Proposals on Board of Directors to 2019 Annual General Meeting

The Nomination Committee proposes that the Board of Directors of Nobia comprise seven members. George Adams, Hans Eckerström, Morten Falkenberg, Nora Førisdal Larssen, Jill Little and Stefan Jacobsson are proposed for re-election. Marlene Forsell is proposed as a new member of the Board. 

Nobia’s Nomination Committee proposes that the Board of Directors, whose members are elected by the Annual General Meeting, be comprised of seven members with no deputies, a reduction by two Board members. The Nomination Committee proposes re-election of George Adams, Hans Eckerström, Morten Falkenberg, Nora Førisdal Larssen, Jill Little and Stefan Jacobsson. The Nomination Committee also proposes re-election of Hans Eckerström as the Chairman of the Board.

Lilian Fossum Biner, Christina Ståhl and Ricard Wennerklint have declined re-election.

The Nomination Committee proposes that Marlene Forsell be elected a new Board member.

Marlene Forsell holds an MSc in Business Administration and Economics from Stockholm School of Economics. She was CFO in Swedish Match between 2013 and 2018, and before that she held several senior finance positions in the same company. Marlene Forsell is currently Board member of Kambi Group and Lime Technologies.

The Nomination Committee’s complete proposal will be presented in the notice of the Annual General Meeting, which will be published on 2 April 2019.

The Nomination Committee was appointed by the 2018 Annual General Meeting and comprises Tomas Billing representing Nordstjernan AB, Torbjörn Magnusson representing If Skadeförsäkring, Mats Gustafsson representing Lannebo funds and Arne Lööw representing the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund.


For further information: 
Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Tomas Billing
Tel: +46 8 788 50 18


This information is information that Nobia is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, on 12 February 2019 at 15.00 CET. 


Nobia develops and sells kitchen solutions through a number of strong brands in Europe, including Magnet in the UK; HTH, Norema, Sigdal, Invita and Marbodal in Scandinavia; Petra and A la Carte in Finland; ewe, Intuo and FM in Austria as well as Bribus in the Netherlands. Nobia generates profitability by combining economies of scale with attractive kitchen offerings. The Group has approximately 6,100 employees and net sales of about SEK 13 billion. The share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker NOBI. Website: www.nobia.com