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Alejandro (Alex) Castro Pérez

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Vice President Energy Solutions at Volvo Cars
📍 Greater Malmö Metropolitan Area, Sweden

Alejandro (Alex) Castro Pérez is the Vice President of Energy Solutions at Volvo Cars, leading the charge in electrification and decarbonization. His career spans leadership roles at IKEA, Tetra Pak, and Maersk, focusing on innovation and sustainable growth. Colleagues describe him as a passionate, inspirational, and results-driven leader with a strong business focus.

Holding Guatemalan, Spanish, and Swedish nationalities, Alex lives with his family in Malmö, Sweden. He is passionate about bridging the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds to drive positive impact, evidenced by his advisory work and board membership at the venture firm For ClimateTech, which supports startups solving the climate crisis.

Unique fact: Alex co-founded a company that delivers industrial insulation solutions to reduce the environmental footprint of high-temperature processes.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Vice President Energy Solutions
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Malmö Metropolitan Area, Sweden
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Energy Electrification
Currently leads Volvo Cars' global Energy Solutions business, focusing on charging, energy storage, and accelerating the transition to electric vehicles and cleaner energy sources.
Sustainable Growth
Drives a core professional philosophy of achieving profitable growth that is also sustainable, a theme present throughout his roles at Volvo, IKEA, and his own ventures.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Vice President Energy Solutions
Volvo Cars
5-2024 - 9-2025
Head of Energy Business, Retail & B2B
Volvo Cars
10-2020
Board Member
For ClimateTech
2-2012
Co-founder & Board Member
INTERMICA S.A.
1-2022 - 5-2024
Head of New Business Development & Innovation Area
IKEA
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Media appearances

Alejandro (Alex) Castro Pérez - For ClimateTech. Featured in For ClimateTech
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Education
2015 - 2015
Executive Diploma
University of Cambridge
2011 - 2011
Executive Diploma
INSEAD
2007 - 2007
LPD
Harvard Business School
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