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Board of Directors and Auditors

RONNIE LETEN

Chairman

Born 1956. Belgium. M.Sc. Applied Econ.

Elected 2012. Member of the Electrolux Remuneration Committee.

President and CEO of Atlas Copco AB since 2009.

Board member of Atlas Copco AB.

Previous positions: Various leading positions within the Atlas Copco Group, 1997—2009 and 1985—1995. Plant Manager of Tenneco Automotive Inc, Belgium, 1995—1997. Various positions within General Biscuits, 1979—1985.

Holdings in AB Electrolux: 10,000 B-shares.

Total 
remuneration
2016, '000 SEK
2,062
Board meeting attendance 9/9
Remuneration Committee attendance 4/4
Audit Committee attendance  
Independence1) Yes

1) For further information about the independence assessment, see page 145.

 

JONAS SAMUELSON

Born 1968. Sweden. M.Sc. Econ.

Elected 2016.

President and CEO of AB Electrolux since 2016.

Board Member of Polygon AB.

Previous positions: Senior positions within Electrolux: Head of the business area Major Appliances Europe, Middle East and Africa and Executive Vice President of AB Electrolux, 2011—2016, Chief Operations Officer Major Appliances, 2011. Chief Financial Officer 2008-2011. Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Munters AB 2005—2008. Various positions within General Motors, mainly in the U.S., 1996—1999 and 2001—2005, and Saab Automobile AB 1993—1995 and 1999—2001.

Holdings in AB Electrolux: 17,216 B shares.

Total 
remuneration 2016, '000 SEK
Board meeting attendance1) 6/9
Remuneration Committee attendance  
Audit Committee attendance  
Independence2) No

1) Jonas Samuelson was appointed new Board members at the AGM in April 2016.
2) For further information about the independence assessment, see page 145.

ULLA LITZÉN

Born 1956. Sweden. B.Sc. Econ. and M.B.A.

Elected 2016. Chairman of the Electrolux Audit committee.

Board Member of Alfa Laval AB, Boliden AB, Husqvarna AB, NCC AB and Ratos AB.

Previous positions: President of W Capital Management AB, wholly-owned by the Wallenberg Foundations, 2001—2005. Managing Director and member of Group Management of Investor AB 1996—2001. Responsible for Core Holdings 1999—2000. President of Investor Scandinavia AB, 1996—1998.

Holdings in AB Electrolux: 4,000 B shares.

Total 
remuneration 2016, '000 SEK
587
Board meeting attendance1) 5/9
Remuneration Committee attendance  
Audit Committee attendance1) 4/5
Independence2) Yes

1) Ulla Litzén was appointed new Board members at the AGM in April 2016. Directly after the AGM, Ulla Litzén was appointed Chariman of the Audit Committee.
2) For further information about the independence assessment, see page 145.

 

PETRA HEDENGRAN

Born 1964. Sweden. M. of Laws.

Elected 2014. Chairman of the Electrolux Remuneration Committee and member of the Electrolux Audit committee.

General Counsel and member of Group Management of Investor AB since 2007.

Board Member of The Association for Generally Accepted Principles in the Securities Market (Sw. Föreningen för god sed på värdepappersmarknaden).

Previous positions: Attorney and partner at Advokatfirman Lindahl, 2002—2007. General Counsel of ABB Financial Services, Nordic Region, 1998—2002. Corporate Counsel at ABB Financial Services, 1991-1998. Law Clerk with the Stockholm District Court, 1990—1991. Associate at Gunnar Lindhs Advokatbyrå, 1988–1990.

Holdings in AB Electrolux: 2,500 B-shares.

Total 
remuneration 2016, '000 SEK
670
Board meeting attendance 9/9
Remuneration Committee attendance 4/4
Audit Committee attendance1) 4/5
Independence2) No

1) Directly after the AGM in April 2016, Petra Hedengran was appointed member of the Audit Committee.
2) For further information about the independence assessment, see page 145.

 

HASSE JOHANSSON

Born 1949. Sweden. M. Sc. in Electrical Engineering.

Elected 2008.

Chairman of the Board of Dynamate Industrial Services AB, Lindholmen Science Park AB and Vicura AB. Board Member of Fouriertransform AB, Skyllbergs Bruk AB, Calix Group AB, Klippan Group AB, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB and SP Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut AB (SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden).

Previous positions: Executive Vice President and Head of R&D of Scania CV AB, 2001—2009. Founder of Mecel AB (part of Delphi Corporation). Senior management positions within Delphi Corporation, 1990—2001.

Holdings in AB Electrolux: 4,000 B-shares.

Total 
remuneration 2016, '000 SEK
621
Board meeting attendance 9/9
Remuneration Committee attendance  
Audit Committee attendance 4/5
Independence1) Yes

1) For further information about the independence assessment, see page 145.

 

BERT NORDBERG

Born 1956. Sweden. Engineer.

Elected 2013.

Chairman of the Board of Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Board Member of Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Axis AB and Saab AB.

Previous positions: Chairman, President and CEO of Sony Mobile Communications AB, 2009—2012. Various leading positions within the Ericsson Group, 1996—2009. Various positions within Data General Corporation and Digital Equipment Corporation 1985—1996.

Holdings in AB Electrolux: 3,000 B-shares.

Total 
remuneration 2016, '000 SEK
558
Board meeting attendance 8/9
Remuneration Committee attendance  
Audit Committee attendance  
Independence1) Yes

1) For further information about the independence assessment, see page 145.

 

FREDRIK PERSSON

Born 1968. Sweden. M.Sc. Econ.

Elected 2012. Member of the Electrolux Audit Committee.

Board Chairman of the Swedish Trade Federation.

Deputy Chairman of ICC Sweden and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise.

Board Member of Hufvudstaden AB, Ahlström Capital Oy and Nasdaq Stockholm AB’s Listing Committee.

Previous positions: President and CEO of Axel Johnson AB, 2007—2015. Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Axel Johnson AB, 2000—2007. Head of Research of Aros Securities AB, 1998—2000. Various positions within ABB Financial Services AB, 1992—1998.

Holdings in AB Electrolux: 3,000 B-shares.

Total 
remuneration 2016, '000 SEK
653
Board meeting attendance 9/9
Remuneration Committee attendance  
Audit Committee attendance 5/5
Independence1) Yes

1) For further information about the independence assessment, see page 145.

 

ULRIKA SAXON

Born 1966. Sweden. Studies in Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Elected 2011. Member of the Electrolux Remuneration Committee.

President and CEO of Bonnier Growth Media since 2012 and member of Bonnier AB group management since 2009.

Board Member of Svensk Filmindustri, Nordic Cinema Group, United Screens, KIT Media, FLX and Refunder.

Previous positions: Senior positions with various companies within the Bonnier Group since 1998; CEO of Bonnier Tidskrifter, 2005—2012, Executive Director of Bonnier Magazines, 2009—2012, Executive Director of Bonnier Entertainment, 2011, and CEO of Bonzoo Media, 2002—2005. Senior positions within marketing and media strategy consultancy 1991—1998.

Holdings in AB Electrolux: 1,000 B-shares.

Total 
remuneration 2016, '000 SEK
578
Board meeting attendance 9/9
Remuneration Committee attendance1) 3/4
Audit Committee attendance  
Independence2) Yes

1) Directly after the AGM in April 2016, Ulrika Saxon was appointed member of the Remuneration Committee.
2) For further information about the independence assessment, see page 145.

 

DAVID PORTER

Born 1965. USA. Bachelor’s degree, Finance.

Elected 2016.

Head of Microsoft Stores, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Corp. since 2009.

Previous positions: Head of Worldwide Product Distribution at DreamWorks Animation SKG 2007—2009. Various positions within WalMart Stores, Inc. 1984—2007.

Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

Total 
remuneration 2016, '000 SEK
420
Board meeting attendance1) 6/9
Remuneration Committee attendance  
Audit Committee attendance  
Independence2) Yes

1) David Porter was appointed new Board members at the AGM in April 2016.
2) For further information about the independence assessment, see page 145.

 

Holdings in AB Electrolux are stated as of December 31, 2016 and includes holdings of related natural and legal persons, when applicable.

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES

OLA BERTILSSON

Born 1955. Representative of the Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions.

Elected 2006.

Board meeting ­attendance: 9/9

Holdings in AB ­Electrolux: 0 shares.

GUNILLA BRANDT

Born 1953. Representative of the Federation of ­Salaried Employees in Industry and Services.

Elected 2006.

Board meeting attendance: 8/9

Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

ULF CARLSSON

Born 1958. Representative of the Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions.

Elected 2001.

Board meeting ­attendance: 9/9

Holdings in AB ­Electrolux: 0 shares.

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES, DEPUTY MEMBERS

BO ROTHZÉN

Born 1963. Representative of the Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions.

Elected 2012.

Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

RICHARD DELLNER

Born 1953. Representative of the Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and ­Services.

Elected 2013.

Holdings in AB ­Electrolux: 500 B shares.

PETER FERM

Born 1965. Representative of the Federation of Salaried Employees in Industry and ­Services.

Elected 2014.

Holdings in AB ­Electrolux: 0 shares.

 

SECRETARY OF THE BOARD

MIKAEL ÖSTMAN

Born 1967. M. of Laws and B.Sc. Econ. General Counsel of AB Electrolux.

Secretary of the ­Electrolux Board since 2017.

Holdings in AB Electrolux: 5,814 B shares.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Remuneration Committee

Petra Hedengran (Chairman), Ronnie Leten and Ulrika Saxon.

Audit Committee

Ulla Litzén (Chairman), Petra Hedengran and Fredrik Persson.

AUDITORS

PricewaterhouseCoopers AB

PETER NYLLINGE

Born 1966. Authorized Public Accountant. Partner in Charge.
Other audit assignments: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken and Fagerhult.
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

ANNA ROSENDAL

Born 1975. Authorized Public Accountant. 
Holdings in AB Electrolux: 0 shares.

At the Annual General Meeting in 2014, PricewaterhouseCoopers AB (PwC) was re-elected as auditors for a four-year period until the Annual General Meeting in 2018.