Background Malin Norén has an American degree from Brussels where she read International Economics for four years. Malin was then a trainee at the Swedish Trade Council in Brussels for one and a half years. After seven years in Switzerland and Belgium Malin then moved to Stockholm to work for Invest in Sweden Agency. Three years later Malin joined Hill and Knowlton as a PR consultant.

 
For the last six years Malin Norén has worked at Business Region Göteborg where she has held several postions. Malin has run Automotive Sweden for the past two years.

 
Background Hans Nyman is an economist with solid working life experience from both the public and private sectors. He worked as a corporate economics expert for the Chancellery for 16 years specializing first in the forestry industry and then the automotive industry. As a representative of the state, he was an active participant in the conversion of the shipbuilding industry. He has also worked for the Australian government on questions concerning the restructuring of the country´s basic industry.

Hans Nyman has also worked for AB Volvo for 12 years. During the first three years he managed the Stockholm office with responsibility for questions involving Volvo Group´s relations with the state and government. After that he was Director of Information for Volvo Trucks for nine years with responsibility for information, the environment, public affairs and the brand. At the same time, Hans Nyman was responsible for Volvo Group´s environmental work. He left AB Volvo in 2001 to start his own business.

Hans Nyman has worked for Automotive Sweden as a Senior Advisor since 2005.