(1888PressRelease)
November 27, 2009 - KG Lindvall has previously worked as deputy CEO of Nordea Bank AB and has since 2004 been a member of the board of Swedbank Robur Fonder AB.
- A fund management company shall work in the best interest of its fund unit holders and have an independent position which cannot be questioned. By appointing KG Lindvall as chairman of the board of Swedbank Robur Fonder AB, this independence is secured, says Peter Rydell, CEO of Swedbank Robur AB.
-Through my previous position as member of the Board of Swedbank Robur Fonder AB, I know the operation well and I look forward to my new position, says KG Lindvall.
The board of Swedbank Robur Fonder AB now has the following composition:
KG Lindvall, Chairman
Jan Andersson, former Director Deutsche Bank, former editor in chief Affärsvärlden
Kerstin Stenberg, former finance director Alecta
Carina Tovi, CEO Swedbank Robur Fonder AB
Peter Rydell, CEO Swedbank Robur AB
It has also been decided which persons will replace Swedbank Robur´s former CEO Mats Lagerqvist in the nominating committees where he has represented Swedbank Robur Fonder AB. The following persons will replace Mats Lagerqvist:
Alfa Laval - Jan Andersson, member of the board of Swedbank Robur Fonder AB
Cardo - Peter Rydell, CEO of Swedbank Robur AB
Ericsson - Marianne Nilsson, Head of corporate governance, Swedbank Robur AB
Saab - Peter Rydell, Swedbank Robur AB
Scania - KG Lindvall, chairman of the board of Swedbank Robur Fonder AB
SSAB - Peter Rydell, CEO of Swedbank Robur AB
In NCC Mats Lagerqvist will keep his position since he is personally assigned.
For further information:
KG Lindvall, Chairman of the board Swedbank Robur Fonder AB, 0705 59 65 57
Peter Rydell, CEO Swedbank Robur AB, 08-585 9 24 00
Pär Bäckman, Head of information, 08-585 920 89, 070-655 92 33
Swedbank Robur is a wholly owned subsidiary of Swedbank. Founded in 1967, Robur was one of the first fund managers in Sweden. On December 1, 2006 Robur changed its name to Swedbank Robur. Thanks to the strong performance of our managers and a unique local presence through the branch network of Swedbank and Sweden´s savings banks, we are now the leader in the investment sector in the Nordic region. Today we manage the capital of 3.1 million investors. In the Swedish mutual fund market, Swedbank Robur has ca. 27 per cent of assets under management.
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