Leif Valdemar Johansson (born 30 August 1951) is a Swedish businessman.

In 1997 Johansson was appointed President and CEO of Volvo in Gothenburg, a position he held until 2011.

1974-76 project consultant, Indevo 1977 product developer and assistant to the President, Centro-Maskin 1979 President of Husqvarna Motorcycles 1981 Divisional Manager Office Machines, Facit Sweden 1982 President of Facit 1984 Divisional Manager, AB Electrolux, Appliances 1987 President of AB Electrolux, Appliances 1988 Vice President, AB Electrolux 1991 President of AB Electrolux 1994 CEO, Electrolux 1997 President and CEO, Volvo Group 2011 Chairman, Ericsson Chairman of the Board: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Member of the Board: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), Confederation of Swedish Enterprise Member of Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) Chairman ERT European Round Table of Industrialists[2] The Volvo Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of commercial vehicles with products such as trucks, buses, construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, and aircraft engine components.

Today the Group has customers in more than 180 countries worldwide, mainly in Europe, Asia and North America.

Decisions adopted under Johansson's leadership: 1998 Acquisition of Samsung's excavator operation, South Korea 1999 Sale of Volvo Cars to Ford Motor Company 2001 Acquisition of Renault Trucks, France, and Mack Trucks, USA 2006 Acquisition of Nissan Diesel, Japan 2007 Acquisition of Ingersoll Rand's road construction machinery division, USA 2008 Agreement on joint venture company with Eicher Motors, India