Lindab's Nomination Committee submits proposals regarding new Chairman of the Board and new Board member
The Chairman of Lindab's Board of Directors, Svend Holst-Nielsen, has announced that he will decline re-election at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2011 after 15 years on Lindab's Board of Directors, and as Chairman since 1998.
The Nomination Committee will propose that Board member Ulf Gundemark be elected as the new Chairman. Ulf Gundemark was elected to Lindab's Board of Directors at the 2009 Annual General Meeting. He has broad international experience, with positions including business area manager at ABB, Global Utilities Manager at IBM and most recently within Hagemeyer/Elektroskandia with responsibility for their Nordic, Baltic, Russian and Chinese operations. Ulf Gundemark is a member of the Boards of Papyrus, Constructor Group and AQ Group, and is the Chairman of the Board for Ripasso Energy and Bridge to China.
In addition, the Nomination Committee proposes that Sonat Burman-Olsson be newly elected to the Board of Directors. Since 2007, she has been President and CFO for the ICA Group. Previously, Sonat Burman-Olsson has held long-standing and leading roles within the Electrolux Group at international level, with responsibility at various times for strategy, development and financial matters. She is a member of the Boards of ICA Banken and Tredje AP Fonden. Sonat Burman-Olsson was born in 1958.
The Nomination Committee will propose the re-election of Erik Eberhardson, Per Frankling, Anders C Karlsson, Stig Karlsson and Annette Sadolin.
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Contacts:
Lindab's Nomination Committee
Arne Karlsson, Ratos, Chairman
Email: arne.karlsson@ratos.se
Tel. 08 700 17 00
Lindab's Board of Directors
Svend Holst-Nielsen, Chairman
Email: Svend.Holst-Nielsen@sreg.com
Mobile: 070 855 7000
Lindab - a ventilation and building products company:
Lindab develops, manufactures, markets and distributes products and system solutions in steel for simplified construction and improved indoor climate.
The business is carried out within three business areas, Ventilation, Building Components and Building Systems. The products are characterised by their high quality, ease of assembly, energy and environmentally-friendly design and are delivered with high levels of service, giving increased customer value.
The Group had net sales of SEK 7,019 m in 2009 and is established in 31 countries with approximately 4,500 employees. The main market is non-residential construction, which accounts for 80 percent of sales, while residential accounts for 20 percent of sales. During 2009, the Nordic market accounted for 42 percent, the CEE/CIS (Central and Eastern Europe plus other former Soviet states) for 21 percent, Western Europe for 32 percent and other markets for 5 percent of total sales.
The share is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Nordic Exchange, Stockholm List, Mid Cap, under the ticker symbol LIAB. The principle shareholders are Ratos, Sjätte AP-fonden and Skandia Liv. Please visit OMX www.lindabgroup.com