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XPO Appoints Jonas Svedlund as Chief Legal Officer
August 13,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
XPO (NYSE: XPO), a leading provider of freight transportation in North America, today announced that Jonas Svedlund has joined the company as chief legal officer, effective immediately. He will lead the company’s legal and compliance functions, including corporate governance and commercial matters.
Mario Harik, chairman and chief executive officer of XPO, said, “Jonas is an accomplished executive who will help advance our strategic priorities. He brings deep legal expertise and a proven ability to partner with organizational leaders at every level. He is an excellent addition to our leadership team and I’m pleased to welcome him to XPO.”
Svedlund most recently served as deputy general counsel for Thermo Fisher Scientific, where he oversaw the company’s corporate and commercial legal functions. Earlier, he held various executive roles during more than a decade with General Electric, including serving as general counsel for two separate GE businesses. He began his career as a corporate attorney with Sullivan & Cromwell. Svedlund holds a juris doctor degree from Harvard Law School and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley.