Board of Directors
Carl Eric Stålberg
Born 1951
Member since 2001
Chair since 2003
Own and kindreds’ share holding in Swedbank: 10,000
In Swedbank as:
Chair
Compensation Committee, Chair
Credit Committee, Chair
Candidate’s independence according to the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Dependent in relation to the Bank due to employment and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:M.Sc. in Business Administration and Economics
Other employment experience:
President and CEO of JM AB
Deputy President and CEO and Executive Vice President (CFO) of Sparbanken Sverige AB
Executive Vice President and Head of the Central Region Sparbanken Sverige AB
Deputy President Sparbanksgruppen AB
President Nya Sparbanken and Gävleborgs Sparbank
Other directorships:
Supervisory Board of Aktia Sparbank Abp, Member
European Savings Bank Group (ESBG), Deputy Chair
International Ski Federation, Deputy ChairKTH’s Center for Bank and Finance, Chair
Swedish Ski Association, Chair
Sweden-Japan Foundation, ChairSwedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., Member
Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK, Member
Swedish Government’s Council for Financial Market (Finansmarknadsrådet), Member
Ulrika Francke
Born 1956
Member since 2002
Vice Chair since 2006
Own and kindreds’ share holding in Swedbank: 1,500
In Swedbank as:
Vice Chair
Compensation Committee, Member
Credit Committee, Member
Audit Committee, Chair
Candidate’s independence according to the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
University studies
Other employment experience:
President and CEO, Thyréns AB
President, SBC Sveriges Borättscentrum AB
Deputy Mayor and Head of Administration, City of Stockholm
President of Fastighets AB Brommastaden
Other directorships:
Brandkontoret, Member
Stockholm Business Region AB, Member
Stockholm´s Stadsteater, Chair
City of Stockholm municipal government, Deputy
Tyréns AB, Member
Berith Hägglund-Marcus
Born 1950
Member since 2005
Own and kindreds’ share holding in Swedbank: 300
In Swedbank as:
Member
Compensation Committee, Member
Audit Committee, Member
Candidate’s independence according to the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
M.Sc. in Business Administration and Economics
Other employment experience:
Senior Vice President, Electrolux IT
President and CEO of IT Solutions Sverige AB
Organisation and marketing manager Nordic region, Electrolux-Euroclean
Logistics manager Nordic region, Electrolux-Euroclean
Market support manager Nordic region, Electrolux-Euroclean
Finance and administration manager, Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers
Financial controller Bonnier Group – Åhlen&Åkerlunds Förlag AB
Gail Buyske
Born 1954
Member since 2007
Own and kindreds’ share holding in Swedbank: 0
In Swedbank as:
Member
Audit Committee, Member
Candidate’s independence according to the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
Ph D in political science, M.P.A. (Master in Public Administration) in international relations, B.A. in Russian studies.
Other employment experience:
International Banking Consultant EBRD – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Senior Banker
Chase Manhattan Bank, Vice President
Other directorships:
Kazkommertsbank, Member
URSA Bank, Member
Göran Johnsson
Born 1945
Member since 1997
Own and kindreds’ share holding in Swedbank: 100
In Swedbank as:
Member
Credit Committee, Member
Directors’ independence according to the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
Elementary school and labor union training
Other employment experience:
Former Chair of the Swedish Metal Workers Union
Other directorships:
Center for high performance steel at the Luleå University of Technology, Chair
Elander AB, Member
Swedish Export Credits Guarantee Board (EKN), 1st Vice Chair
Fourth National Pension Fund, Member
IQ Initiativet AB, Member
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, Member
Sveriges Television AB, Member
The Umeå University, Member
Unionsconsult AB, Chair
Simon F.D. Ellis
Born 1955
Member since 2007
Own and kindreds’ share holding in Swedbank: 0
In Swedbank as:
Member
Candidate’s independence according to the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
B.A. in Modern History
Other employment experience:
Director of Marketing, Hakluyt
Managing Director Morgan Stanley, London
Director Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, London
Goldman Sachs, London
Kleinwort Benson, New York
Bankers Trust, New York
Bank of America, London
Other directorships:
Hakluyt, London, Director
Anders Nyblom
Born 1954
Member since 2006
Own and kindreds’ share holding in Swedbank: 800
In Swedbank as:
Member
Credit Committee, Member
Candidate’s independence according to the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
Upper secondary school and university studies
Other employment experience:
Nyblom Group and companies, CEO and Chair
Local bank director, Executive Vice President and regional manager, Swedbank
Branch manager, Handelsbanken
Other directorships:
Nyblom Group and companies, CEO and Chair
Caroline Sundewall
Born 1958
Member since 2005
Own and kindreds’ share holding in Swedbank: 1,000
In Swedbank as:
Member
Audit Committee, Member
Candidate’s independence according to the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm Listing Agreement and the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance:
Independent in relation to the Bank and the Bank’s senior management and independent in relation to the Bank’s major shareholders
Education:
M.Sc. in Business Administration and Economics
Other employment experience:
Self-employed, Caroline Sundewall AB
Commentator for Finanstidningen
Head of business editorial department of Sydsvenskan
Business controller of Ratos AB
Writer and commentator for Affärsvärlden
Stock market and business commentator for Dagens Industri
Other directorships:
Ahlsell AB, Ledamot
Aktiemarknadsbolagens förening, Member
Electrolux AB, Member
Getupdated Internet Marketing AB, Member
Haldex AB, Member
Lifco AB, Member
Pågengruppen AB, Member
Telia Sonera AB, Member
Tennisinriktade Streber Cup-stiftelsen, Chair
Gith Bengtsson
Born 1962
Member, employee representative since 2000
Own and kindreds’ share holding in Swedbank: 700
In Swedbank as:
Member, employee representative
Education:
Upper secondary school
Other employment experience:
Chair of the Financial Sector of Sweden Union, Group club, Swedbank
Private advisor
Private market, manager, Älmhult, Sparbanken Sweden
Manager Ställverket, Sparbanken Sweden
Acting Manager, Accounts, Sparbanken Kronan
Other directorships:
EnterCard Holding AB, Deputy, employee representative
Sparinstitutens Pensionskassa (SPK),Vice Chair
Monica Hellström
Born 1948
Member, employee representative since 2003
Own and kindreds’ share holding in Swedbank: 150
In Swedbank as:
Member, employee representative
Education:
Upper secondary school
Other employment experience:
Swedbank
Cecilia Hernqvist
Born 1960
Own and kindreds’ share holding in Swedbank: 1,450
In Swedbank as:
Secretary of the Board
Group Executive Management, Secretary
Education:
Bachelor of Laws
Håkan Berg
Born 1955
Own and kindreds’ share holding in Swedbank: 3,000
Attends board meetings
In Swedbank as:
Head of Internal Audit
Education:
Bachelor of Laws