STOCKHOLM, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Autoliv,
Inc. (NYSE: ALV) (SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in
automotive safety systems, strengthens its insights in automotive
safety as Klaus Kompass, former VP
Vehicle Safety at BMW Group and Seigo Kuzumaki, former Fellow of
Advanced R&D and Engineering, Toyota Motor Corporation, join
the Autoliv Research Advisory Board.
In the Autoliv Research Advisory Board, distinguished members
exchange ideas, insights, and theories from their respective
fields. The Advisory Board provides input to Autoliv's scientific
impact and reviews new sophisticated products and strategies for
the mobility safety market.
Seigo Kuzumaki was a Fellow of Advanced R&D and Engineering
at Toyota Motor Corporation. Mr. Kuzumaki's knowledge of the latest
developments within the automotive industry and its current
transformation is highly important for Autoliv.
Klaus Kompass was VP Vehicle
Safety of the BMW Group until 2020. He is an expert in all aspects
of vehicle safety with a background in the development of active
safety, passive safety, accident research, functional safety, and
safety for automated driving – areas that are all vital for
Autoliv.
From industry leader to industry transformer
Autoliv, the world's largest automotive safety supplier, is
taking the position as the global leader in the wider mobility
safety arena, beyond the light vehicle safety industry.
"We are both leading and setting the trends in our industry and
our mission encompasses safety for mobility and society. In the
coming years, we will go from a solid industry leader to a true
industry transformer," says Mikael
Bratt, President, and CEO, Autoliv.
"We are very pleased to welcome Klaus
Kompass and Seigo Kuzumaki to the Autoliv Research Advisory
Board. Their experience will bring valuable insights and strengthen
our Board with a broad perspective on light vehicles, powered
two-wheelers, automation, and mobility. This addition is highly
valuable as we aim to find solutions in a rapidly evolving global
automotive landscape," says Cecilia Sunnevång, VP Autoliv
Research.
The Autoliv Research Advisory Board consists of:
- John Bolte IV – PhD. Professor
at The Ohio State University and
Director of the Injury Biomechanics Research Center (IBRC).
- Hasse Johansson – MSc in
Electrical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in
Gothenburg, Sweden, member of
Audit and Risk Committee at Autoliv and an independent director
since 2018. Former EVP Research & Development at Scania.
Managing Director of Johansson Teknik & Form.
- Klaus Kompass – Dipl.-Ing.,
University of Wuppertal. He is Adjunct Professor of vehicle safety
at the Technical Universities of Berlin and Dresden, a member of the scientific
boards of CARISSMA (Center of Automotive Research on Integrated
Safety Systems and Measurement Area, University of Applied Sciences Ingolstadt) and Vice
President Europe for FISITA.
- Seigo Kuzumaki – MSc in aeronautical engineering, University
of Kyoto, former Fellow of
Advanced R&D and Engineering, Toyota Motor Corporation. He was
Program Director for SIP-adus, or Cross-ministerial Strategic
Innovation Promotion Program 'Automated driving systems' at Cabinet
Office, Government of Japan.
- Bryan Reimer – PhD. Research
Scientist in the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, a
researcher in the AgeLab, and the Associate Director of The
New England University Transportation
Center at MIT.
- Maria Segui-Gomez – MD. Full
Professor in Public Health in Spain, Adjunct Associate Professor at
Johns Hopkins University, School of Public
Health. Visiting Professor at University of Virginia School of Medicine. MD, MPH,
MSc and ScD graduate from both University of
Barcelona School of Medicine (1991 & 1993) and the
Harvard University School of Public
Health (1995 & 1999).
- Mikael Bratt – President and
CEO, Autoliv.
- Jordi Lombarte – Executive Vice President, Chief Technology
Officer, Autoliv.
- Cecilia Sunnevång – PhD. Vice President Research, Autoliv.
Inquiries:
Media: Gabriella Etemad, Tel +46
(70) 612 64 24
Investors & Analysts: Anders
Trapp, Tel +46 (0)8 587 206 71
Investors & Analysts: Henrik
Kaar, Tel +46 (0)8 587 206 14
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