Carl-Peter Forster appointed member of the Board of directors of Volvo Car Group

February 5, 2012: Carl-Peter Forster has been appointed a new member of the Board of Directors of Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars).

Carl-Peter Forster, 58, has twenty-six years of international experience in the automobile industry. He was president of General Motors Europe from 2004 to 2009 where he looked after Opel/Vauxhall, Saab and the European activities of Chevrolet.

Before joining General Motors in 2001, Mr Forster had 13 years of experience in BMW where he held various positions including that of managing director of BMW South Africa and was also on the managing board of BMW responsible for manufacturing.

In February 2010, he was appointed Group CEO of Tata Motors with overall responsibility of Tata Motors’ operations globally, including Jaguar Land Rover. He left this position in September 2011.

On September 1, 2012, Carl-Peter Forster became a chief advisor to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and on January 9, 2013 he became a non-executive member of the board of the listed company Geely Automobile Holdings Co. Ltd.

"Mr Forster brings great experience and knowledge of the car industry to the Board of directors of Volvo Cars", says Li Shufu, chairman of Volvo Car Group. "His deep understanding of the business and product development will be an important asset for Volvo Cars in the company's ongoing transformation," states Li Shufu.