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− | '''Leif Valdemar Johansson''' is a [[Swedish]] businessman who was President and CEO of the [[Volvo Group]] from 1997 to 2011, and is Chairman of [[Ericsson]] since 2011 and of [[AstraZeneca|AstraZeneca plc]] since June 2012.<ref> | + | '''Leif Valdemar Johansson''' is a [[Swedish]] businessman who was President and CEO of the [[Volvo Group]] from 1997 to 2011, and is Chairman of [[Ericsson]] since 2011 and Non-executive Chairman of [[AstraZeneca|AstraZeneca plc]] since June 2012.<ref>[https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-company/leadership.html "AstraZeneca: Our Leadership Team"]</ref> |
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+ | ==Insider Trading?== | ||
+ | Leif Johansson made a big stock purchase shortly before [[Cevian Capital]] bought a major stock holding in [[Ericsson]]<ref>https://www.ericsson.com/en/newsroom/ericsson-comments/comment-regarding-allegations-of-insider-information</ref>, where Johansson was Chairman of the Board. Johansson bought Ericsson shares for SEK 2 million just under three weeks before the fund stepped in as the new major shareholder. According to the [[Finansinspektionen|Swedish financial regulator]]'s transparency register, Leif Johansson bought 35,000 B shares in the telecommunications company on 12 May. Prior to the acquisition, he owned 109,000 Series B shares. Alrady in March, Ericsson's management received information about Cevian's plans.<ref>https://www.di.se/nyheter/leif-johansson-storkopte-fore-cevianintag-i-ericsson/</ref><ref>https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2021-03-08/efter-intervjun-med-oprah-winfrey-ar-de-korda-som</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Resigned from Ericsson== | ||
+ | The telecommunications company has been in crisis for a long time, with CEO [[Hans Vestberg]] stepping down in 2016. Leif Johansson chose not to stand for re-election at the Annual General Meeting in 2018, a move some analysts interpreted as him being fired<ref>https://www.expressen.se/dinapengar/ericssons-leif-johansson-staller-inte-upp-for-omval/</ref>. | ||
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Born | 30 September 1951 | ||||||||||||||||
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Member of | European Round Table of Industrialists, WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/1993 | ||||||||||||||||
Swedish businessman and son of Bilderberger. Attended 2 successive Bilderbergs. AstraZeneca Chairman.
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Leif Valdemar Johansson is a Swedish businessman who was President and CEO of the Volvo Group from 1997 to 2011, and is Chairman of Ericsson since 2011 and Non-executive Chairman of AstraZeneca plc since June 2012.[1]
Insider Trading?
Leif Johansson made a big stock purchase shortly before Cevian Capital bought a major stock holding in Ericsson[2], where Johansson was Chairman of the Board. Johansson bought Ericsson shares for SEK 2 million just under three weeks before the fund stepped in as the new major shareholder. According to the Swedish financial regulator's transparency register, Leif Johansson bought 35,000 B shares in the telecommunications company on 12 May. Prior to the acquisition, he owned 109,000 Series B shares. Alrady in March, Ericsson's management received information about Cevian's plans.[3][4]
Resigned from Ericsson
The telecommunications company has been in crisis for a long time, with CEO Hans Vestberg stepping down in 2016. Leif Johansson chose not to stand for re-election at the Annual General Meeting in 2018, a move some analysts interpreted as him being fired[5].
Events Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/2000 | 1 June 2000 | 4 June 2000 | Belgium Brussels Genval | The 48th Bilderberg, 94 guests |
Bilderberg/2001 | 24 May 2001 | 27 May 2001 | Sweden Stenungsund | The 49th Bilderberg, in Sweden. Reported on the WWW. |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2020 | 21 January 2020 | 24 January 2020 | Switzerland WEF | This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting. |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2022 | 22 May 2022 | 26 May 2022 | Switzerland WEF | 1912 guests in Davos |
WEF/Annual Meeting/2023 | 16 January 2023 | 20 January 2023 | Switzerland WEF | The theme of the meeting was "Cooperation in a Fragmented World" |
References
- ↑ "AstraZeneca: Our Leadership Team"
- ↑ https://www.ericsson.com/en/newsroom/ericsson-comments/comment-regarding-allegations-of-insider-information
- ↑ https://www.di.se/nyheter/leif-johansson-storkopte-fore-cevianintag-i-ericsson/
- ↑ https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2021-03-08/efter-intervjun-med-oprah-winfrey-ar-de-korda-som
- ↑ https://www.expressen.se/dinapengar/ericssons-leif-johansson-staller-inte-upp-for-omval/