Industrivärden announced that they will propose to the nomination committees of Industrivärden and its portfolio companies certain changes ahead of the annual general meetings of 2015. Among other things, the main owners will advocate the changes of the Chairman of the andelsbanken Board, Anders Nyrén, be proposed as the new Chairman of Industrivärden. That as a result of this, Anders Nyrén should step down from his position as Chairman of the Handelsbanken Board.

Pär Boman, currently President and Group Chief Executive of Handelsbanken, be proposed as the new Chairman of the Bank's Board. Fredrik Lundberg would remain as Vice Chairman and Anders Nyrén would remain a Board member. Provided that Handelsbanken's nomination committee proposes these changes at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, and that the 2015 AGM resolves in accordance with this, Pär Boman will be appointed as the Chairman of the Board.