Axfood

As previously announced, Caroline Berg is proposed for election as Chairman of the Board. Thomas Ekman has announced that he declines re-election.

Björn Annwall has held several leading positions within Volvo Car Group, including CFO, Chief Commercial Officer and Deputy CEO. Before joining Volvo, he was management consultant and Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co, with a focus on consumer related sectors. Björn Annwall holds a M.Sc. in Business and Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics. He is director of the Board of Axel Johnson since 2022.

Kristofer Tonström has extensive experience from retail and consumer goods and is President and CEO of Clas Ohlson since 2021. Previously, he was President and CEO of Filippa K and has held several leading positions within Omega Pharma and Procter & Gamble. Kristofer Tonström holds a B.Sc. in Business and Economics from the Gothenburg School of Economics.

The Nominating Committee ahead of the 2025 Annual General Meeting consists of Marie Ehrling (committee chair, Axel Johnson AB), Caroline Sjösten (Swedbank Robur Funds), Sussi Kvart (Handelsbanken Funds) and Carolina Ahnemark (Odin Funds). Thomas Ekman, Chairman of the Board of Axfood, is a co-opted member of the Nominating Committee.

The Nominating Committee's recommendations will be presented in the notice of the Annual General Meeting. The reasoned statement and biographical information on the proposed directors will at the same time be available at Axfood's website, axfood.com.

The Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 19 March 2025.



For further information, please contact:
Alexander Bergendorf, Head of Investor Relations, Axfood AB, tel +46 73 049 18 44



This document is an English translation of the Swedish original. In the event of any discrepancies, the Swedish version shall govern.