Jan Gurander was born in 1961 in Mjölby, Sweden. He studied at the Stockholm School of Economics, where he graduated with a Master of Science degree.

Jan Gurander began his career as a portfolio manager at Robur and moved to Investor AB in 1990, working in the Treasury function. In 1995, he joined Scania AB, initially as Head of Treasury, and from 1998 as Senior Vice President and Finance Director. In 2000, he moved to AB Volvo as President of the Business Unit Finance, before returning to Scania from 2001 to 2006 as Group Vice President and CFO. Between 2008 and 2011, he served as a member of the Board of Management of MAN Diesel SE and MAN Diesel & Turbo SE. In 2011, he was appointed CFO of Volvo Car Group and also served an interim period as CEO. From 2014 to 2022, he held various senior leadership positions at AB Volvo, including serving as CFO until 2018, CEO for six months, and Deputy CEO until 2022.

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)