Nomination Committee's proposal to Nordea's Annual General Meeting 2010
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - The Nomination Committee of Nordea Bank AB (publ) was established by decision ofthe annual general meeting 2009 and comprises Kristina Ekengren, deputydirector, Swedish government and chairman of the Nomination Committee, KariStadigh, CEO of Sampo Abp, Mogens Hugo, chairman of Nordea-fonden, Ingrid Bonde,managing director of AMF, and Hans Dalborg, chairman of the board of directors.The Nomination Committee announces today its proposals to Nordea's annualgeneral meeting on 25 March 2010. The proposals will also be presented in thenotice to attend the meeting.Election of board members and chairman of the boardThe Nomination Committee proposes re-election until the end of the next annualgeneral meeting of Hans Dalborg, Stine Bosse, Marie Ehrling, Svein Jacobsen, TomKnutzen, Lars G Nordstr?Bj?Sav?and Bj?Wahlroos and also that SarahRussell and Kari Stadigh be elected as board members for the same period. TimoPeltola and Heidi M Petersen are not available for re-election.The Nomination Committee proposes that Hans Dalborg be re-elected as chairman ofthe board.Sarah Russell and Kari Stadigh are proposed as new members of the boardSarah Russell was born 1962. She has a Master of Applied Finance from MacquarieUniversity in Sydney. Sarah Russell worked for ABN AMRO 1994-2008 in a number ofmanagement roles. She was Senior Executive Vice President and CEO of ABN AMROAsset Management 2006-2008, Managing Director and CFO of Wholesale ClientsBusiness Unit 2004-2005, Global Head of Financial Markets Research and GlobalHead of Infrastructure Support 2002-2004, Business Manager to Senior ExecutiveVice President of Global Financial Markets 2000-2002, Director, Head ofCorporate Sales Australia and New Zealand 1998-2000, Director, Head ofCommodities in Sydney 1997-1998, and Associate Director and Director, TreasurySales in Sydney 1994-1997. During 1981-1994 she worked for Toronto DominionAustralia Limited in a number of trading, sales and management roles inFinancial Markets. Sarah Russell owns no shares in Nordea.Kari Stadigh was born 1955. He has a Master of Science (Eng.) from HelsinkiUniversity of Technology and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Econ.) fromThe Swedish School of Economics in Helsinki. Kari Stadigh is Group CEO andPresident of Sampo plc since 2009. He was deputy CEO of Sampo plc 2001-2009.Before that he was President of Sampo Life Insurance Company Ltd 1999-2000, NovaLife Insurance Company Ltd 1996-1998, Jaakko P? Group 1991-1996 and JPFinance Oy 1985-1991. Kari Stadigh is chairman of the boards of Kaleva MutualInsurance Company, Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited, If P&C InsuranceHolding AB (publ) and Alma Media Corporation. Kari Stadigh owns no shares inNordea.Independence pursuant to the Swedish code for corporate governanceOf the board members, all members apart from Stine Bosse and Lars G Nordstr?re considered independent in relation to the company and its management. Themajority of the proposed board members are thus independent in relation to thecompany and its management. Stine Bosse is managing director and CEO ofTrygVesta A/S whose subsidiary TrygVesta Forsikring A/S has concluded agreementswith companies within the Nordea group concerning property insurance and salesof life and pension products. Lars G Nordstr?as employed as President and CEOof Nordea Bank AB (publ) until 13 April 2007.Of the proposed board members, all members apart from Kari Stadigh and Bj?Wahlroos are considered independent in relation to the company's majorshareholders. At least two of the proposed board members who are independent inrelation to the company and its management are thus also independent in relationto the company's major shareholders. Kari Stadigh is managing director and CEOof Sampo plc, which owns more than ten per cent of all shares and votes inNordea Bank AB (publ). Bj?Wahlroos is board chairman of Sampo plc, which ownsmore than ten per cent of all shares and votes in Nordea Bank AB (publ).Fees to the board members and auditorsThe Nomination Committee proposes unchanged fees to board members which meansthat the annual general meeting sets the fees to the board in the amount of EUR252,000 to the chairman, EUR 97,650 to the deputy chairman and EUR 75,600 permember to the other members. In addition remuneration shall be paid forcommittee meetings in the amount of EUR 2,370 to the committee's chairman andEUR 1,840 per meeting to the other members. Remuneration is not paid to themembers who are employees of the Nordea group.Fees to the auditors are proposed to be payable as per invoice.Establishment of Nomination CommitteeIt is proposed that a new Nomination Committee be established with the task ofpresenting to the annual general meeting 2011 a proposal concerning election ofboard of directors, chairman of the board and auditors and also fees to theboard members and auditors.For further information:Kristina Ekengren, chairman of the Nomination Committee, 08 405 58 02[HUG#1377194] Kari Stadigh (JPG): http://hugin.info/1151/R/1377194/338264.JPG Sarah Russell (JPG): http://hugin.info/1151/R/1377194/338265.JPG Press release (PDF): http://hugin.info/1151/R/1377194/338263.pdf
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