Glenn Karlsson

• Responsible for Yanfeng business unit (CBU) in Gothenburg - Volvo Cars
• Building up Global Yanfeng Volvo Businesses & Teams
• Launch and Program Management Performance
• Financial Objectives (EU P&L responsible)
• EU Business Growth responsible
• Global Customer Intimacy and Customer Strategy
• Global Quality and Customer Satisfaction
• Setting up NEW Yanfeng business opportunities for commodities such as Safety, Electronic, Lighting and Seating within Volvo Cars
• Reporting to Global General Manager for the European OEMs.

• Quality responsible for all running & program products at the CBU (Customer Business Unit Volvo in Gothenburg)in EU
• Quality responsible for two JiT plants in Europe (Sweden and Belgium)
• Dotted line to three (3) JiT plants in China (Chengdu, Chonging and Daqing) plus reports out
• Manage the Quality Assurance including Systems, APQP and Warranty
• Assure the Quality Objectives in the business plan and the CBU strategic planning.
• Building Global Quality Teams
• Board of Directors Adient Sweden AB

• Quality responsible for all running & program products
• Quality responsible for two JiT plants + CBU (approx 30 persons)
• Manage the Quality Assurance including Systems, APQP and Warranty
• Assure the Quality Objectives in the business plan and the CBU strategic planning.
• Board of Directors Johnson Controls Sweden AB

• Responsible for Program Managers
• Responsible for Interior programs plus Running production and their targets such as budgets, time, cost, gates/phases
• Foster an effective working environment internally and externally (Volvo Cars).

• Quality responsible for programs and running production concerning the Volvo Brand
• Lead and coaches a group of 20-25 people within the Quality dept CBU and plant/s
• Warranty responsible
• Audits (internal + external) responsible
• Member of the company's Management Group
• Management representative for 'Environmental Management System Team'.
• Board of Directors Johnson Controls Sweden AB

• Quality responsible for all Volvo related programs
• Leads and coaches eight quality engineers
• Warranty responsible
• Management representative for 'Environmental Management System Team'
• Responsible for all internal and external audits.
• Board of Directors Johnson Controls Sweden AB

• Responsible to coordinate the employees to meet their targets in each individual programs
• Support and coaching in Quality issues, both internal and external
• To archive and maintain an excellent interface towards the supplier base but also the end customer, Volvo Car Cooperation
• Executed several Six Sigma projects within Johnson Controls as a project leader but also being lectured the Six Sigma philosophy for the organization
• PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) responsible for all projects towards end customer, Volvo Car Cooperation.

- PPAP responsible for Volvo Cars S40 and V50

- Responsible for Volvo S40 and V50 Quality issues towards the customer

- Supplier responsible for S40 and V50

- The link in between customer and supplier

- Quality assurance of supplierbase through APQP systems

• Quality responsible for 5-6 different projects
• Implementation of Six Sigma methodology
• Optimization of production processes for Nokia, Siemens and Ericsson
• Execution of MSA (Measurement System Analyze)
• Education to 'Greenbelts' of the Six Sigma methodology
• Daily contacts to English, German, Chinese, Finnish and Swedish companies
• Mentoring Swedish students throughout their thesis work at Balda AG.