In accordance with the guidelines adopted by Axfood’s 2015 Annual General Meeting, the shareholder with the largest number of shares – after consulting with the three next largest shareholders – has appointed a nominating committee. The Nominating Committee is tasked with – ahead of the Annual General Meeting scheduled for 16 March 2016 – making recommendations for a chairman to preside over the Annual General Meeting, the number of directors and deputy directors, directors’ and auditors’ fees along with any special fees for committee work, election of the Chairman of the Board and other board members, election of auditors, and guidelines for appointment of the Nominating Committee.
The Nominating Committee has the following composition:
Caroline Berg, Axel Johnson AB
Magnus Reitan, Reitangruppen AS
Tomas Hedberg, Swedbank Robur funds
Johan Strandberg, SEB funds
Jonas Hillhammar, Axfood’s Shareholder Association
Shareholders who wish to submit nominations to the Nominating Committee ahead of Axfood’s 2016 Annual General Meeting may do so by e-mail at the following address: valberedning@axfood.se. Due to the planned date of publication of the AGM notice, nominations must be sent so that they are received by the Nominating Committee not later than 30 December 2015.
For further information, please contact:
Karin Hygrell-Jonsson, Chief Financial Officer, Axfood AB, +46-706-62 69 70
Axfood aspires to be the leader in good and sustainable food. Our family of companies includes the store chains Willys and Hemköp as well as Tempo, Handlar’n and Direkten. B2B sales are handled through Axfood Snabbgross, and our support company Dagab is responsible for the Group’s product development, purchasing and logistics. The Axfood family also includes Urban Deli as well as the partly owned companies Apohem and Eurocash. Together the Group has more than 13,000 employees and sales of nearly SEK 80 bn. Axfood has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 1997, and the principal owner is Axel Johnson AB. Read more at www.axfood.se