Nomination Committee Board Proposals for 2018

To the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 26, 2018, the Nomination Committee of Beijer Electronics Group AB has informed the company that it will be proposing following:

• that the Board of Directors shall consist of five members.
• re-election of Board members Bo Elisson, Ulrika Hagdahl and Johan Wester. Maria Khorsand and Christer Öjdemark have declined re-election.
• new election of Karin Gunnarsson and Lars Eklöf.
• election of Bo Elisson as Chairman of the Board.
    
  

Karin Gunnarsson, born 1962, has been employed at Hexpol for ten years, of which the last six years as CFO and Investor Relations Manager. Karin Gunnarsson holds an MBA and has previous experience from, among others, Telelogic and Trelleborg Group, where she held various positions in Finance and Controlling.

Lars Eklöf, born 1964, is President for Atlas Copcos Motor Vehicle Industry division. Lars Eklöf holds a M. Sc. and has a solid international industrial background from Atlas Copco with experience from various positions in Sales/Marketing, Product Management and General Management.

Shareholders representing more than 64 percent of the share capital and voting rights of the company have reported that they will be supporting the Nomination Committee’s proposals.

The Nomination Committee's other proposals will be presented in the Notice Convening the AGM.

This year’s Nomination Committee members:

Martin Svalstedt, Stena Sessan, Chairman of the Nomination Committee
Bengt Belfrage, Nordea Fonder
Per Trygg, SEB Fonder
Ulf Hedlundh, Svolder AB
Bo Elisson, Chairman of the Board

The AGM of Beijer Electronics Group AB will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Malmö Börshus, Skeppsbron 2, Malmö, Sweden. Bo Elisson is proposed as the Chairman of the Meeting.

Contacts:

Questions on the Nomination Committee's activities should be addressed to Martin Svalstedt on tel. +46 31 85 53 70, or Chairman of the Board, Bo Elisson, on tel. +46 (0)76 760 60 95.

This information is such that Beijer Electronics AB (publ) is required to disclose in accordance with the Securities Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at 13:00 CET, January 22, 2018. 

Beijer Electronics Group is a fast growing technology company with extensive experience of industrial automation and data communication. The company develops and markets competitive products and solutions that focus on the user. Since its start-up in 1981, Beijer Electronics Group has evolved into a multinational group with sales over 1.1 billion SEK 2016. The company is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Stockholm Small Cap list under the ticker BELE. www.beijergroup.com

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