{"id":777278,"date":"2026-09-21T00:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T00:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/777278\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T00:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T00:04:10","slug":"skoda-boss-klaus-zellmer-named-as-new-ceo-of-volvo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/777278\/","title":{"rendered":"Skoda boss Klaus Zellmer named as new CEO of Volvo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Volvo has sensationally poached Skoda<\/a> boss Klaus Zellmer to serve as its next president and CEO.<\/p>\n

The vastly experienced German has spent nearly 30 years at the Volkswagen Group, most of that spent at Porsche<\/a>. He has been the head of Skoda<\/a> since 2022, leading the Czech firm\u2019s efforts to expand its EV line-up and spurring it to record growth and profits.<\/p>\n

Volvo is currently led by H\u00e5kan Samuelsson, who returned to lead the brand for a second stint in March 2025 after his replacement Jim Rowan was ousted. Samuelson, 75, returned on a fixed deal, and hinted during Volvo\u2019s recent strategy day that he had no plans to extend his term.<\/p>\n

Volvo says that Zellmer will assume the CEO and president role \u201cno later than 1 October 2027\u201d, and promised a \u201cseamless transition\u201d between the two leaders.<\/p>\n

Zellmer said that he was attracted to Volvo because \u201cfew automotive brands have built such a strong and lasting reputation for safety, consistently applying this core value across the mobility sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eric Li, the president of Volvo\u2019s Chinese parent firm Geely, said Zellmer\u2019s \u201cexperience from both the high-end premium segment and high-volume brands, is an excellent fit\u201d for Volvo.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThe Board is confident that, under Klaus Zellmer\u2019s leadership, Volvo Cars will build on its strong foundations and enter its next chapter with a clear ambition to strengthen its position as a leading premium car company.\u201d\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Zellmer will join Volvo at a pivotal time: the Swedish firm invested heavily in full electric technology and software, but has been forced to revamp its plans due to slower than expected EV uptake. But the firm has stabilised following a challenging rollout to the EX90, ES90 and EX60 EVs, and has ambitious plans to launch 13 new cars by 2030.<\/p>\n

Samuelsson has been one of Volvo\u2019s most significant leaders, helping the form grow significantly when Geely bought the then-struggling brand from Ford. He was responsible for the early push to EVs before standing down but his replacement Rowan, who had no previous car industry experience, struggled, prompting his return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Volvo has sensationally poached Skoda boss Klaus Zellmer to serve as its next president and CEO. The vastly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":777279,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[84,59,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-777278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-gb","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}