According to the Articles of Association, the Company’s Board of Directors must consist of at least five and at most ten directors, apart from those persons who, pursuant to law, may be appointed according to other arrangements.
Swedish Match’s Board of Directors consists of six members elected by the General Meeting plus three employee representatives and their three deputies in accordance with the Trade Union Representatives (Status at the Workplace) Act.
Conny Karlsson
Born 1955. M.Sc. in Economics and Business. Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2007. Board member since 2006. Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
Other Board Assignments: Chairman of Rörvik Timber AB. Board member of TeliaSonera AB and CapMan OYJ.
Previous positions: Chief Executive Officer, Duni AB; Marketing Director, Procter & Gamble UK; Marketing Director and Regional Director, Procter & Gamble Scandinavia; Marketing Director, Procter & Gamble E&SO.
Own and related parties´ shares: 26,000
Independence in relation to the company/senior management: Yes
Independence in relation to major shareholders of the Company: Yes
Andrew Cripps
Born 1957. B.A. University of Cambridge. Board member since 2006. Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and member of the Audit Committee.
Other Board Assignments: Non Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committees of the Booker Group and 2 Sisters Food Group.
Previous positions: Head of Acquisitions and Head of Strategy Development, British American Tobacco Plc.; Director of Corporate Finance, Rothmans International Plc.; Managing Director, Rothmans Holdings BV; President, Ed. Laurens International SA. Chartered Accountant.
Own and related parties´ shares: 15,200
Independence in relation to the company/senior management: Yes
Independence in relation to major shareholders of the Company: Yes
Karen Guerra
Born 1956. B.Sc.in Management Science. Board member since 2008. Member of the Compensation Committee.
Other Board Assignments: Non Executive Director of Amcor Ltd, of Davide Campri- Milano S.p.A and of Samlerhuset Group B.V.
Previous positions: President and Director General, Colgate Palmolive France SAS; Chairman and Managing Director, Colgate Palmolive UK Ltd.; Marketing Manager, Pepsi Cola International Holland and Ireland.
Own and related parties´ shares: 9,447
Independence in relation to the company/senior management: Yes
Independence in relation to major shareholders of the Company: Yes
Robert F. Sharpe
Born 1952. J.D. Wake Forest University, B.A. University Depauw, and BSE Purdue University. Board member since 2011. Member of the Compensation Committee.
Other Board Assignments: Board member of Ameriprise Financial Inc.
Previous positions: President of Commercial Foods, ConAgra Foods Inc.; Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, ConAgra Foods Inc.; Partner, Brunswick Group; Senior Vice President and General Counsel, PepsiCo Inc.
Own and related parties´ shares: 6,200
Independence in relation to the company/senior management: Yes
Independence in relation to major shareholders of the Company: Yes
Meg Tivéus
Born 1943. M.Sc. in Economics and Business. Board member since 1999. Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Other Board Assignments: Chairman of Folktandvården Stockholm AB, Arkitektkopia AB, Marknadsförbundet and Björn Axén AB. Board member of Cloetta AB, Paynova AB and Nordea Fonder AB.
Previous positions: President and Chief Executive Officer, Svenska Spel AB; Vice President, Posten AB; Division Manager, Holmen AB; Division Manager, Åhléns AB; Director, AB Nordiska Kompaniet; Product Manager, Modo AB; Project Manager, McCann Gunther & Bäck.
Own and related parties´ shares: 17,000
Independence in relation to the company/senior management: Yes
Independence in relation to major shareholders of the Company: Yes
Joakim Westh
Born 1961. M.Sc. Royal Institute of Technology and M.Sc. Aeronautics and Astronautics MIT. Owner and Management Consultant, J. Westh Företagsutveckling AB and Chairman and co-owner of EMA Technology AB. Board member since 2011. Member of the Audit Committee.
Other Board Assignments: Board member of Absolent AB, SAAB AB, Intrum Justitia AB and Rörvik Timber AB.
Previous positions: Senior Vice President and Head of Group Function Strategy and Operational Excellence, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson; Senior Vice President and Head of Group Function Operational Excellence and member of Group Management Team, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson; Group Vice President and member of the Executive Management Team, Assa Abloy AB; Chairman and owner, Absolent AB; Partner, McKinsey & Co. Inc.
Own and related parties´ shares: 0
Independence in relation to the company/senior management: Yes
Independence in relation to major shareholders of the Company: Yes
Employee representatives
Kenneth Ek
Born 1953. Board member since 1999. Appointed by the Council for Negotiation and Co-operation (PTK) within Swedish Match. Board member of the Swedish Association of Management and Professional Staff (Ledarna) at the snus plants in Gothenburg and Kungälv, Sweden. Works with strategic technical projects at Swedish Match’s plants in Gothenburg and Kungälv.
Previous positions: Technical Manager, Electrical Manager, and Electrician, at Swedish Match’s snus factory in Gothenburg.
Own and related parties´ shares: 0
Eva Larsson
Born 1958. Board member since 1999. Appointed by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) within Swedish Match Industries. Chairman of the Trade Union Association at the match plant in Tidaholm, Sweden. Insurance Manager for insurance policies of persons employed under collective agreements at the Swedish Match match plant in Tidaholm.
Previous positions: Line Operator at Swedish Match’s match plant in Tidaholm.
Own and related parties´ shares: 0
Joakim Lindström
Born 1965. Board member since 1999. Appointed by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) within Swedish Match. Chairman and member of the nomination body of the Swedish Food Workers’ Trade Union Association (Livs) in Solna, Stockholm, Sweden. Module technician at the Swedish Match distribution facility in Solna.
Previous positions: Module Technician, Swedish Match’s distribution facility in Solna.
Own and related parties´ shares: 0
Håkan Johansson
Born 1963. Deputy member since 2004. Appointed by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) within Swedish Match. Module Technician at the Swedish Match distribution facilities in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Previous positions: Module Technician, Swedish Match’s distribution facilities in Malmö; Line Operator, Svenska Tobaks AB in Malmö.
Own and related parties´ shares: 0
Eva Norlén-Moritz
Born 1960. Deputy member since 2010. Appointed by the Council for Negotiation and Co-operation (PTK) within Swedish Match. Chemist and works with chemical analysis of tobacco and products as well as quality assurance concerning analytical methods at the R&D department within Swedish Match Smokefree Products Division.
Previous positions: The Customs (and Excise) Department Stockholm; Astra Pharmaceutical Production Södertälje.
Own and related parties´ shares: 0
Gert-Inge Rang
Born 1954. Deputy member since 2007. Appointed by the Council for Negotiation and Co-operation (PTK) within Swedish Match. Chairman of the Swedish Association of Management and Professional Staff (Ledarna) at the factory in Vetlanda, Sweden. Production Supervisor at Swedish Match Industries in Vetlanda.
Previous positions: Supervisor, Swedish Match Industries in Vetlanda.
Own and related parties´ shares: 1,000
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