STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Magnus Lindquist, vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of Autoliv Inc., has resigned from the company in order to become a partner in Triton, a European private equity firm with operations in the U.K., Germany and Sweden.

His contractual notice period is six months. He will therefore remain in his current position to lead the completion of the 2007 year-end closing and to provide for a smooth transition.

Lindquist, 44, has been vice president and CFO of Autoliv since July, 2001. Prior to joining Autoliv, he was executive vice president of Perstorp AB, a Swedish-based chemical and materials technology corporation, with responsibility for finance, business development and strategy, treasury and IT. He has also held various positions in other Swedish companies, including Stora, Skanska, Swedish Match and SEB Bank.