Per Erland Svantesson

Non-Executive Director

Per Erland Svantesson has a strong track record in industrial manufacturing, industrial product development, logistics and quality service, with 22 years in the automotive manufacturing industry within Volvo AB, Valeo (a leading automotive component supplier), ESAB EU and Antiphon AB.

Per Erland Svantesson has been with Volvo since 1999 and currently holds the position of president of Effpower AB, one of VTT’s portfolio companies. His previous position within Volvo was senior vice president of product and industrial development within Volvo Bus Corporation, a 17 billion SEK annual turnover business which has produced over 11,000 buses in 19 factories worldwide.

Per Erland Svantesson holds a degree of Master of Science in mechanical engineering and industrial organisation from the University of Technology, Gothenburg in Sweden.