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Bo I. Andersson was promoted to GM group vice president of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain on April 1, 2007. Prior to this assignment, Andersson was vice president of Global Purchasing and Supply Chain from 2001-2007. He oversees GM’s global purchasing, supplier quality, logistics, order fulfillment and supply operations.
Andersson is a member of GM’s Automotive Strategy Board, Automotive Product Board and North America Strategy Board. He also is the chairperson for the Michigan Minority Business Development Council, leadership liaison for GM’s Affinity Group for Women, and a member of the CPO Agenda editorial advisory board. CPO Agenda is a London-based publication that covers purchasing and supply chain issues. Andersson also serves on the Focus: HOPE advisory board
Born October 16, 1955, Andersson began his career with GM in 1987 as a manager with Saab. After holding various leadership positions, he was appointed vice president of Purchasing for Saab in 1990. In August 1993, Andersson transitioned from Saab to GM as the executive director of the Worldwide Purchasing Electrical Commodity Group. In October 1994, he was appointed executive director for the Chemical Commodity Group. After two senior management assignments, Andersson was promoted to vice president of Purchasing for General Motors Europe in March 1997. In 1999, he returned to GM in North America as the executive-in-charge for Worldwide Purchasing.
Before joining GM, Andersson served as an officer in the Swedish army after graduating from Sweden's Military Academy. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Stockholm University and completed the senior management program at Harvard University in 1999.
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