Jan Carlson was appointed a director of Autoliv on May 2, 2007 after becoming President and Chief Executive Officer of Autoliv Inc. on April 1, 2007. Mr. Carlson joined Autoliv in 1999 as President of Autoliv Electronics and held that position until April 2005, when he became Vice President for Engineering of Autoliv Inc. and a member of the Company's management committee. During his six years as President of Autoliv Electronics, the unit tripled its sales and substantially improved its profitability, partly through a major acquisition. 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.