Position: Founder of Volta
Name: Carl-Magnus Norden
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlmagnusnorden
Personel Description: Carl-Magnus Norden is the CEO of Volta Trucks, a sustainable and electric commercial vehicle company. His background includes serial entrepreneurship in real estate, private equity, and mobile telecom. He holds a Master’s degree from Lund and Uppsala University and an MBA from INSEAD, where he served as the Chairman of the Board of Alumni Sweden.
Position: CO-Founder and Chief Manufacturing Officer of Volta
Name: Kjell Waloen
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kjellwaloen
Personel Description: Kjell Walöen is the Co-Founder and Chief Manufacturing Officer at Volta Trucks. He has 20+ years of experience in the automotive industry, working for companies such as Ford Motor Company, Volvo Car Corporation, and Polestar AB. He established the Purchasing and Manufacturing Department at Polestar AB and was responsible for establishing and developing Volvo Cars’ manufacturing business in China. Walöen is an expert in driving operations performance and has led the development of a Lean strategy.
Position: CEO of Volta
Name: Essa Al-Saleh
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/essa-al-saleh-122b821
Personel Description: Essa Al-Saleh is the current CEO and Board Member at Volta Trucks, with prior experience in various industries, including advisory, strategy, investments, M&A, and business development. Before joining Volta Trucks, he worked for Agility for over 21 years. Al-Saleh holds an MBA in Finance from Boston College and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University.