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Board of Directors
 
   
 
According to the work schedule adopted by the Board of Directors, it holds six regular meetings per year. Beyond this, the board may meet when circumstances so warrant. All directors have participated in a director education program at the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm.

The Board of Directors consists of the following:

Martin Winterkorn

Born 1947.
Chairman since 2007.
Chairman, Remuneration Committee.
Shares in Scania: 0.

Other directorships:Chairman of the Board of Management, Volkswagen AG. Chairman or Board member of several companies in the Volkswagen Group and Board member of a number of subsidiaries of the Volkswagen Group. Board member of FC Bayern München AG, Infineon Technologies AG and Salzgitter AG.

Relevant work experience:Chairman of the Board of Management, Volkswagen AG; member, Board of Management, Volkswagen AG; responsible for Group Research and Development, Volkswagen AG; Chairman of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Brand.


Education:Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Staffan Bohman
Born 1949.
Member since 2005.
Vice Chairman since 2008.
Chairman, Audit Committee.
Shares in Scania: 30,000.
Other directorships:Board member Atlas Copco AB, Boliden AB, Trelleborg AB, OSM AB, InterIKEA Holding SA and Ratos AB. Vice Chairman of EDB Business partner ASA and of SwedFund International AB.

Relevant work experience:Former CEO of DeLaval AB, Gränges AB and Sapa AB.

Education:MBA.
Leif Östling
Born 1945.
Member since 1994.

President and CEO of Scania.
Shares in Scania: 540,000 plus 160,000 via related companies.

Other directorships:AB SKF, ISS A/S, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and Association of Swedish Engineering Industries. 

Relevant work experience:
Various management positions at Scania AB since 1972, President and CEO of Scania since 1994.

 
Education:MBA and Msc.

jpg-50x50-Helmut AurenzHelmut Aurenz
Born 1938.
Member since 2008.
Shares in Scania: 0.

Other directorships:Member of various boards and advisory bodies, among them the advisory assemblies for Baden-Württembergische Bank, Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and Germany's MMC Marsh & McLennan. Member of the World Economic Forum in Geneva. Independent Board member of both Audi AG and Automobili Lamborghini Holding Spa.

Relevant work experience: Started 1958 a now-sizeable garden and fertiliser products business in the ASB Group in Ludwigsburg, Germany.

Education:Apprenticeship in Horticulture, Entrepreneur.

Peggy Bruzelius
Born 1949.
Member since 1998.
Member, Remuneration Committee.
Shares in Scania: 8,000.
Other directorships:Chairman of Lancelot Asset Management AB. Deputy Chairman of Electrolux AB. Board member of Industry and Commerce Stock Exchange Committee, Stockholm School of Economics, Axel Johnson AB, Axfood AB, Syngenta AG, Husqvarna AB and Akzo Nobel N.V.; Chairman, Swedish National Agency for Higher Education.

Relevant work experience:Various management positions at ABB.

Education:MBA.
jpg-50x50-Börje EkholmBörje Ekholm 
Born 1963.
Member since 2007.
Shares in Scania: 2,000.

 

Other directorships:Board member of Chalmersinvest AB, Husqvarna AB and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
 
Relevant work experience: McKinsey & Company; President of Novare Kapital, 1995-1997; various positions at Investor AB 1992-1995, returned to Investor AB in 1997, President and CEO since 2005.
 
Education: MSc and MBA.

Francisco J. Garcia Sanz
Born 1957.
Member since 2007.
Member, Remuneration Committee.
Shares in Scania: 0.

Other directorships:Member of the Board of Management, Volkswagen AG. Globally responsible for Supply at Volkswagen AG. Board member of several companies in the Volkswagen Group.

Relevant work experience:Various positions at Adam Opel AG, various management positions at GM and Volkswagen AG.
 

Education:
MSc.
 

jpg-50x50-Gunnar LarssonGunnar Larsson

Born 1942.
Member since 2008.
Member, Audit Committee.
Shares in Scania: 0.

Relevant work experience:Held executive management positions for Product Development departments from 1981 to 1996 at Saab-Scania AB, Volvo Car Corporation, Audi AG and Volkswagen AG. Running an international consultancy for clients in the vehicle industry since 1996.

Education: MSc.

Hans Dieter Pötsch
Born 1951.
Member since 2007.
Member, Audit Committee.
Shares in Scania: 0.

Other directorships:Member of the Board of Management, Volkswagen AG; responsible for Finance and Controlling, Volkswagen AG. Chairman or Board member of several companies in the Volkswagen Group. Board member of Allianz Versicherungs-AG and BASF AG.
 
Relevant work experience:
Various positions at BMW, General Manager for Finance and Administration at Trumpf GmbH & Co; Chairman of the Board of Management, Traub AG. Various management positions at Volkswagen AG.
 
Education:MSc.