- Chairman, Ronnie Leten, has
informed that he will not stand for re-election to the Board
- Kurt Jofs and Nora Denzel have informed the Nomination
Committee that they will not stand for re-election as
directors
- The Nomination Committee of Ericsson proposes that
current board member Jan Carlson be elected as new
Chairman of the Ericsson Board by the Annual General
Meeting 2023 of the company
- The Nomination Committee of Ericsson further proposes
that Christy Wyatt and Jonas
Synnergren be elected new board members by the Annual General
Meeting 2023 of the company
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 11,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nomination Committee of
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has informed the Company that it proposes
that the shareholders elect at the Annual General Meeting 2023 ten
ordinary board members with no deputy directors. The Nomination
Committee proposes that the following persons be elected as board
members:
Jan Carlson, Chairman
(re-election)
Helena Stjernholm
(re-election)
Jacob Wallenberg
(re-election)
Jon Fredrik Baksaas (re-election)
Carolina Dybeck Happe
(re-election)
Börje Ekholm (re-election)
Eric.Elzvik (re-election)
Kristin S. Rinne
(re-election)
Christy Wyatt (new election)
Jonas Synnergren (new election)
Ronnie Leten, the current Chairman of the board, has informed he
will not stand for re-election to the Board at the next Annual
General Meeting. Ronnie was elected to the Ericsson board of
directors as Chairman in 2018 and will continue to serve as
Chairman for the remainder of his term. The Nomination Committee
hence proposes that, the current board member, Jan Carlson be elected by the Annual General
Meeting 2023 as new Chairman of the Ericsson Board.
Kurt Jofs and Nora Denzel have informed the Nomination
Committee that they will not be available for re-election at the
Annual General Meeting 2023.
It is the Nomination Committee's assessment that each of the
proposed board members, with their respective experiences, adds
valuable expertise and experience to the Board. Christy Wyatt's and Jonas Synnergren's extensive
international business experiences and deep software, enterprise
and technology expertise will be of additional value to Ericsson
and will further strengthen the board of directors.
Christy Wyatt is born 1972 and
holds a Diploma of Scientific Computer Programming Technology from
the College of Geographic Sciences in Canada. Christy has long-term international
business experience from senior management roles within DTEX
Systems, Good Technology and Motorola and is currently the
President and CEO of Absolute Software.
Jonas Synnergren is born 1977 and holds a Master of Science in
Business and Economics from Stockholm School
of Economics in Sweden.
Jonas has long-term international business experience as a Board
member of Veoneer, Tieto and Metso and is currently a board member
of Nordea. In addition, Jonas is Senior Partner in Cevian Capital,
one of Ericsson's shareholders.
Information of the board members proposed for re-election can be
found on the company's website (www.ericsson.com).
The company expects to hold its Annual General Meeting on
March 29, 2023, and the Nomination
Committee's complete proposals and motivated statement will be
announced in due time before the Annual General Meeting.
Johan Forssell, Chairman of the
Nomination Committee says: "We believe that Ericsson has a strong
board of directors to continue to drive the strategic agenda and
further strengthen the culture of the company. Jan Carlson has a long career both as CEO and
Chairman, as well as good knowledge of Ericsson after serving many
years on the board. His international experience, technology
background and personal qualities make him an excellent successor
as Chairman of the Board, securing a smooth transition from Ronnie
Leten."
Ronnie Leten says: "It has been an honor to serve on the
Ericsson board since 2018 and I am very proud of what has been
achieved. Today Ericsson is a very strong company both
strategically and financially. The company has brought 5G to the
world and regained its technology leadership."
Ronnie continues: "Börje Ekholm, since stepping in as CEO, has
turned the company around and this continues with the important
governance and cultural transformation which is underway."
Commenting on the matter, Jan
Carlson stated: "Having been on the Board since 2017, it is
an honor to be put forward for the Ericsson Chairmanship. I
look forward to the Annual General Meeting and to working closely
with Börje, the Board and the executive team as we continue to
execute on our strategy."
Ericsson's Nomination Committee consists of Johan Forssell, Investor AB (Chairman of the
Nomination Committee); Karl Åberg, AB Industrivärden, Anders Oscarsson, AMF – Tjänstepension och
Fonder, Niko Pakalén, Cevian Capital Partners Limited, and Ronnie
Leten, Chairman of the Board.
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ABOUT ERICSSON:
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enterprises to capture the full value of connectivity. The
company's portfolio spans the following business areas: Networks,
Cloud Software and Services, Enterprise Wireless Solutions, Global
Communications Platform, and Technologies and New Businesses. It is
designed to help our customers go digital, increase efficiency and
find new revenue streams. Ericsson's innovation investments have
delivered the benefits of mobility and mobile broadband to billions
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