Volvo was incorporated in 1915 as a subsidiary of AB SKF, the Swedish ball bearing manufacturer.
In 1924,
Assar Gabrielsson and
Gustaf Larson, the two founders, decided to start construction of a Swedish car. Volvo was officially founded on April 14, 1927, when the first car left the factory in Hisingen, Göteborg.
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Assar Gabrielsson
President of AB Volvo 1926–1956 and Head of the Volvo Group.
Chairman of AB Volvo 1956–1962. CV
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Gustaf Larson
Technical director and Vice President of AB Volvo 1926–1952.
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Gunnar Engellau
President of AB Volvo and Head of the Volvo Group 1956-1971.
Chairman of the Board of AB Volvo 1971-1978.
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Pehr G Gyllenhammar
President of AB Volvo 1971–1983 and CEO of the Volvo Group 1971–1990.
Executive Chairman of the Board of AB Volvo 1983–1993.
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Håkan Frisinger
President of AB Volvo 1983–1987.
Chairman of the Board of AB Volvo from 1997.
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Gunnar L Johansson
President of AB Volvo 1987–1990.
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Christer Zetterberg
President of AB Volvo and CEO of the Volvo Group 1990–1992.
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Sören Gyll
President of AB Volvo and CEO of the Volvo Group 1992–1997.
Member of the Board of AB Volvo.
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Leif Johansson
President of AB Volvo and CEO of Volvo Group 1997–2011.
Member of the Board of AB Volvo
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Olof Persson
President of AB Volvo and CEO of the Volvo Group 2011-.
Member of the Board of AB Volvo.
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