Polestar chairman sees more design bosses rising to CEO

Thomas Ingenlath Hakan Samuelsson Nasdaq bell ringing 2022 — Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath (far left) and Polestar Chairman Hakan Samuelsson (far right) at the ringing of the bell to announce the EV maker's entry onto the Nasdaq in New York in June.

October 14, 2022 07:22 AM

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Five years ago, Polestar Chairman Hakan Samuelsson boldly decided to turn a Swedish tuning specialist into a global stand-alone brand for high-performance electrified models.

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