
Prof. Dr.hc Winfried Vahland is the Chair of the Polestar board. He has 40 years of broad and international experience in the automotive industry, including as CEO of Škoda, as well as various other executive positions within the Volkswagen Group.
Winfried Vahland served on the Volvo Cars in Board from 2019 to 2024, and currently serves as Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board of EuroCar AG., as well as a Member of the Supervisory Board of Proton Holdings Berhad and Vibracoustic SE.
Pr. Dr.hc. Vahland holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from Technical University THD Darmstadt, Germany, and a Master of Business Administration from GMI Engineering & Management Institute, Michigan, United States. He was decerned honorary doctor in Mechanical Engineering by the Dalian University of Technology in China, and in Economics by the University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic.

Michael was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Polestar in October 2024 and has two decades of senior level experience in the automotive industry.
Previously, Michael served as the CEO of Nikola Motor Company, VinFast and Opel, and before that he was CFO of Opel, Volkswagen and Mitsubishi.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Business Studies from the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück and a Master’s degree in European Marketing from Brunel University of London.

Christine Gorjanc has extensive operational experience from working with multi-national technology and public healthcare companies. She is currently Lead Director for Juniper Networks.
Christine brings over 35 years of experience in finance and accounting and is a highly experienced former CFO at Netgear and Arlo Technologies. She has served as a board member in both private and listed companies, including as chairman of the audit committee and member of the remuneration committee.
Her expertise includes strategic initiatives, working with boards and CEO's to deliver growth and innovation, while navigating the global business environment.
Christine holds a Bachelor of Art in Accounting from the University of Texas, and a Master's degree in Taxation from Golden Gate University.

Francesca has 30 years of experience in automotive and other industries and is currently Chief Manufacturing and Supply Chain Officer at Volvo Cars. She has played an important role in advancing efficiency, sustainability and localisation in Volvo’s supply chain.
Prior to joining Volvo in 2023, Francesca held senior supply chain roles at Accell Group, Stellantis, Renault-Nissan, Alcan (now Rio Tinto) and Bosch.
Francesca has a Master of Science in Industrial Technology Engineering from Politecnico di Milano.

Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann is well known for his achievements as an automotive industry executive, CEO and Chairman, leading brands as significant as Opel and Continental AG.
Karl Thomas built a career spanning both automotive supplier and OEM brands, in Europe and in China. He has served as Chairman of the Board and President of Opel. In addition, he was also General Motors Executive Vice President & President Europe as well as a member of the GM Executive Committee. Previously Karl Thomas was with Volkswagen AG, where he was CEO and Vice President of Volkswagen Group China in Beijing.
Today Dr. Neumann is founder of KTN, an organisation created to support the transformation towards E-Mobility. He consults and actively invests in companies that are looking to help shape an electric future, while also sitting on the boards of various organisations. Notably he is Chairman of Autobrains Technologies a provider of solutions for the next generation of vehicles and mobility.
Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Dortmund.

Xiaojie Shen (Laura) is a senior executive with more than 30 years of experience in the automotive industry. She joined Volkswagen Group (China) in 2007, has held several senior management positions in the company such as Vice President for Special Projects leading Smart City project, Head of Sales & Service for VW Region China. Her last position was Managing Director and Board member of Volkswagen Group Import (China) for Bentley, Lamborghini and VW.
Prior to this, Xiaojie Shen (Laura) was Head of Sales of BMW Brilliance. She has a proven track record of managing complexity and delivering results and a broad knowledge of business strategy development and deployment, sales and marketing.
Xiaojie Shen (Laura) holds an MBA from State University of New York at Buffalo.

Cynthia Dubin has been, since 2019, a director of the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (‘CMA’) and is the Chair of its Nominations Committee and Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. Cynthia Dubin is also since 2019 a director of Hurco Group Companies, Inc., a global machine tools manufacturer listed on Nasdaq, where she is a member of the Audit Committee. Since 2020, Cynthia Dubin has also served as a director of ICE Futures Europe, Inc., an exchange for futures and options contracts for energy and emissions products, interest rates, equity derivatives and soft commodities, owned by Intercontinental Exchange where she is Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee.
Cynthia Dubin was May 2021 to 2023 a director, Chair of the Audit Committee, and member of the Compensation Committee of the Franchise Group, Inc. and from 2020 through 2022 she served as a director, Chair of the Audit Committee, and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees of Synthomer plc. From 2015 to 2020, she served on the Board of Directors of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (‘B&W’). During that time, she also served as Chair of B&W’s Audit Committee and a member of its Governance Committee. Additionally, she has held senior executive positions at Pivot Power LLP, JKX Oil & Gas plc, and Edison Mission Energy, where she was European CFO.
Cyntha Dubin holds a BSBA in finance and economics from Georgetown University. She holds a certificate in company directorship from the Institute of Directors in the U.K. and has completed a Harvard University residential course on corporate board effectiveness.

Joe Zhang is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. In addition, Joe Zhang serves on the Boards of Smart Mobility Pte. Ltd (since March 2022), CaoCao Inc (since June 2023), Zhejiang Genius & Guru Investment Co. Ltd. (since May 2024), Saxo Bank A/S (since October 2024), Genius Auto Finance Co. Ltd. (since December 2024) and companies in the Zhejiang Geely Holding Group.
Joe Zhang joined Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in April 2014. Between 2014 and 2021, Joe Zhang held various key positions, including Deputy CFO of Geely Holding Group, General Manager of Geely Holding Group Financial Management Center and Director of Geely Holding Group Strategic Finance Center. Joe Zhang has served as Zhejiang Geely Holding Group’s Chief Financial Officer since May 2021 and was appointed as its Vice President in July 2022.
Joe Zhang graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in 2002 with a Bachelor’s degree in international accounting.