Nominations Committee of Trelleborg AB, proposals prior to 2009 Annual General Meeting
Rolf Kjellman, originally elected to the Trelleborg Board of Directors in 1997 and representing Trelleborg’s principal owner Dunkerintressen, has declined re-election at the 2009 Annual General Meeting. Rolf Kjellman, born in 1939, has retired from his position as the Executive Director of the Henry and Gerda Dunker Foundation and Donation Fund No. 2, but remains a member of the Board. Claes Lindqvist, also a member of the Board of Trelleborg will replace Rolf Kjellman as Executive Director of the Henry and Gerda Dunker Foundation and Donation Fund No. 2.
A Nomination Committee consisting of representatives of the major shareholders, corresponding to approximately 69 percent of the votes in Trelleborg, and the Chairman of the Board, has decided to propose to the Annual General Meeting that Hans Biörck be elected new Member of the Board.
Hans Biörck, born in 1951, holds a degree in business administration and is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Skanska AB. Among other positions, he was formerly CFO of Autoliv Inc and CFO of Esselte AB, where he also held other positions.
Hans Biörck has been a member of the Henry and Gerda Dunker Foundation and Donation Fund No. 2 since 2003. He is also a member of the Swedish Financial Reporting Board.
Moreover, the re-election of all other Board Members, Heléne Bergquist, Staffan Bohman,
Claes Lindqvist, Sören Mellstig, Peter Nilsson and Anders Narvinger as Chairman, is proposed.
In addition to the Chairman of the Board, the following persons formed the Nomination Committee: Didrik Normark (Chairman of the Nominations Committee) of the Henry and Gerda Dunker Foundation; Ramsay Brufer, Alecta; Lars Öhrstedt, AFA Försäkring; Henrik Didner, Didner & Gerge Funds och
KG Lindvall, Swedbank Robur Fonder AB.
Trelleborg’s Annual General Meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2009 in Trelleborg.
Trelleborg is a global engineering group whose leading positions are based on advanced polymer technology and in-depth applications know-how. Trelleborg develops high-performance solutions that seal, damp and protect in demanding industrial environments. The Trelleborg Group had annual sales in 2008 of approximately SEK 31 billion, with about 23,000 employees in 45 countries. The Group comprises four business areas: Trelleborg Engineered Systems, Trelleborg Automotive, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and Trelleborg Wheel Systems. The Trelleborg share has been listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 1964 and is listed on the OMX Nordic List, Large Cap.
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