New Head of Marketing, Sales and Customer Service at Volvo Car
Corporation

Gerry Keaney has been appointed Senior Vice President and new head of
Marketing, Sales and Customer Service at Volvo Car Corporation. He
succeeds Dieter Laxy who has decided to retire after four years in this
position and 12 years with Volvo in total and more than 35 years in the
international automotive industry.

Gerry Keaney, aged 46, will be based at Volvo's Head Office in
Gothenburg and will assume his new position on March 1. He has worked
for Volvo Car Corporation since 1990 and served most recently as
President of Volvo Cars Beneluk Region (UK, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg
and the Netherlands) between 1999 and 2002, during which time the
operation developed very successfully under his leadership. Gerry Keaney
moved to Sweden already in August 2002 in order to take up the challenge
of Vice President Global Sales. His...