Annual Report 2007 - Corporate GovernanceLeadership Team
Lars Nyberg (Born 1951)
President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Nyberg was appointed President and CEO on July 27, 2007, and assumed his position on September 3. Mr. Nyberg is also Chairman of DataCard Inc. and board member of Autoliv Inc. Between 1995 and 2003 he was Chairman and CEO of NCR Corp, where he continued as Chairman until 2005. Previously, Mr. Nyberg held several managerial positions in Philips, and was a member of Philips Group Management Committee. Mr. Nyberg holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 100,000. (By way of pension insurance).
Kim Ignatius (Born 1956)
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TeliaSonera. Mr. Ignatius was appointed Executive Vice President and CFO of Sonera in 2000. Prior to joining Sonera, Mr. Ignatius was CFO and a member of the executive board of Tamro Corporation. Mr. Ignatius has also held various managerial positions at Amer Group Plc. Mr. Ignatius holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 3,028.
Jan Henrik Ahrnell (Born 1959)
Group Vice President and General Counsel of TeliaSonera since 1999. Mr. Ahrnell has been employed by TeliaSonera since 1989. Prior to his service as General Counsel, Mr. Ahrnell was the head of various legal departments within the TeliaSonera Group and served as corporate counsel in various TeliaSonera companies. Mr. Ahrnell holds a Master of Law.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 2,500.
Karin Eliasson (Born 1961)
Group Vice President and Head of Group Human Resources since 2008. Prior to joining TeliaSonera, Ms. Eliasson was Senior Vice President Human Resources at Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget, SCA. She has been the CEO of Novare Human Capital AB and Vice President Organizational Development at Stora Enso AB. Ms. Eliasson is a board member of Proffice AB, Pensionsgaranti and PRI Pensionstjänst AB. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Development and Labour Relations.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 500.
Karin Moberg (Born 1963)
Vice President and acting Head of Group Communications since November, 2007. Ms. Moberg has been employed by TeliaSonera since 1994 and has held several senior positions in primarily sales and marketing. Ms. Moberg headed the broadband and Internet business of Telia in 2000-2002. Previously she worked as a management consultant. She is a board member of AP7. Ms. Moberg holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 1,488.
Anders Bruse (Born 1954)
President of business area Broadband Services. Mr. Bruse has been employed by TeliaSonera since 1989 and has served in a number of senior positions. Prior to his time at TeliaSonera he was employed by, among others, Ericsson and Vattenfall AB. Mr. Bruse holds a Master of Science in Engineering Physics.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 1,680.
Kenneth Karlberg (Born 1954)
President of business area Mobility Services. Mr. Karlberg has been employed by TeliaSonera since 1987. Mr. Karlberg has previously held several executive positions in TeliaSonera, including Executive Vice President of Telia and head of the Telia Mobile business area. Mr. Karlberg has undergone the Senior Officer program at the Swedish Military Academy.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 1,600. (Including shareholdings by spouse and minors.)
Juho Lipsanen (Born 1961)
President of business area Integrated Enterprise Services. As of January 1, 2008, President of Business Services, the new division for TeliaSonera's business sales. Mr. Lipsanen has been employed by TeliaSonera since 2005. Mr. Lipsanen was previously President and CEO of Alma Media Corporation. He has held several managerial positions at ABB Ltd Switzerland and ABB Finland, including President of ABB New Ventures Ltd and CFO of Automation Segment. Mr. Lipsanen holds a Master of Science in Business Administration and Economics.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 8,000.
Tero Kivisaari (Born 1972)
President of business area Eurasia as of May 1, 2007. Mr. Kivisaari was previously Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of business area Eurasia. He is a board member of Turkcell and Fintur Holdings B.V. Mr. Kivisaari has also been the CFO of SmartTrust AB. Before that, he held the position of Vice President of Sonera Corporation's International Operations. Mr. Kivisaari holds a MBA in Finance.
Shares in TeliaSonera: 0.
Leadership Team Remuneration and other benefits during the year, pension commitmentsClick to view table| SEK | Base salary | Variable salary | Other remuneration | Other benefits | Pension expense | Total remuneration and benefits | Total pension commitment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Nyberg, CEO1) | 2,616,001 | 1,308,000 | - | 30,077 | 2,770,740 | 6,724,818 | |
| Kim Ignatius, EVP | 5,519,454 | 1,066,500 | - | 186,264 | 2,250,061 | 9,022,279 | 9,123,495 |
| Other members of the Leadership Team (seven individuals) | 18,237,019 | 3,476,356 | 540,375 | 2,281,451 | 10,156,219 | 34,691,420 | 51,053,872 |
See also Note 32 to the consolidated financial statement and Report of the Directors (Remunerations to Management)
1)Lars Nyberg assumed his position on September 3, 2007.