Group management team

Customer Experience

Mona joined in 2019, from Husqvarna Group where she was Senior Vice President of Brand, Marketing & Communications. Mona has over 20 years of experience in leading consumer and IT brands.

Brand & Marketing

Åsa Borg

Åsa joined in 2020 from Volvo Cars where she was Chief Operating Officer of Care by Volvo (now Global Online Business). Åsa has over 20 years of Brand, Marketing and automotive industry experience.

Commercial

Kristian Elvefors

Kristian joins in January 2024 from Volvo Cars UK where he was Managing Director. He has over 20 years of experience from senior commercial roles in the automotive industry.

Operations

Jonas Engström

Jonas joined in 2021 from Volvo Cars where he was Vice President of Strategy & Business Ownership. He has 20 years of product and management experience from the automotive industry in both Europe and Asia.

Planning & Pricing

Victoria Falksund

Victoria joined in 2018 from Volvo Cars where she was Vice President of Vehicle Line Management 90. She brings 30 years of experience from the automotive industry.

Monika Franke

Monika joined in 2019 from Volvo Cars where she held roles of Senior HR Director, Global R&D and Purchasing & Quality. Monika has 20 years of experience.

Procurement

Frieda He

Frieda joined in December 2023 from Volvo Cars where she was Vice President of Global Procurement, Propulsion. She has over 15 years of experience from the automotive industry.

Sustainability

Fredrika Klarén

Fredrika joined in 2020 from KappAhl where she was Head of Sustainability. Fredrika has over 10 years of dedicated sustainability experience across fashion and retail.

Digital

Maria Lexe

Maria joined in 2021 as Head of digital product creation and industrial. She has over 20 years of experience in various senior IT roles in the automotive and retail industries.

CEO

Michael Lohscheller

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.

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.

CFO

Jean-Francois Mady

Jean-Francois joined in October 2024 from Stellantis where he was Senior Vice President of Global Accounting Operations and Finance Transformation. He brings 25 years of experience from global automotive finance and financial services sectors.

PR & Communications

Michael Manske

Michael joined in September 2024 from Volkswagen Group where he was Head of Global Communications, Brand and Marketing for CARIAD. He has 10 years of experience in communications and journalism from various large companies.

Quality & Logistics

David Rohman

David joined in 2021 from Volvo Cars where he was Senior Director of Global Inbound Logistics. David has over 25 years of experience from the automotive industry.

Legal

Anna Rudensjö

Anna joined in 2018 from SKF Group where she was Legal Director and Group Legal Counsel. Anna has 20 years of experience.

R&D

Lutz Stiegler

Lutz joined in Dec 2023 from Volvo Cars where he was VP of Powertain Development at IAV GmbH. He brings over 25 years of experience of technology development in the automotive industry.

Manufacturing

Mikael Vessin

Mikael joined in Sep 2024 from Volvo Cars where he was General Manager of Taizhou Plant and Vice President for Manufacturing APAC. Mikael has over 25 years of experience in the automotive industry.

General Manager, China

Ellie Wu

Ellie joined in 2017 from Volvo Cars where she was Senior Purchasing Manager. She has over 10 years of experience from procurement in the automotive industry.