Jan-Åke Jonsson (born September 18, 1951) was the managing director of Saab Automobile AB from April 1, 2005, to March 25, 2011. He currently sits as Chairman of the Board for Polstiernan Industri AB.

Jan Åke Jonsson
Born
Jan Åke Jonsson

(1951-09-18) September 18, 1951 (age 73)
NationalitySwedish
Other namesJÅJ
Alma materUppsala University
Occupation(s)Executive
CEO of Saab Automobile (2005-2011)source Chairman of the Board at Polstiernan Industri AB (2012-Present) source
PredecessorPeter Augustsson at Saab Automobile
SuccessorVictor Muller at Swedish Automobile

Education

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Born in Valdemarsvik, Sweden, Jonsson received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Uppsala University and first joined Saab-Scania's Automobile Division in Nyköping in 1973.

Career

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He held a variety of positions in Systems Development until becoming a Director for Aftersales & Services of Saab in Trollhättan in 1990. Jonsson held a variety of senior managerial position with Saab, including two years as vice president for Sales and Marketing for Saab USA, in Atlanta, GA (1991-1993), until he replaced Peter Augustsson at the helm of Saab Automobile in 2005. In 2010 he Received the Swedish Business Award for Outstanding Achievements of the first magnitude from the West Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Industry for decisive action for the western Swedish industry, regarding the way he led Saab Automobile through a restructuring process and protracted sale negotiations that continued for over a year.

Tax crimes allegation

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The Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) handed in a report to the police in May 2012 about their suspicions that Jonsson and two others had committed serious tax crimes. He was released later on Tuesday, but the criminal suspicions against him remain. He denies committing any crimes.[1]

In April 2017 he was acquitted of these charges.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Former Saab CEO arrested for tax crimes". The Local. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Former SAAB Executives acquitted of tax and fraud charges". Retrieved 2 April 2017.