Karin Berggren proposed to Lantmännen's Board of Directors
Lantmännen's Nomination Committee today presents its proposal for a new Board of Directors for the 2025 Annual General Meeting. Karin Berggren is proposed as a new member of the Group Board of Directors. The Nomination Committee also proposes the re-election of Patrick Aulin, Jenny Bengtsson and Johan Bygge, whose terms of office expire this year.
Lantmännen's Board of Directors currently consists of Chairman Per Lindahl, Vice Chairman Jan-Erik Hansson, Board members Gunilla Aschan, Patrick Aulin, Jenny Bengtsson, Jacob Bennet, Charlotte Elander, Per Wijkander, Marie Grönborg and Johan Bygge, as well as three employee representatives.
Ahead of the Annual General Meeting on May 7, 2025, the Nomination Committee proposes that the Board of Directors shall consist of 9 members elected by the Annual General Meeting. It is proposed that Patrick Aulin, Jenny Bengtsson and Johan Bygge be re-elected, and that Karin Berggren be elected as a new member. Per Lindahl, Chairman of the Board, and Gunilla Aschan, Board member, have declined re-election.
Jacob Bennet, Charlotte Elander, Jan-Erik Hansson, Per Wijkander and Marie Grönborg have been elected until the 2026 Annual General Meeting. The Nomination Committee also proposes re-election of the elected auditors Jimmy Grinsvall, Kristina Glantz Nilsson and Ann-Sofi Ignell.
Karin Berggren is 53 years old and runs a business with beef production, crop production, forestry and rental of properties in Ishult, Kristdala, in Småland. Karin has extensive international experience from the United States where she has held leadership roles within Saab Training Systems and run her own company. Today, she is a board member of the local bank, Lönneberga-Tuna-Vena Savings Bank and the American family business.
"Karin is an entrepreneur with a broad education and competence profile. In addition to significant experience from her own agricultural and food company that she runs, she also has international experience from various leadership positions during her 20 years in the United States. The Nomination Committee believes that Karin would complement and be an asset to the Board," says Ove Gustafsson, Chairman of the Group Nomination Committee
Lantmännen's Annual General Meeting will be held on 7 May in Stockholm.
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About Lantmännen
Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe’s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products. Owned by 17,000 Swedish farmers, Lantmännen has 12,000 employees, operations in over 20 countries and an annual turnover of SEK 70 billion. With grain at the heart of the operations, Lantmännen refine arable land resources to make farming thrive. Some of Lantmännen’s best-known food brands are AXA, Kungsörnen, Scan, GoGreen, FINN CRISP, Schulstad and Vaasan. The company is founded on the knowledge and values acquired through generations of farmers. By engaging in research, development and operations throughout the value chain, Lantmännen takes responsibility from field to fork. For more information: www.lantmannen.com
