The Nomination Committee’s proposal for Board of Directors in Clas Ohlson

The Clas Ohlson Nomination Committee today announces its proposal for the Board of Directors’ composition ahead of the Clas Ohlson AB Annual General Meeting on Saturday 7 September 2019.

The Board of Directors shall consist of eight members.

The Nomination Committee proposes re-election of the Board members Kenneth Bengtsson, Mathias Haid, Margareta Lehmann, Håkan Lundstedt, Göran Näsholm, Charlotte Strömberg, Göran Sundström and Anne Thorstvedt Sjöberg. The Nomination Committee does not propose any new Board members to be elected. The Nomination Committee proposes that Kenneth Bengtsson shall be re-elected Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The Nomination Committee consists of:

•  Kenneth Bengtsson, Chairman of the Board of Clas Ohlson AB
•  Jonas Bergh (Chairman of the Nomination Committee), representing the Haid family
•  Göran Sundström, representing the Tidstrand family
•  Erik Durhan, Nordea Funds
•  Ricard Wennerklint, If Skadeförsäkring AB

The Nomination Committee’s work has been carried out in compliance with the requirements as set forth in the Swedish Corporate Governance Code.

For more information of the respective Board member please see http://about.clasohlson.com. 

For further information, please contact:
Jonas Bergh, Chairman of the Nomination Committee, phone +46 722 33 04 01

Clas Ohlson was founded in 1918 as a mail order business in Insjön, Sweden. Today we are a retail company with customers in five markets, approximately 5,000 co-workers and annual sales of approximately 8.8 billion SEK. Our share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. A lot has happened since the start in 1918, but one thing has remained the same over the years; that we want to help and inspire people to improve their everyday lives by offering smart, simple, practical solutions at attractive prices. Visit about.clasohlson.com to read about our passion for simplifying life in all kinds of homes.