Annual Report 2007 - Corporate GovernanceBoard of Directors
Board of Directors Remuneration during the Year, AttendanceClick to view table| Presence | Total Remuneration | No of shares | |||||
| Name | Elected | Position | Committee | Board Meetings | Committee Meetings | and Benefits (SEK) | in TeliaSonera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom von Weymarn | 2002 | Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee | Remuneration | 100% | 100% | 940,012 | 15,316 |
| Maija-Liisa Friman | 2007 | Director | 77% | 383,174 | 5,5971) | ||
| Conny Karlsson | 2007 | Director | Audit | 92% | 83% | 474,848 | 10,000 |
| Lars G Nordström | 2007 | Director | Remuneration | 92% | 100% | 401,511 | 4,000 |
| Timo Peltola | 2004 | Director | Remuneration | 100% | 100% | 420,012 | 3,000 |
| Jon Risfelt | 2007 | Director | Audit | 100% | 100% | 452,035 | 2,000 |
| Caroline Sundewall | 2001 | Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee | Audit | 100% | 100% | 550,008 | 4,0001) |
| Agneta Ahlström | 2007 | Employee Representative | 100% | 200 | |||
| Elof Isaksson | 2000 | Employee Representative | 100% | 1,7501) | |||
| Yvonne Gustafsson2) | 2002 | Employee Representative | 40% | 175 | |||
| Arja Kovin2) | 2007 | Employee Representative | 100% | 0 | |||
| Berith Westman | 1993 | Employee Representative | 77% | 1,000 | |||
See also Note 32 to the consolidated financial statements and Report of Directors (Remuneration to Management)
1) Including shareholdings by spouse and/or affiliated persons.
2) Yvonne Gustafsson, formerly Karlsson, was in April 2007 replaced by Arja Kovin, who in turn was replaced by Agneta Ahlström in December 2007.
Tom von Weymarn (Born 1944)
Chairman of the Board. Elected to the Board of Directors in 2002. He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of TeliaSonera and was a member of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera until April 24, 2007. 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. In addition, Ms. Friman was the CEO of Aspocomp Group Oyj until November 8, 2007. She is a member of the Boards of Directors of Metso Oyj and The Finnish Medical Foundation.
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. (Including shareholdings by spouse and/or affiliated persons.)
Conny Karlsson (Born 1955)
Elected to the Board of Directors in 2007. Mr. Karlsson is also a member of the Audit 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 is also a member of the Remuneration Committee of TeliaSonera. 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 is also a member of the Remuneration Committee of TeliaSonera. 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 is also a member of the Audit committee of TeliaSonera as from April 24, 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. She is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera. In addition, Ms. Sundewall is a board member of Swedbank AB, 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. (Including shareholdings by spouse and/or affiliated persons.)
Agneta Ahlström (Born 1960)
Employee representative, appointed by the trade union to the Board of Directors in 2007. Ms. Ahlström is deputy Chairman of the Swedish Union of Clerical and Technical Employees in Industry, Telecommunications section (SIF-TELE).
Previously, she was the Chairman of the section of SIF-TELE at TeliaSonera International Carrier.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 200.
Elof Isaksson (Born 1942)
Employee representative, appointed by the trade union to the Board of Directors in 2000. 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.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 1,750. (Including shareholdings by spouse and/or affiliated persons.)
Berith Westman (Born 1945)
Employee representative, appointed by the trade union to the Board of Directors in 1993. In addition, Ms. Westman is the Chairman of the Swedish Union of Clerical and Technical Employees in Industry, the Telecommunications section (SIF-TELE) and a board member of Telia Pension Fund.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 1,000.
From left: Elof Isaksson, Berith Westman, Maija-Liisa Friman, Conny Karlsson, Lars G Nordström, Timo Peltola, Tom von Weymarn, Caroline Sundewall, Jon Risfelt and Agneta Ahlström.
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