Chairman Unilever N.V. and PLC
He is also Board Chairman of Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson, a supervisory board member of ABB Ltd and was Chairman of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise until joining Unilever in May 2007.
He was Chairman of the Board of AB Electrolux from 2004 to 2007. Before joining Electrolux in 1997 as Chief Executive Officer, Michael was President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Copco AB. During his 22-year career with the company, Michael spent three years in the United States as Area Manager. Prior to that, while working for AB Bahco, he spent one year in France setting up Bahco Ventilation’s French operation.
Michael has previously held non-executive roles with Investor AB, Atlas Copco AB, SKF AB, Saab AB and Parker-Hannifin Corp.
