Board Of Directors
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 seven 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.
Born 1955, MBA. Chairman since 2007. Board member since 2006. Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
Other Board Assignments: Board member of TeliaSonera AB and CapMan OYJ. Prior Board assignments for Zodiak Television AB and Carl Lamm AB.
Previous positions: President, 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: 21,000
Independence in relation to the company/senior management: Yes
Independence in relation to major shareholders of the Company: Yes
Read more about Conny Karlsson
Born 1951. J.D. and B.A. Board member since 2007. Member of the Compensation Committee.
Other Board Assignments: Corporate Board memberships Targacept Inc. (NASDAQ: TRGT) and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD). Also Board member of Salem Academy and College Board of Trustees.
Previous positions: Interim General Counsel at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts; Executive Vice President and General Counsel RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings; Executive Vice President and General Counsel Reynolds American Inc.
Own and related parties´ shares: 7,090
Independence in relation to the company/senior management: Yes
Independence in relation to major shareholders of the Company: Yes
Read more about Charles A. Blixt
Born 1957, B.A., University of Cambridge. Board member since 2006. Deputy Chairman and member of the Audit Committee.
Other Board Assignments: Non-executive Director and Chairman of Audit Committee of Booker Group plc. Non-executive director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Molins Plc. Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Helphire Group plc.
Previous positions: Non-executive director, Trifast Plc; Director, Carreras Group Ltd; Head of Acquisitions and Head of Strategy Development, British American Tobacco; Director of Corporate Finance, Rothmans International; Managing Director, Rothmans Holdings BV; President, Ed. Laurens International SA. Chartered Accountant.
Own and related parties´ shares: 12,200
Independence in relation to the company/senior management: Yes
Independence in relation to major shareholders of the Company: Yes
Read more about Andrew Cripps
Born 1956. BSc. Board member since 2008.
Other Board Assignments: Non-executive Director position of Inchcape PLC a leading independent, international automotive retailer and Non Executive Director with Samlerhuset Group BV a private European direct marketing company.
Previous positions: President of Colgate Palmolive SAS; Non Executive Director of More Group PLC; Chairman and Managing Director of Colgate Palmolive UK Ltd.; Pepsi-Cola International as Marketing Manager for Holland and Ireland.
Own and related parties´ shares: 3,100
Independence in relation to the company/senior management: Yes
Independence in relation to major shareholders of the Company: Yes
Read more about Karen Guerra
Born 1942, MBA. Board member since 2002. Member of the Compensation Committee.
Other Board Assignments: Member of the IF L/MTC Foundation.
Previous positions: CEO, Kraft Foods Nordic Region; President, Kraft Freia Marabou Nordic Region; President, General Foods Sweden/Denmark; President, General Foods Denmark; Sales Manager, General Foods; Marketing Manager, General Foods Sweden; Product Manager, Pripps Bryggerier; President’s assistant, Pripps Bryggerier.
Own and related parties´ shares: 15,233
(including endowment assurance)
Independence in relation to the company/senior management: Yes
Independence in relation to major shareholders of the Company: Yes
Read more about Arne Jurbrant
Born 1963, M. Sci., Techn. Lic., Master of Strategic Marketing. Board member since 2005. Member of the Audit Committee. Vice President Feminine Care within SCA Personal Care.
Previous positions: Business Area Manager for Baby Care within SCA Personal Care; Director of R&D for Incontinence Care, SCA Hygiene Products; Technical Manager Sourcing SCA Hygiene products, Marketing Manager Elf Atochem (France); various positions in R&D and sales Neste Chemicals (Sweden, Finland, Belgium).
Own and related parties´ shares: 8,100
Independence in relation to the company/senior management: Yes
Independence in relation to major shareholders of the Company: Yes
Read more about Kersti Strandqvist
Born 1943, MBA. Board member since 1999. Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Other Board Assignments: Chairman of Folktandvården in Stockholm, Frösunda LSS AB and Sprit och Vinleverantörerna. Board member of Cloetta AB, Billerud AB, Apoteket Farmacci AB, Nordea Fonder AB and. Prior Board assignments for Boss Media, Danderyds Sjukhus AB, Statens Provningsanstalt AB, Operan AB, Postgirot AB, Kommentus AB, SNS, SJ and Framfab.
Previous positions: President and CEO of Svenska Spel AB; Vice President of Posten AB; Division Manager at Holmen AB; Division Manager at Åhléns AB; Director of AB Nordiska Kompaniet; Product Manager at Modo AB; Project Manager at McCann Gunther & Bäck.
Own and related parties´ shares: 12,000
Independence in relation to the company/senior management: Yes
Independence in relation to major shareholders of the Company: Yes
Read more about Meg Tivéus
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 plant in Gothenburg and Kungälv, Sweden. Works with strategic technical projects at Swedish Match’s plant in Gothenburg/Kungälv.
Previous positions: Technical Manager; Electrical Manager; Electrician, Swedish Match AB.
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, 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’ (Livs) trade union association 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.
Previous positions: Module Technician, Swedish Match’s distribution facilities in Malmö, Line Operator at Svenska Tobaks AB in Malmö.
Own and related parties´ shares: 0
Eeva Kazemi Vala
Born 1949. Deputy member since 2004. Appointed by the Council for Negotiation and Co-operation (PTK) within Swedish Match. Works with Market Analysis at Swedish Match North Europe Division.
Previous positions: Market Coordinator Pipe tobacco, Market Research Manager, Marketing Assistant, Research Chemist, Bioanalyst, Swedish Match North Europe Division. Stockholm University, Casco AB and Karolinska Institutet.
Own and related parties´ shares: 1,500
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. Supervisor, Splint department at Swedish Match Industries in Vetlanda.
Previous positions: Supervisor, Swedish Match Industries in Vetlanda.
Own and related parties´ shares: 1,000