64. Karin Thorn Almqvist

Garaget International - A Podcast with Magnus Sundemo - A podcast by Magnus Sundemo

Categories:

Karin Thorn Karin has been in Volvo Cars quite a while and started her career in Power train development and has been working in different areas but with focus on Advanced Engineering and concept development. Last year she where appointed VP for Complete Vehicle but after the latest reorganisation she is back in the Powertrain area but now as VP for what is now called Vehicle Propulsion, where the former powertrain unit of course is the core of the new organisation. We are in a shift when it comes to powertrains and electrification is becoming a more and more important part in our coming cars. Karin share her view on this major challenge and we talk about the transformation in knowledge and competence in this respect and how it could be handled. Please join us in our conversation.