Swedbank

Independence according to the Swedish Corporate Governance Code
All proposed board members, except Göran Bengtsson, are considered independent in relation to the bank and the management of the bank. All proposed board members are considered independent in relation to the major shareholders of the bank.

"Swedbank's Board of Directors is functioning well under the leadership of Göran Persson and the board members' competences have developed further over the year. Bengt-Erik Lindgren has declined re-election, and the Nomination Committee would like to thank him for his contributions to the Board of Directors," says Lennart Haglund, Chair of the Nomination Committee.

The Nomination Committee proposes that the lawyer Wilhelm Lüning is appointed Chair of the Annual General Meeting 2024.

The Nomination Committee consists of the following members: Lennart Haglund, Chair, (Sparbankernas Ägareförening), Ylva Wessén (the owner-group Folksam), Anders Oscarsson (AMF and AMF Funds), Annette Björkman (the owner-group Sparbanksstiftelserna), Peter Lundkvist (Tredje AP-fonden), and Göran Persson (Chair of the Board of Directors of Swedbank). 

The entire proposal of the Nomination Committee, including proposal on remuneration for board members and auditors, Principles on how the Nomination Committee shall be appointed and Instruction for the Nomination Committee, will be presented in connection to the convening notice for the Annual General Meeting and be available on Swedbank's website.

Swedbank's Annual General Meeting will take place on 26 March 2024. 

For further information, please contact:
Lennart Haglund, Chair of the Nomination Committee, telephone: +46 705 575 129.