Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) invites its shareholders to attend the annual general meeting at9.30 a.m. CET on Wednesday ,25 March 2020 at the Grand Hôtel's Winter Garden, Stallgatan 4,Stockholm . The agenda includes the Board's proposal for a dividend of SEK 5.50 per share. The nomination committee proposes re-election of the following members of the Board: MrJon Fredrik Baksaas , MrHans Biörck , Mr Pär Boman, Ms Kerstin Hessius, MsLise Kaae , MrFredrik Lundberg , andMs Carina Åkerström. The nomination committee proposes that the meeting elect MrUlf Riese and Ms Arja Taaveniku as new Board members. The nomination committee also proposes that Pär Boman be re -elected as Chairman of the Board. It is noted that Mr Jan-Erik Höög, MrOle Johansson , MsBente Rathe and MsCharlotte Skog have declined re-election. It is further noted that employee organisations have appointed employee representatives to the Board, two ordinary members and two substitutes.Ulf Riese has a Master's Degree inEconomics and Business Administration from theStockholm School of Economics , and has also been educated atNew York University andHarvard University . Until 2018,Ulf Riese was a Senior Advisor atHandelsbanken , and from 2007 to 2016 he was the Bank's CFO. Prior to this,Ulf Riese held other senior positions withinHandelsbanken . Arja Taaveniku has an Executive MBA Degree from theStockholm School of Economics . Arja Taaveniku is a member of the board ofMekonomen AB and has been proposed as a member of the board ofNobia AB . During the period 2015-2019, Arja Taaveniku was the Chief Executive of a subsidiary of, and a member of the senior management team of,Kingfisher plc . From 2012 to 2015, Arja Taaveniku was President and Group Chief Executive of theIkano Group . Prior to this, Arja Taaveniku held various senior positions withinIKEA . The nomination committee proposes re-election ofErnst & Young AB andPricewaterhouseCoopers AB as auditors. Further information can be found in the attached notice to attend the AGM, the Swedish version of which will be published on21 February 2020 in Post- och Inrikes Tidningar (the officialSwedish Gazette ), and which will be available onHandelsbanken's website at handelsbanken.com/agm. For further information, please contact: Pär Boman, Chairman of the Board Tel: +46 (0)8-22 92 20, e-mail: pabo01@handelsbanken.se Martin Wasteson, Company Secretary Tel: +46 (0)8-701 14 61, e-mail: mawa50@handelsbanken.se For more information aboutHandelsbanken , see: www.handelsbanken.com (http://handelsbanken.se/)
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