Autoliv has named George Chang president for the Asia region from 1 April, replacing Gunnar Dahlén who will retire next July.

A Malyasian, Chang is currently president of Autoliv China, an operation that under his command has grown sales from US$10m in 2000 to over $1.1bn this year. He joined Autoliv in 1997 as regional purchasing manager for Autoliv Asia Pacific.

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Dahlén retires after 23 years with Autoliv. He started as the company’s first president of the south east Asian region when Autoliv had only two subsidiaries there – in Australia and New Zealand.

Now, with over 13,000 employees and 28 plants, Autoliv Asia is expected this year to account for over 30% of Autoliv’s global sales of around $8bn. 

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