TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera Annual Report 2008 - Corporate Governance

Board of Directors

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From left: Timo Peltola, Elof Isaksson, Maija-Liisa Friman, Conny Karlsson, Tom von Weymarn, Caroline Sundewall, Jon Risfelt,
Agneta Ahlström, Lars G Nordström and Berith Westman.

Tom von Weymarn (Born 1944)

Chairman of the Board. Elected to the Board of Directors in 2002. Mr. von Weymarn is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of TeliaSonera. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera since March 31, 2008. 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, 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: 30,316

Maija-Liisa Friman (Born 1952)

Elected to the Board of Directors in 2007. Ms. Friman is a member of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera since March 31, 2008. 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. Previously, Ms. Friman was the CEO of Aspocomp Group Oyj. Ms. Friman holds a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.

Shares in TeliaSonera: 5,597¹

¹ Including shareholdings by spouse and/or affiliated persons.

Conny Karlsson (Born 1955)

Elected to the Board of Directors in 2007. Mr. Karlsson was a member of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera until March 31, 2008, and since that date a member of the Remuneration Committee of TeliaSonera. In addition, he is the Chairman of the Board of Swedish Match AB, and a member of the Board of Capman Oyj. 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 President and CEO of the Swedish postal administration Posten AB, 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 a member of the Remuneration Committee of TeliaSonera. In addition, he 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 a member of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera as from April 24, 2007. In addition, he is Chairman of the Board of Ortivus AB and holds board assignments in Enea Data AB, Bilia AB and ÅF AB. He has previously served as CEO of Europolitan AB, Nyman & Schultz AB and Gambro Renal. 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: 4,500

Caroline Sundewall (Born 1958)

Elected to the Board of Directors in 2001. Ms. Sundewall is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera. In addition, she 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: 4,000¹

¹ 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 December 2007. Ms. Ahlström 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.

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: 1,750¹

¹ 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 (Unionen-Tele) and a board member of Telia Pension Fund.

Shares in TeliaSonera: 1,000

Remuneration and other benefits during the year, attendance and number of shares
Name Elected year Position Committee Presence
board
meetings
Presence committee meetings Total
remuneration and benefits (SEK)
Shares in TeliaSonera
Tom von Weymarn¹ 2002 Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee Remuneration
Audit
100% 100% 1,090,000 30,316
Maija-Liisa Friman¹ 2007 Director Audit 93% 100% 493,750 5,5973
Conny Karlsson² 2007 Director Remuneration 100% 100% 458,750 10,000
Lars G Nordström 2007 Director Remuneration 100% 100% 438,750 4,000
Timo Peltola 2004 Director Remuneration 100% 100% 438,750 3,000
Jon Risfelt 2007 Director Audit 100% 100% 518,750 4,500
Caroline Sundewall 2001 Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee Audit 100% 100% 568,750 4,0003
Agneta Ahlström 2007 Employee Representative
93%

200
Elof Isaksson 2000 Employee Representative
100%

1,7503
Berith Westman 1993 Employee Representative
80%

1,000
See also Note 32 to the consolidated financial statements.
¹ Member of the Audit Committee since March 31, 2008.
² Member of the Audit Committee until March 31, 2008. Since that date member of the Remuneration Committee.
³ Including shareholdings by spouse and/or affiliated persons.