TeliaSonera

Board of Directors

Tom von Weymarn (Born 1944)
Chairman of the Board. Elected to the Board of Directors in 2002. Mr. von Weymarn participated in all 13 meetings of the Board in 2007. He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of TeliaSonera and participated in all four meetings of the Committee in 2007. He was also a member of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera until 24 April 2007 and participated in three meetings in 2007 and since March 31, 2008, he rejoined as a member of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera. In addition, Mr. von Weymarn is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lännen Tehtaat Plc and Turku Science Park Oy, a board member of Pohjola Bank Plc, CPS Color Group Oy, Hydrios Biotechnology Oy, Sibelius Academy, a Senior Advisor and member of the Supervisory Board of IndustriKapital and partner of Boardman Oy. Mr. von Weymarn served as President and CEO of Oy Rettig Ab between 1997 and 2004, and as Executive Vice President of Cultor Plc between 1991 and 1997. He was a Director of Oy Karl Fazer Ab between 1983 and 1991, the last two years as President and CEO. Mr. von Weymarn holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 15,316.
Maija-Liisa Friman (Born 1952)
Elected to the Board of Directors in 2007. Ms. Friman participated in 10 of the Board’s 13 meetings in 2007. She is a member of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera since March 31, 2008. In addition, Ms. Friman was the CEO of Aspocomp Group Oyj until 8 November 2007. She is Chairman of Ekokem, a member of the Boards of Directors of Metso Oyj, The Finnish Medical Foundation and LKAB. She is also a member of the Management Council for Keskinäinen Vakuutusyhtiö Ilmarinen. Ms. Friman holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 5,597*.
Conny Karlsson (Born 1955)
Elected to the Board of Directors in 2007. Mr. Karlsson participated in 12 of the Board’s 13 meetings in 2007. During 2007 he was also a member of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera and participated in five of the committee’s six meetings. Since March 31, 2008, he is a member of the Remuneration Committee of TeliaSonera. In addition, he is the Chairman of the Boards of Swedish Match AB, SEB Investment Management AB and Zodiak Television AB. He has previously been CEO of Duni AB and has held several managerial positions in Procter & Gamble. Mr. Karlsson holds a Master of Business Administration.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 10,000.
Lars G Nordström (Born 1943)
Elected to the Board of Directors in 2007. Mr. Nordström participated in 12 of the Board’s 13 meetings in 2007. Mr. Nordström is also a member of the Remuneration Committee of TeliaSonera and participated in all four meetings of the committee in 2007. In addition, he is a board member of Nordea Bank AB, of which he was President and CEO between 2002 and 2007. He is the chairman of the Finnish-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, the European Financial Management & Marketing Association (EFMA), and the Royal Swedish Opera. He is also a member of the boards of the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce and Viking Line Abp. Mr. Nordström studied law at Uppsala University.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 4,000.
Timo Peltola (Born 1946)
Elected to the Board of Directors in 2004. Mr. Peltola participated in all 13 meetings of the Board in 2007. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee of TeliaSonera and participated in all four meetings of the Committee in 2007. In addition, Mr. Peltola is the Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Neste Oil Oyj and AW-Energy Oy, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nordea Bank AB and member of the Board of SAS AB. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of CVC Capital Partners and Sveafastigheter Ab. Mr. Peltola served as President and CEO of Huhtamäki Oyj between 1989 and 2004. Mr. Peltola holds a Doctor degree in Economics hc.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 3,000.
Jon Risfelt (Born 1961)
Elected to the Board of Directors in 2007. Mr. Risfelt participated in all 13 meetings of the Board in 2007. Mr. Risfelt is also a member of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera as from 24 April 2007 and participated in the three meetings of the Committee from 24 April 2007. In addition, he is Chairman of the Board of XponCard AB and of Wayfinder AB, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ortivus AB and holds board assignments at Enea Data AB, Bilia AB and Ångpanneföreningen AB. He has earlier served as CEO of Europolitan AB and Nyman & Schultz AB. He has held various managerial positions within the American Express Group, Scandinavian Airlines and Ericsson. Mr. Risfelt holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 2,000.
Caroline Sundewall (Born 1958)
Elected to the Board of Directors in 2001. Ms. Sundewall participated in all 13 meetings of the Board in 2007. She is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera and participated in all six meetings of the Committee in 2007. In addition, Ms. Sundewall is a board member of Electrolux AB, Haldex AB, Lifco AB, Pågengruppen AB, Aktiemarknadsbolagens Förening and Ahlsell AB. Ms. Sundewall has previously served as business editor for Finanstidningen and business commentator and business editor for Sydsvenska Dagbladet. She has also held the position of business controller of Ratos AB. Ms. Sundewall holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 4,000*.
Agneta Ahlström (Born 1960)
Employee representative, appointed by the trade union to the Board of Directors in December 2007. Ms. Ahlström participated in one of the Board’s 13 meetings in 2007. She is deputy Chairman of the Swedish Union of Clerical and Technical Employees in Industry, Telecommunications section (Unionen-Tele). Previously, she was the Chairman of the section of SIF-TELE at TeliaSonera International Carrier.
Number of shares in TeliaSonera: 200.
Elof Isaksson (Born 1942)
Employee representative, appointed by the trade union to the Board of Directors in 2000. Mr. Isaksson participated in all 13 meetings of the Board in 2007. In addition Mr. Isaksson is the Chairman of the Union of Service and Communication Employees within TeliaSonera, SEKO TELE, and Chairman of the European Work Council at TeliaSonera. He is also a board member of the Telia Pension Fund.
Number of shares in TeliaSonera: 1,750*.
Berith Westman (Born 1945)
Employee representative, appointed by the trade union to the Board of Directors in 1993. Ms. Westman participated in 10 of the Board´s 13 meetings in 2007. In addition, Ms. Westman is the Chairman of the Swedish Union of Clerical and Technical Employees in Industry, the Telecommunications section (Unionen-Tele) and a board member of Telia Pension Fund.
Number of shares in TeliaSonera: 1,000.

* Including shareholdings by spouse and/or affiliated persons.

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