Der Aufsichtsrat von H&M

Stefan Persson

Chairman of the Board. Born 1947.
Year elected 1979
Primary occupation Working Chairman of the Board of H&M.
Board assignments Chairman of the Board of H&M, member of the Association of Stockholm School of Economics and board assignments in family-owned companies.
Education Stockholm University & Lund University, 1969–1973.
Work experience
1976–1982 Country Manager for H&M in the UK and responsible for H&M’s expansion abroad.
1982–1998 Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of H&M.
1998– Chairman of the Board of H&M.
Shareholding 186,274,400
Shares held by related parties 97,200,000*
* Shares owned through Stefan Persson Placering AB.
Independent according to the swedish code of corporate governance No

Fred Andersson

Board member. Born 1946.
Year elected 1990
Primary occupation CEO of Nicator Group AB.
Board assignments Member of the boards of Consilium AB, Viamare Invest AB, Myresjöhus AB, Bonnier Industrier, Hammarplast Industrier, Climate Well.
Education Economics, Finnish Institute of Exports.
Work experience
Founder of Indoor Design in Helsinki, design company with its own production operation.
1984 Managing Director of Ikea of Sweden, Ikea’s product range and buying company.
1989 CEO of Scandic Hotels.
1993 Managing Director, Volvo Personbilar Sverige.
1998 founded Fred Andersson Coromandel companies, which he owns and runs.
2002 CEO and partner in the Nicator Group.
Shareholding 800
Shares held by related parties 0
Independent according to the swedish code of corporate governance No

Lottie Knutson

Board member. Born 1964.
Year elected 2006
Primary occupation Communications Director at Fritidsresor Group, TUI Nordic, with responsibility for communications, environment and social responsibility.
Board assignments None except member of the Board of H&M.
Education L’ Université de Paris III, Diplomôme de Culture Francaise, 1985-1986. The Department of Journalism at Stockholm University, 1987-1989.
Work experience
1988-1989 Journalist, Svenska Dagbladet
1989-1995 The communications department at SAS Group
1995-1996 PR consultant, Johansson & Co
1996-1998 PR- and communications responsible consultant, Bates Sweden
1998-1999 Communications consultant, JKL
1999- Communications Director at Fritidsresor Group for the Nordic countries
Shareholding 100
Shares held by related parties 0
Independent according to the swedish code of corporate governance Yes

Sussi Kvart

Board member. Born 1956.
Year elected 1998
Primary occupation Consulting, with a focus on strategic business advice, board procedures and corporate governance issues.
Board assignments Member of the board of Kvinvest AB and of the board of Healthcare Provision, Stockholm County Council.
Education Bachelor of Laws, Lund University 1980.
Work experience
1983–1989 Lagerlöf (now Linklaters) law firm, as lawyer from 1986.
1989–1991 Riksdagen (Swedish parliament), parliamentary office of the Swedish Liberal Party, political expert.
1991–1993 Swedish Cabinet Office, political expert.
1993–1999 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, company solicitor.
1997–2001 Member of the Aktiebolagskommittén (Swedish Companies Act Committee).
2000–2001 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Corporate Marketing and Strategic Business Development. Working as a solicitor and with business development.
2002– Sussi Kvart AB.
Shareholding 2,200
Shares held by related parties 850
Independent according to the swedish code of corporate governance Yes

Bo Lundquist

Board member and member of the Auditing Committee. Born 1942.
Year elected 1995
Primary occupation Board assignments.
Board assignments Chairman of the boards of Djurgården Fotboll, ACSC AB, DFAB, Teknikmagasinet Holding Nordic AB and the board of Stockholm University College of Physical Education and Sports (GIH). Member of the boards of an additional two unlisted companies.
Education M.Sc. Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg 1968.
Work experience
Senior positions in the public sector and in Swedish listed companies, including: 1984–1990 Vice President of Trelleborg.
1991–1998 Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, at Esselte.
1994–1998 Involved in various important trade & industry organisations, including Chairman of the Federation of Swedish Commerce and Trade.
Shareholding 20,000
Shares held by related parties 0
Independent according to the swedish code of corporate governance Yes

Stig Nordfelt

Board member and Chairman of the Auditing Committee. Born 1940.
Year elected 1987
Primary occupation Consulting with a focus on board procedures, and Managing Director of Pilen AB and SFK Svensk Förvaltningskonsult AB.
Board assignments Member of the boards of IBS AB and CGU Life AB.
Education M.Sc. Business and Economics from the School of Business, Economics and Law, Gothenburg University 1963.
Work experience
1964–1981 Authorised Public Accountant, Reveko AB, Stockholm, from 1971 Senior Partner and joint owner.
1982–1985 Managing Director, Tornet AB, Stockholm.
1986– Managing Director, Pilen AB, Stockholm.
Shareholding 4,000
Shares held by related parties 0
Independent according to the swedish code of corporate governance No

Karl-Johan Persson

Board member. Born 1975.
Year elected 2006
Primary occupation Board assignments and business development at H&M.
Board assignments H&M’s subsidiaries in Denmark, the USA, the UK and Germany. The Swedish Chambers of Commerce in the UK and the GoodCause Foundation.
Education European Business School, London, 1996-2000
Work experience 2001-2004 Managing Director, European Network
2005- Business development, H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
Shareholding 6,066,000
Share held by related parties 0
Independent according to the swedish code of corporate governance No

Melker Schörling

Board member. Born 1947.
Year elected 1998
Primary occupation Chairman of Securitas AB and Hexagon AB.
Other board assignments Vice Chairman of Assa Abloy AB and Aarhus Karlshamn AB.
Education M.Sc. Business and Economics from the School of Business, Economics and Law, Gothenburg University 1970.
Work experience
1970–1975 LM Ericsson, Mexico, controller.
1975–1979 ABB Fläkt, Stockholm, controller.
1979–1983 Essef Service, Stockholm, Managing Director.
1984–1987 Crawford Door, Lund, Managing Director.
1987–1992 Securitas AB, Stockholm, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
1993–1997 Skanska AB, Stockholm, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Shareholding 114,000
Shares held by related parties 0
Independent according to the swedish code of corporate governance Yes

Mia Brunell Livfors

Board member. Born 1965.
Year elected 2008
Primary occupation President and Chief Executive Officer at Investment AB Kinnevik.
Other significant board assignments Member of the Board of Efva Attling Stockholm AB, Metro International S.A., Tele2 AB, Transcom WorldWide S.A., CTC Media Inc., a Russian associated company to Modern Times Group MTG AB, Korsnäs AB and Mellersta Sveriges Lantbruks AB since 2006, as well as Millicom International Cellular S.A. and Modern Times Group MTG AB since 2007.
Education Studies in Business Administration, Stockholm University.
Work experience Various managerial positions within Modern Times Group MTG AB 1992-2001 and Chief Financial Officer 2001-2006.
Shareholding Shares held together with related parties 300
Independent of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance Yes
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance Yes

Vivian Enochsson

Employee representative. Born 1940
Year elected 1977
Shareholding 600
Shares held by related parties 0
Independent according to the swedish code of corporate governance No

Eva Nilsson

Deputy employee representative. born 1944
Year elected 2003
Shareholding 20
Shares held by related parties 0
Independent according to the swedish code of corporate governance No

Marianne Norin-Broman

Employee representative. Born 1944
Year elected 1995
Shareholding 70
Shares held by related parties 70
Independent according to the swedish code of corporate governance No

Agneta Ramberg

Deputy employee representative. Born 1946
Year elected 1997
Shareholding 0
Shares held by related parties 0
Independent according to the swedish code of corporate governance No