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Mr. Jan Carlson is President and Chief Executive Officer of Autoliv Inc and he has been Chairman of the Board of the Company since May 4, 2014. He has previously been appointed Interim Chairman of the Board of the Company, effective as of April 3, 2014. He was appointed a director of Autoliv on May 2, 2007 after becoming President and Chief Executive Officer of Autoliv on April 1, 2007. Mr. Carlson joined Autoliv in 1999 as President of Autoliv Electronics and held that position until April 1, 2005, when he became Vice President - Engineering of Autoliv and a member of the Company’s Executive Committee. He was President - Autoliv Europe from August 18, 2006 until April 1, 2007. As of July 2010, Mr. Carlson also serves on the Board and Compensation Committee of BorgWarner Inc. Since 2010 Mr. Carlson has also served on the board of Teknikforetagen, the Association of Swedish Engineering Industries. Prior to joining Autoliv, Mr. Carlson was President of Saab Combitech, a division within the Saab aircraft group specializing in commercializing military technologies. Mr. Carlson has a Master of Science degree in Physical Engineering from the University of Linkoping, Sweden.