Torbjörn Lööf proposed as new Chairman of AB Electrolux
The Nomination Committee of AB Electrolux proposes that Torbjörn Lööf is elected as new Chairman of the Board of AB Electrolux at the Annual General Meeting 2024.
As previously communicated, Staffan Bohman has announced that he will not be available for re-election at the Annual General Meeting 2024. The Nomination Committee proposes that Torbjörn Lööf is elected as new Chairman of the Board at the Annual General Meeting of AB Electrolux on March, 27, 2024.
Torbjörn Lööf is Board member of Husqvarna AB, Essity Aktiebolag, AB Blåkläder and Mercer International Inc. During the period 1989-2020, Torbjörn Lööf has held several senior management positions within the IKEA-sphere. Among other positions, he has been CEO of Inter IKEA Holding, Inter IKEA Systems and IKEA of Sweden. He has also held senior management positions at IKEA in Sweden and Italy and been Chairman and Board member of numerous IKEA-companies.
Torbjörn Lööf is born 1965 and is a Swedish citizen.
Torbjörn Lööf has a solid background within the IKEA-sphere with extensive experience of working with a strong brand, global supply chains and strategic ability to develop and successfully adapt the business in a changing global environment as well as experience as Board member of public companies. It is the opinion of the Nomination Committee that this makes him very well suited as Chairman of AB Electrolux to lead the company’s ongoing work to sharpen its strategic focus to grow profitably in selected home appliance categories in the mid- and premium segments and enable return to good results and profitability levels and achieving the company’s financial targets.
The Nomination Committee’s complete proposal will be presented in the notice to the Annual General Meeting 2024.
This disclosure contains information that AB Electrolux is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU nr 596/2014). The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person, on 25-10-2023 19:00 CET.
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Electrolux Group is a leading global appliance company that has shaped living for the better for more than 100 years. We reinvent taste, care and wellbeing experiences for millions of people, always striving to be at the forefront of sustainability in society through our solutions and operations. Under our group of leading appliance brands, including Electrolux, AEG and Frigidaire, we sell approximately 60 million household products in around 120 markets every year. In 2022 Electrolux Group had sales of SEK 135 billion and employed 51,000 people around the world. For more information go to www.electroluxgroup.com.