Pursuant to our articles of association, our Board of Directors shall be elected at the AGM and serve for a term expiring at the next AGM. The members of the Board of Directors may be removed from office at any time by a General Meeting of the shareholders, and vacancies on the Board may only be filled by a resolution of shareholders.
At present, the Board of Directors is composed of nine directors, including the Chairman and Vice Chairman. As part of the Board's efforts to increase the efficiency and depth of the Board's work on certain issues the Board has established three committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Finance Committee. Each committees work and areas of responsibility is described in further detail under the Board Committee pages. Click here to read more.
Members of the Board of Directors
URBAN JANSSON
Chairman of the Board
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Nationality: |
Swedish |
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Born: |
1945 |
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Year of Appointment: |
2006 |
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Education: |
Higher Bank degree (Skandinaviska Banken) |
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Shares: |
1) 20,000 |
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INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER |
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Mr. Urban Jansson is the Chairman of our Board of Directors. Mr. Jansson is the Chairman of the Boards of Directors of AB Elspiraler (Tylö), Global Health Partner Plc, HMS Networks AB, Jetpak Group AB, and the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ahlstrom Corporation. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of SEB AB, Addtech AB, Beckers AB, Clas Ohlsson AB, Höganäs AB, Ferd A/S and CapMan Plc. Mr. Jansson has been a member of the listing Committee of the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 1999.
HUBERT JOLY
Vice Chairman of the Board
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Nationality: |
French |
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Born: |
1959 |
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Year of Appointment: |
2008 |
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Education: |
Graduate of Business Administration from HEC Paris, and a Public |
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Shares: |
1) 0 |
Mr. Joly was appointed the President & Chief Executive Officer of Carlson on March 1, 2008. Prior to that, he has been serving as the President & Chief Executive Officer of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) since July 2004. CWT is a world leader in business travel management with more than 22,000 employees in over 150 countries and a sales turnover of $22 billion.
Joly came to Carlson from Vivendi Universal, where he was a member of the executive team that led the company's recovery, serving as executive vice president with responsibility for overseeing the company's American assets. Previously, Joly was CEO of Vivendi Universal Games, the video games division of Vivendi Universal, headquartered in Los Angeles. Before Vivendi, Joly worked in the technology section from 1996 to 1999 as Vice President of Electronic Data Systems (EDS) Europe and President EDS France. Prior to joining EDS, he spent 12 years in consulting with McKinsey & Company, based in San Francisco, New York, Tokyo and Paris. As a partner, he specialised in the high-tech sector.
Joly is a member of the supervisory board of the Aspen Institute France, a non-partisan, international forum designed to promote the exchange of ideas on economic, social and political issues. He is a board member of the American Chamber of Commerce in France. Mr. Joly has also been honoured as one of The 25 Most Influential Executives of the Business Travel Industry, 2006 by Business Travel News magazine. He was elected a Global Leader for To-Morrow by the World Economic Forum (Davos 1997-1999), a young executive of the year by L'Expansion magazine (1996) and IT CEO of the Year in France (1998).
JAY S. WITZEL
Board member
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Nationality: |
American |
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Born: |
1947 |
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Year of Appointment: |
2005 |
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Education: |
Degrees in Economics and Business Administration |
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Shares: |
1) 0 |
Mr. Witzel is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Carlson Hotels Worldwide Inc. and is an officer and/or director of various subsidiaries in the Carlson Group. He is also a member of the board directors of the American Hotel & Lodging Association ("AH&LA") and the AH&LA Educational Institute.
TRUDY RAUTIO
Board member
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Nationality: |
American |
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Born: |
1952 |
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Year of Appointment: |
2005 |
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Education: |
Masters in Business Administration degree from University of |
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Shares: |
1) 0 |
Ms. Rautio is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Carlson Companies, and is an officer of various subsidiaries within Carlson. Prior to her appointment as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2005, Ms. Rautio held various other positions in Carlson from 1997 to 2005. She is currently a member of the Boards of Directors of Securian (Minnesota Life Insurance Company), HIRED and Carlson Wagonlit Travel.
BENNY ZAKRISSON
Board member
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Nationality: |
Swedish |
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Born: |
1959 |
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Year of Appointment: |
2005 |
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Education: |
LL.M. from University of Stockholm |
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Shares: |
1) 10,000 |
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INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER |
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Mr. Zakrisson is Executive Vice President, Structural Affairs & Strategy of SAS AB and member og SAS Group Management. Mr. Zakrisson is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of SAS Cargo Group AS and SAS Ground Services AB. Mr. Zakrisson is also a member of the Boards of Directors of airBaltic, Blue 1, Estonian Air, Spanair and Widerø.
GÖTE DAHLIN
Board member
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Nationality: |
Swedish |
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Born: |
1941 |
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Year of Appointment: |
2007 |
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Education: |
B.S. in mathematics and physics from the University of |
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Shares: |
10,000 |
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INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER |
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Mr. Dahlin is Chairman of the Board for Veidekke ASA and Vice Chairman of the Board of RBS Nordisk Renting AB. He is also a member of the board of directors for Fabege AB and Svensk Inredning Viking AB. His previous experience has seen him act as a board member for AP Fastigheter AB, Merita Fastigheter Oy, Avantor ASA and Oslo Areal ASA. Up until his retirement in 2001, Mr. Dahlin was CEO of the real estate holding company, Nordisk Renting AB that owned a property portfolio valued at approximately SEK 20 billion and which included, amongst others, 12 Radisson SAS Hotels.
DR. HARALD EINSMANN
Board member
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Nationality: |
German |
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Born: |
1934 |
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Year of Appointment: |
2006 |
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Education: |
Doctor of Philosophy degree in Economics, Business |
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Shares: |
1) 65,780 |
Dr. Einsmann is currently a member of the Boards of Directors of Tesco PLC, Checkpoint Systems, Inc., Harman International and Carlson Companies. During the past five years, Dr. Einsmann has served as a member of the Boards of Directors of Stora Enso Corporation, EMI Group plc and British American Tobacco plc.
ULLA LITZÉN
Board member
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Nationality: |
Swedish |
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Born: |
1956 |
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Year of Appointment: |
2006 |
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Education: |
Master of Science degree in Business Administration from the |
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Shares: |
1) 10,000 |
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INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER |
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Ms. Litzén is currently a member of the Boards of Directors of Alfa Laval AB, Atlas Copco AB, Boliden AB and AB SKF. Ms. Litzén was Managing Director and member of the Management Group of Investor AB from 1996 to 2001 and President of W Capital Management AB, wholly owned by the Wallenberg Foundations, from 2001 to 2005.
BARRY W. WILSON
Board member
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Nationality: |
British |
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Born: |
1944 |
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Year of Appointment: |
2007 |
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Education: |
B.A. (Hons),M.A. from Cambridge University, England and an |
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Shares: |
1) 20,000 |
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INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBER |
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Mr. Barry W. Wilson is one of the newest members to join the Board of Directors. He has served as President of International, Medtronic Inc, President of Lederle International, prior to its merger with Wyeth, and President of Bristol Myers Squibb Europe. He had nine international assignments with Pfizer. Mr. Wilson serves on several boards and advises Private Equity and Venture Capital organizations.
1) Dated: July 2008