Proposed Board of Directors

Presentation of the candidates nominated by the Nomination Committee for election to TeliaSonera's Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting on April 24, 2007.

Re-election

Tom von Weymarn (born 1944)
Chairman of the Board. Elected to the Board of Directors in 2002. Mr. von Weymarn participated in all 14 meetings of the Board in 2006. He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of TeliaSonera and participated in all three meetings of the Committee in 2006. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera and participated in all its seven meetings in 2006. In addition, Mr. von Weymarn is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lännen Tehtaat Plc and Turku Science Park AB, a board member of OKO Pankki Oyj, aukomarkkinat Oy, CPS Color Group Oy, Hydrios Biotechnology Oy, a member of the Supervisory Board of IndustriKapital and a shareholder and board member 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 is the CEO of Aspocomp Group Oyj. She is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Metso Oyj and Suomen Lääketieteen Säätiö. 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 is a member of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera. In addition, he is the Chairman of the Boards of Lindex AB, SEB Investment Management AB and Zodiak Television AB. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Swedish Match AB. He has previously been CEO of Duni AB and has held several management positions in Procter & Gamble. Mr. Karlsson holds a Master of Business Administration. Shares in TeliaSonera: 0.

Lars G Nordström (born 1943)
Elected to the Board of Directors in 2007. Mr. Nordström is 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: 0.

Timo Peltola (born 1946)
Elected to the Board of Directors in 2004. Mr. Peltola participated in 13 of the Board’s 14 meetings in 2006. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee of TeliaSonera and participated in all three meetings of the Committee in 2006. 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, member of the Board of SAS AB, Chairman of the Management Council for Keskinäinen Vakuutusyhtiö Ilmarinen, and a member of the Management Council for Suomen Messut. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of CVC Capital Partners. 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. In addition, Mr Risfelt is a Senior Advisor for the Gambro Group and holds board assignments at Enea Data AB, Bilia AB and Svensk Fastighetsförmedling 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: 1,000.

Caroline Sundewall (born 1958)
Elected to the Board of Directors in 2001. Ms. Sundewall participated in all 14 meetings of the Board in 2006. She is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of TeliaSonera and participated in all seven meetings of the Committee in 2006. In addition, Ms. Sundewall is a board member of Swedbank AB, Electrolux AB, Haldex AB, Lifco AB, Pågengruppen AB and Aktiemarknadsbolagens Förening. 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.

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