H&M's Board of Directors

Stefan Persson

Chairman of the Board. Born 1947.
Year elected 1979
Primary occupation Working Chairman of the Board of H&M.
Other significant board assignments Chairman of the Board of H&M, member of the Association of MSAB 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 of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance No
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance No

Fred Andersson

Board member. Born 1946.
Year elected 1990
Primary occupation CEO of Coromandel förvaltning AB.
Other significant board assignments Chairman of Corem Property Group AB, member of the boards of Consilium AB, Viamare Invest 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.
1984-1989 Managing Director of Ikea of Sweden, Ikea’s product range and buying company.
1989-1992 CEO of Scandic Hotels.
1992-1993 Consulting assignments for Securum
1993-1996 Managing Director, Volvo Personbilar Sverige.
1996-1998 Chairman and responsible for EF's Whitbread project
1998 Founded Coromandel companies
2002-2008 CEO and partner in the Nicator Group.
2008-CEO Coromandel förvaltning AB Shareholding 800
Shares held by related parties 0
Independent of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance No
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance Yes

Lottie Knutson

Board member. Born 1964.
Year elected 2006
Primary occupation Communications Director at Fritidsresor Group Nordic, with responsibility for communications as well as corporate and social responsibility.
Other significant board assignments None except member of the Board of H&M.
Education Université de Paris III, Diplôme de Culture Francaise, 1985-1986. Theatre history, Stockholm University, 1989, 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 400
Shares held by related parties 0
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

Sussi Kvart

Board member and member of the Auditing Committee. Born 1956.
Year elected 1998
Primary occupation Consulting, with a focus on strategic business advice, corporate governance and board procedures.
Other significant board assignments Chairman of Kvinvest AB, member of the boards of Healthcare Provision – Stockholm County Council, Stockholms Stadshus AB, Transparency International Sweden and DGC One AB.
Education Bachelor of Laws, Lund University 1980.
Work experience
1983–1989 Lagerlöf (now Linklaters) law firm, as lawyer from 1986.
1989–1991 Political expert, riksdagen (Swedish parliament), parliamentary office of the Swedish Liberal Party.
1991–1993 Political expert, Swedish Cabinet Office.
1993–1999 Company solicitor, LM Ericsson.
1997–2001 Member of the Aktiebolagskommittén (Swedish Companies Act Committee).
2000–2001 Working as a solicitor and with business development at LM Ericsson, Corporate Marketing and Strategic Business Development.
2002– Sussi Kvart AB.
Shareholding 2,200
Shares held by related parties 850
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

Bo Lundquist

Board member and member of the Auditing Committee. Born 1942.
Year elected 1995
Primary occupation Head of family-owned investment company. Board assignments.
Other significant board assignments Chairman of the boards of Stockholm University College of Physical Education and Sports (GIH), Teknikmagasinet AB (unlisted company), Djurgården Elitfotboll AB (unlisted company) and member of the board of Frans Svanström AB (unlisted company). Member of the board of the Anders Wall Foundation for Free Enterprise.
Education M.Sc. Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg 1968.
Work experience
1970–1974 Administration Manager, Luleå Colleage
1975–1978 Head of Division, SSAB
1978–1982 Sales Manager, Sandvik
1982–1984 CEO, Bulten
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 0
Shares held by related parties 20,000 *
* Shares owned through Bo Lundquist's company Smideseken AB
Independent of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance No
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by 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.
Other significant board assignments Member of the boards of CGU Life AB and Capinordic Asset Management 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.
1986–2006 Managing Director, Pilen AB, Stockholm.
Shareholding 4,000
Shares held by related parties 0
Independent of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance No
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance Yes

Karl-Johan Persson

Board member. Born 1975.
Year elected 2006
Primary occupation Board assignments and Head of expansion and business development at H&M.
Other significant 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
2005-2007 Business development, H & M
2007- Head of expansion and business development, H & M
Shareholding 6,066,000
Share held by related parties 0
Independent of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance No
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance No

Melker Schörling

Board member. Born 1947.
Year elected 1998
Primary occupation Founder and owner of MSAB
Other significant board assignments Chairman of MSAB,AarhusKarlshamn AB, Hexagon AB, Hexpol AB and Securitas AB.
Education M.Sc. Business and Economics from the School of Business, Economics and Law, Gothenburg University 1970.
Work experience
1970–1975 Controller, LM Ericsson, Mexico.
1975–1979 Controller, ABB Fläkt, Stockholm.
1979–1983 Managing Director, Essef Service, Stockholm.
1984–1987 Managing Director, Crawford Door, Lund.
1987–1992 Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Securitas AB, Stockholm.
1993–1997 Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Skanska AB, Stockholm.
Shareholding 114,000
Shares held by related parties 0
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

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

Tina Jäderberg

Deputy employee representative. Born 1974
Year elected 2007
Shareholding 0
Shares held by related parties 0
Independent of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance No
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance No

Margareta Welinder

Employee representative. born 1962
Year elected 2007
Shareholding 0
Shares held by related parties 0
Independent of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance No
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance No

Marianne Norin-Broman

Employee representative. Born 1944
Year elected 1995
Shareholding 70
Shares held by related parties 120
Independent of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance No
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by 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 of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance No
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance No