Jan Gurander was born in 1961 in Mjölby, Sweden. After completing his studies at the Stockholm School of Economics (Master of Science), Jan Gurander began his career as a portfolio manager at Robur. In 1990, he moved to Investor AB where he managed various departments within the Treasury division.

In 1995, he joined Scania AB, initially taking on leadership of the Treasury division before becoming Senior Vice President & Finance Director in 1998. After switching to AB Volvo in 2000 as President of the Business Unit Finance, he returned to Scania in 2001, serving as Group Vice President and CFO until 2006. From 2008 to 2011 Jan Gurander was a member of the Executive Board of MAN Diesel SE and MAN Diesel & Turbo SE. In 2011 he became CFO of the Volvo Car Group and also served as acting CEO during a shorter period. From 2014 to 2022, Jan Gurander held various top leadership positions at AB Volvo, including serving as CFO until 2018, acting CEO for 6 months and Deputy CEO until 2022.

From 2019 to 2025, Jan Gurander was a member of the Board of Directors of Skanska AB. Since March 2023, he has been a Member of the Board of Directors of Essity AB and its Chairman since March 2024.

Jan Gurander is a member of the following other legally mandatory supervisory boards and comparable supervisory bodies:

• Essity AB (Chairman, listed)
• Smögenlax Aquaculture AB (Chairman, not listed)
• MW Group (not listed)
• Daimler Truck AG (group mandate, not listed)