. Sweden.
M. Sc. in Business Administration and ­Economics. 
In Group Management since 2008.

Previous positions

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 membership

Board member of Polygon AB.

Holdings in AB Electrolux

13,473 B shares.

 

Jack Truong

Jack Truong

Head of Major ­Appli­ances North America, Executive Vice ­President

Born 1962. USA.
Ph.D. Chem. Eng. 
In Group Management since 2011.

Previous positions

Research & Development and Business Management positions within 3M in USA, 1989–1997. Managing 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. Head of Electrolux Major Appliances North America and Executive Vice President of AB ­Electrolux, 2011.

Board membership

-

Holdings in AB Electrolux

1,550 B shares.

 

Cecilia Vieweg

Cecilia Vieweg

General Counsel, Senior Vice President

Born 1955. Sweden.
B. of Law. 
In Group Management since 1999.

Previous positions

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. Senior Vice President and General Counsel of AB Electrolux, 1999, with the responsibility for legal, intellectual property, risk management and security ­matters.

Board membership

Board member of Lundin Petroleum AB and The ­Association of Swedish ­Engineering Industries and member of the Swedish Securities ­Council.

Holdings in AB Electrolux

17,402 B shares.

 

Lars Worsøe-­Petersen

Lars Worsøe-­Petersen

Head of Human Resources and ­Organizational ­Development, Senior Vice President

Born 1958. Denmark.
M.Econ. 
In Group ­Management since 2011.

Previous positions

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.

Board membership

-

Holdings in AB Electrolux

4,933 B shares.

 

Alberto Zanata

Alberto Zanata

Head of Professional Products, Executive Vice President

Born 1960. Italy.
University degree in Electrical Engineering with Business Administration. 
In Group ­Management since 2009.

Previous positions

Senior management positions in Electrolux Professional Products 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.

Board membership

-

Holdings in AB Electrolux

20,632 B shares.