Proposed Members of the Board of Astra AB
PROPOSED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ASTRA AB As announced earlier today, the merger between Astra AB and Zeneca Group PLC has been completed. As also announced previously, the Board of AstraZeneca PLC was appointed on February 18, 1999, and will be made up as follows: Percy Barnevik - Non-Executive Chairman Sir David Barnes - Executive Deputy Chairman Håkan Mogren - Executive Deputy Chairman Tom McKillop - Chief Executive Jonathan Symonds - Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer Åke Stavling - Executive Director, Business Development & Integration Claes Wilhelmsson - Executive Director, R&D Michael Pragnell - Executive Director, Agrochemicals Dame Bridget Ogilvie - Non-Executive Director Sir Peter Bonfield - Non-Executive Director Karl von der Heiden - Non-Executive Director Erna Möller - Non-Executive Director Lars Ramqvist - Non-Executive Director Marcus Wallenberg - Non-Executive Director Astra AB is now a subsidiary of AstraZeneca. The Annual General Meeting must still make decisions regarding the Board and auditors and their fees. The following proposals will be placed before today's Annual General Meeting: Re-election of Marcus Wallenberg and election of Tom McKillop, Jonathan Symonds, Åke Stavling, Claes Wilhelmsson and Göran Lerenius as members of the Board Election of Deloitte & Touche as auditors with Bo Magnusson, Authorized Public Accountant, as the responsible partner. No separate remuneration is proposed for the members of the Board of Astra AB. It is proposed that remuneration be paid to auditors for work carried out as specified in a separate account. Contact persons: Staffan Ternby, Vice President, PR & Information, Astra AB, +46 8 553 261 07 Mikael Widell, Press Officer, PR & Information, Astra AB, +46 8 553 264 28 Michael Olsson, Manager, Investor Relations, Astra AB, +46 8 553 259 52 Jörgen Winroth, Investor Relations U.S., Astra AB, +1 609 896 4148 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/04/06/19990406BIT00040/bit0001.pdf http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/04/06/19990406BIT00040/bit0002.doc