By Christina Zander
STOCKHOLM--Swedish truck maker Scania AB, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Volkswagen AG (VOW.XE), has appointed Per Hallberg as
its new chief executive and Andreas Renschler as new chairman of
the board, the company said late Tuesday.
Mr. Hallberg, born 1952, joined Scania in 1977 and has been a
member of the company's Executive Board since 2001, while Mr.
Renschler, born 1958, is a member of the management board of
Volkswagen and head of their truck and bus business.
Other new names in the board of directors are Annika Falkengren
and Markus S. Piëch. Ms. Falkengren, born 1962, is President and
chief executive of the Swedish financial group SEB AB and member of
the supervisory board of Volkswagen. Mr. Piëch, born 1985, is a
member of the executive board of Salzach Privatstiftung.
The new board of directors consists of seven members, of whom
Peter Wallenberg Jr, Helmut Aurenz and Christian Porsche will
continue the assignments they have had since 2005, 2008 and 2014,
respectively.
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