Company: PLSAY
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001884082-25-000012
Chunk: 173

Company: Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 6
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ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

A. Directors and Executive Officers

The directors and executive officers of Polestar are as follows:

  Name                              Age      Title                                 
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  Prof. Dr.hc Winfried Vahland       68      Director (Chairman)                   
  Michael Lohscheller                56      Chief Executive Officer and Director  
  Jean-François Mady                 54      Chief Financial Officer               
  Jonas Engström                     49      Chief Operating Officer               
  Karen C. Francis                   62      Director                              
  Francesca Gamboni                  59      Director                              
  Christine Gorjanc                  68      Director                              
  Donghui (Daniel) Li                54      Director                              
  Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann            64      Director                              

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  David Richter                   57      Director  
  Prof. Xiaojie (Laura) Shen      63      Director  
  Zhe (David) Wei                 54      Director  

Executive Officers

Michael Lohscheller joined Polestar as its Chief Executive Officer in October 2024, at which time he also became a member of the Board. Prior to joining Polestar, Mr. Lohscheller was the President and CEO of Nikola Corporation from March 2022 to August 2023 and Global CEO of Vinfast during 2021. Prior to that Mr. Lohscheller held various executive roles at Stellantis from September 2012 to August 2021, including as CEO of Opel Automobile from June 2017 to August 2021. He worked with Volkswagen from 2004 to 2012 and at DaimerChrystler from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Lohscheller brings over 20 years of senior level experience in the global automotive industry to Polestar. Mr. Lohscheller holds an MA in Marketing Management from Brunel University of London in the United Kingdom and a BA in Business Administration from Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences in Germany.

The Company believes that Mr. Lohscheller is qualified to serve on the Board based on his significant executive experience in the automotive industry.

Jean-François Madyj oined Polestar as its Chief Financial Officer in October 2024 from Stellantis, where he served as Senior Vice President of Global Accounting Operations, Shared Services & Finance Transformation