Nomination committee's proposal for Board of Handelsbanken
1/23/2013 2:25 AM EST
Press release Stockholm, 23 January 2013
Nomination committee's proposal for Board of
Handelsbanken
Handelsbanken's nomination committee proposes that
the 2013 Annual General Meeting elect Anders Nyrén as
new Chairman of the Board. The current Chairman, Hans
Larsson, has declined re-election.
Anders Nyrén is currently CEO of the Industrivärden
investment company. He is also Chairman of the Board
of Sandvik and board member of Ericsson, SCA, SSAB
and Volvo. Anders Nyrén has been Deputy Chairman of
Handelsbanken's Board since 2001.
- I am extremely proud and happy to be asked to be
Chairman of the Board of one the world's ten
strongest banks, but also very humbled by the task.
In conjunction with this request, I have reviewed my
work situation and as a result of this informed the
nomination committees of Ericsson and SSAB that I do
not intend to stand for re-election, says Anders
Nyrén.
- Taking over as Chairman from Hans Larsson, who has
decided not to stand for re-election, is a
significant commitment. He has been a very skilled
chairman who has clearly contributed to the excellent
performance of Handelsbanken and who for more than 40
years has made successful contributions in various
positions in the Swedish business community. Hans has
been a member of the Board of Handelsbanken since
1990 and Chairman since 2008. I can understand that
he now wishes to end such a long and successful
career, says Anders Nyrén.
The nomination committee also proposes the re-
election of the other members: Jon Fredrik Baksaas,
Pär Boman, Tommy Bylund, Lone Fønss Schrøder, Jan
Johansson, Ole Johansson, Fredrik Lundberg, Sverker
Martin-Löf, Bente Rathe and Charlotte Skog. The
proposal means that the number of board members will
decrease from twelve to eleven.
The nomination committee has consisted of Carl-Olof
By, Industrivärden, chairman, Henrik Forssén, the
Oktogonen Foundation, Bo Selling, Alecta, Mats
Guldbrand, the Lundberg ownership group and Hans
Larsson, Chairman of the Board of Handelsbanken. The
nomination committee's complete proposal, including
the remuneration proposal and choice of auditors,
will be presented in the notice to attend the annual
general meeting and will be available at
www.handelsbanken.se/ireng
Handelsbanken's annual general meeting will be held
at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 at the Grand
Hôtel's Vinterträdgård, Royal entrance, Stallgatan 4,
Stockholm.
For further information, please contact:
Carl-Olof By, chairman of the nomination committee:
Tel: +46 (0)8 666 64 5
Hans Larsson, Board Chairman: Tel: +46 (0)8 22 92 20
This information is of the type which Handelsbanken
must make public according to the Swedish Securities
Market Act. The information was submitted for
publication on 23 January 2013 at 8.00 a.m. CET.
For more information about Handelsbanken, see:
www.handelsbanken.com