Junta Directiva de H&M
Stefan Persson
Chairman of the Board. Born 1947.
Year elected
1979
Primary occupation
Chairman of the Board of H&M.
Other significant board assignments
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 A-shares owned through Ramsbury Invest AB. 3.200.000 shares owned through Ramsbury Invest 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
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., 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
1989-1992 Consensus AB.
1992-2006 Various managerial positions within Modern Times Group MTG AB 1992-2001 and Chief Financial Officer 2001-2006.
2006- Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Investment AB Kinnevik.
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
Lottie Knutson
Board member. Born 1964.
Year elected
2006
Primary occupation
Marketing 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- Marketing Director at Fritidsresor Group for the Nordic countries
Shareholding
600
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
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
Marianne Broman
Deputy employee representative. Born 1944
Year elected
1995
Shareholding
70
Shares held by related parties
145
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
Tina Jäderberg
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
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
