New CEO was appointed in the Russian office of Volvo

Wim Maes has been appointed CEO of VolvoCarRussia from February 5th, replacing Martin Persson, who led the company from 2019 to 2020, in this position. Mr. Maes will be engaged in the formation and implementation of the Volvo development plan until 2025 in Russia, the press service of the Swedish brand reports.

He was born in Belgium, he received MA in Applied Economics (Catholic University of Leuven) and Financial Management (VLEKHO). He graduated from Vlerick Business School in Belgium with a degree in Digital Transformation and Digital Systems, and also completed the “Leading our future” program of Volvo Cars twice. Wim Maes began his career in leasing operations in the Belgian division in 1989 then he held a number of positions in the European representative offices of VolvoCars (Spain, Italy and Sweden). He spent over 14 years as a Managing Director: 3 years in the Austrian market, 4 years in France and 7 years in Belgium.