Board of Directors
Born 1951
Member since 2001
Chair since 2003
Own and kindreds’ shareholding in Swedbank:
10 000 ordinary shares and 5 000 preference shares
In Swedbank as:
Chair
Compensation Committee, Chair
Credit Committee, Chair
Candidate’s independence accoring to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Dependent in relation to the Bank due to employment and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
B.Sc. in Business
Bank specific experience:
Operative: 20 years
Board: 7 years
Other employment experience:
President and CEO of JM AB
Deputy President and CEO and Senior Vice President Finance (CFO) of Sparbanken Sverige AB
Deputy President and CEO and Head
of the Central Region Sparbanken
Sverige AB
Deputy President Sparbanksgruppen AB
President Nya Sparbanken and Gävleborgs Sparbank
Other directorships:
Supervisory Board of Aktia Sparbank Abp, Member
European Savings Banks Group (ESBG), Deputy Chair
Swedish Government’s Council for Financial Market (Finansmarknadsrådet), Council member
International Ski Federation, Deputy Chair
KTH’s Center for Bank and Finance, Chair
Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., Member
Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK, Board member
Sweden-Japan Foundation, Chair
Born 1956
Member since 2002
Second Deputy Chair since 2003
Deputy Chair since 2006
Own and kindreds’ shareholding in Swedbank:
3 000 ordinary shares and 3 000 preference shares
In Swedbank as:
Deputy Chair
Remuneration Committee, Member
Credit Committee, Member
Audit Committee, Chair
Candidate’s independence accoring to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
University studies
Bank specific experience:
Board: 15 years
Other employment experience:
President and CEO, Thyréns AB
President and CEO, SBC Sveriges Bostadsrättscentrum AB
Head of Administration, City of Stockholm
President and CEO of Fastighets AB Brommastaden
Deputy Mayor, City of Stockholm
Other directorships:
Stockholm Stads Brandförsäkringskontor, Member
Stockholm Business Region AB, Member
Stockholms Stadsteater (The Stockholm City Theatre), Chair
The City Council of Stockholm, Deputy
STD Svensk Teknik och Design (Swedish Technology and Design), Member
Tyréns AB, Member
Tyréns Temaplan AB, Chair
Tyréns Prefab AB, Member
The Ecocycle Council (of the Swedish building and real estate sector), Chair
Born 1954
Member since 2007
Own and kindreds’ shareholding in Swedbank:
2 000 ordinary shares and 1 000 preference shares
In Swedbank as:
Member
Audit Committee, Member
Candidate’s independence accoring to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
Ph D in political science
Bank specific experience:
Operative: 15 years
Board: 15 years
Other employment experience:
Banking Consultant
EBRD – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Senior Banker
Chase Manhattan Bank, Vice President
Other directorships:
Kazkommertsbank, non-executive Director (and Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee)
URSA Bank, Russia, non-executive Director (and Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Strategy Committee)
Born 1955
Member since 2007
Own and kindreds’ shareholding in Swedbank:
1 000 ordinary shares and 500 preference shares
In Swedbank as:
Member
Credit Committee, Member
Candidate’s independence accoring to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
B.A./M.A. in Modern History
Bank specific experience:
Operative: 27 years
Board: 2 years
Other employment experience:
Executive Director, Hakluyt, London
Managing Director Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley, London
Director of Investment Banking, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, London
Goldman Sachs, London
Kleinwort Benson, New York
Bankers Trust, New York
Bank of America, London
Born 1950
Member since 2005
Own and kindreds’ shareholding in Swedbank:
300 ordinary shares
In Swedbank as:
Member
Compensation Committee, Member
Audit Committee, Member
Candidate’s independence accoring to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
B.Sc. in Business Administration and Economics
Bank specific experience:
Board: 15 years
Other employment experience:
Director HR Group Staff & Functions AB Electrolux
President and member of Electrolux IT Solutions Sverige AB
Organisation and marketing manager Nordic region, Electrolux-Euroclean
Logistics manager Nordic region, Electrolux-Euroclean
Market support manager Nordic region, Electrolux-Euroclean
Finance and administration manager, Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers
Financial controller Bonnier Group – Åhlen&Åkerlunds Förlag AB
Other directorships:
Muscito Group AB, Member
Board of Directors Swedbank Annual Report 2008
Born 1945
Member since 1997
Own and kindreds’ shareholding in Swedbank:
1 000 ordinary shares and 500 preference shares
In Swedbank as:
Member
Credit Committee, Member
Candidate’s independence accoring to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
Elementary school and training in the labour movement
Bank specific experience:
Board: 11 years
Other employment experience:
Former Chair of the Swedish Metal Workers Union
Other directorships:
The Labour Movement’s Tankesmedja, Chair
Calmando AB, Chair
Center for High Performance Steel at the Luleå University of Technology, Chair
Elanders AB, Member
Swedish Export Credits Guarantee Board (EKN), 1st Deputy Chair
IQ Initiativet AB, Member
Sveriges Television AB, Member
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, Member
The Umeå University, Member
Unionsconsult i Rådhusgruppen AB, Chair
Vinnova, Advisor
Born 1953
Member since 2008
Own and kindreds’ shareholding in Swedbank:
0
In Swedbank as:
Member
Candidate’s independence accoring to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
B.Sc. Economics
Bank specific experience:
Board: 1 year
Other employment experience:
Head of the European division “Food” in the American company Mars Inc. and previously as President in its Scandinavian subsidiary
Marketing Director Denofa and Lilleborg, Norway
Other directorships:
Aker BioMarine ASA, Member
Oriflame Cosmetics AB, Member
Gumlink A/S, Member
Born 1954
Member since 2006
Own and kindreds’ shareholding in Swedbank:
12 500 ordinary shares and 6 100 preference shares
In Swedbank as:
Member
Candidate’s independence accoring to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
Upper secondary school and Economics at university level
Bank specific experience:
Operative: 21 years
Board: 7 years
Other employment experience:
Chair with responsibility for the Group, Nyblomgruppen and companies
Local bank director, Executive Vice President and regional manager, FöreningsSparbanken
Area Operating manager as well as Branch manager, Handelsbanken
Other directorships:
Nyblom Group and companies, President, CEO and Chair
AK Fastighetspartner i Kalmar AB, Chair
The Foundation Kulebostiftelsen, Chair
Born 1948
Member, employee representative since 2003
Deputy Board member employee representative since 1999
Own and kindreds’ shareholding in Swedbank:
610 ordinary shares and 305 preference shares
In Swedbank as:
Member, employee representative
Education:
Upper secondary school
Other employment experience:
Swedbank AB
Other directorships:
The foundation Guldeken, member
SPK Sparinstitutens Pensionskassa, Chair
Born 1955
Own and kindreds’ shareholding in Swedbank:
5 000 ordinary shares and 2 500 preference shares
Attends board meetings:
Head of Internal Audit
Education:
LL.M. degree
Born 1953
Deputy member, employee representative since 2007
Own and kindreds’ shareholding in Swedbank:
400 ordinary shares and 200 preference shares
In Swedbank as:
Deputy Member, employee representative
Candidate’s independence accoring to the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
Upper secondary school
Other employment experience:
Swedbank AB
Born 1960
Own and kindreds’ shareholding in Swedbank:
2 250 ordinary shares and 1 125 preference shares
In Swedbank as:
Secretary of the Board
Group Executive Management, Secretary
Head of Group Legal
Education:
LL.M. degree
