URBAN JANSSON
Chairman of the Board (since 2006)
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 1945
Education: Higher Bank degree (Skandinaviska Banken)
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Independent Board Member
Urban Jansson is the Chairman of our Board of Directors. Mr. Jansson is the Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Siemens AB, AB Elspiraler (Tylö), Jetpak Group AB, and the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ahlstrom Corporation. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of SEB AB (publ), Addtech AB, Beckers AB, Clas Ohlsson AB (publ), HMS Network Holdings AB, Ferd A/S and CapMan Plc. Mr. Jansson has been a member of the Listing Committee of the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 1999.
MARILYN CARLSON NELSON
Vice Chairman of the Board (since 2006)
Nationality: American
Born: 1939
Education: Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College
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Marilyn Carlson Nelson is the Vice Chairman of our Board of Directors. Mrs. Nelson is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carlson, a global hotel, cruise, restaurant and marketing company. She serves on the Exxon Mobil Corporation and the Mayo Foundation Boards of Directors. In addition, she is Vice Chairman of the U.S. Travel and Tourism advisory board and serves on the Singapore Tourism Board. Mrs. Nelson is a Past National Chairman of the Travel Industry Association of America, and she was a delegate to the White House Conference on Tourism.
HARALD EINSMANN
Board member (since 2006)
Nationality: German
Born: 1934
Education: Doctor of Philosophy degree in Economics, BusinessAdministration and Law
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Dr. Harald Einsmann is a member of our Board of Directors. Mr. Einsmann is currently a member of the Boards of Directors of Tesco PL C, Checkpoint Systems, Inc. and Carlson Companies. During the past five years, Dr. Einsmann has served as a member of the Boards of Directors of Stora Enso Corporation, EMI Group plc and British American Tobacco plc.
ULLA LITZÉN
Board member (since 2006)
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 1956
Education: Master of Science degree in Business Administrationfrom the Stockholm School of Economics and a Masters in Business Administration degree fromMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Shares: 10,000
Independent Board Member
Ulla Litzén is a member of our Board of Directors. She is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Alfa Laval AB (publ), Atlas Copco AB (publ), Boliden AB (publ), Karo Bio (publ) and AB SKF (publ). Ms Litzén has worked as CEO and member of the Management of Investor AB 1996-2001 and as President of W Capital Management AB 2001-2006.
TRUDY RAUTIO
Board member (since 2005)
Nationality: American
Born: 1952
Education: Masters in Business Administration degree fromUniversity of St. Thomas
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Trudy Rautio is a member of our Board of Directors. Ms. Rautio is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Carlson, and is an officer of various subsidiaries within Carlson. Prior to her appointment as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2005, Ms. Rautio held various other positions in Carlson from 1997 to 2005. She is currently a member of the Boards of Directors of Securian (Minnesota Life Insurance Company), HIRED and Carlson Wagonlit Travel.
JAY S. WITZEL
Board member (since 2005)
Nationality: American
Born: 1947
Education: Degrees in Economics and Business Administration
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Jay S. Witzel is a member of our Board of Directors. Mr. Witzel is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Carlson Hotels Worldwide Inc. and is an officer and/or director of various subsidiaries in the Carlson group. He is also a member of the board directors of the American Hotel & Lodging Association ("AH&LA") and the AH&LA Educational Institute.
BENNY ZAKRISSON
Board member (since 2005)
Nationality: Swedish
Born: 1959
Education: LL.M. from University of Stockholm
Shares: 10,000
Independent Board Member
Benny Zakrisson is a member of our Board of Directors. Mr. Zakrisson is Senior Vice President, Corporate Advisory of SAS AB (publ). Mr. Zakrisson is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of SAS Trading AB. Mr. Zakrisson is also a member of the Boards of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Linjeflyg AB, Swedair AB and Scandinavian Commuter AB. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of SAS Sverige AB, SAS Danmark A/S, SAS Norge AS, airBaltic Corp A/S, AS Estonian Air, Nordair A/S, Spirit Air Cargo Handling, Danmark A/S, Tekågel Invest 92 AS, SAS Technical Services AB, SAS Consortium (Denmark-Norway-Sweden), SAS Investments Denmark A/S, RASN A/S, Spirit Air Cargo Handling Group AB and J.B. Finfina Investments AB. Mr. Zakrisson is also a deputy member of the Boards of Directors of Skärsjövålens Fjällanläggning AB, Giat AB, Sonfjället Invest AB, Hokus i Stockholm AB and Klotet AB.
BARRY W. WILSON (new appointment)
Board Director, Private Equity Partner and Venture Capital Advisor Former President Medtronic International
Barry Wilson is an international executive with 40 years of experience in both the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. He has lived in 13 countries and worked and traveled extensively in more than 100 countries. He recently retired from Medtronic where he served as a member of the Executive Committee and was President Europe, Middle East and Africa from 1995-2000, when Canada and Latin America were added to his responsibilities, and from 2001-2005 as President International. In August 2005, Mr. Wilson was named Senior Vice President, International Affairs reporting to the Chairman and CEO and in 2006, in recognition of its strategic importance, he was also appointed President of Medtronic Greater China.
Mr. Wilson is a former President, International of the Lederle Division of the American Cyanamid Company, a research-based life sciences company that merged with American Home Products in 1995. Prior to this, he was President, Europe of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
Upon graduation from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1967, Mr. Wilson began his career at Pfizer Inc. headquarters in New York before taking up his first international assignment in South Africa. With Pfizer, he went on to posts in Belgium, Germany, India, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK, and South Korea. He joined Squibb in 1980 as Vice President for the Japan/Pacific Region, based in Hong Kong. In 1984, he was appointed Vice President, Western Hemisphere (Canada and Latin America) and moved to company headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey. In 1987, he became President, Intercontinental (Japan, the Pacific, Latin America, Iberia and Middle East/Africa). As President Bristol-Myers Squibb Intercontinental in 1989, Mr. Wilson assumed responsibility for the newly merged businesses of Bristol-Myers and Squibb in Canada, Pacific, Middle East/Africa and Eastern Europe prior to being named President Europe of Bristol-Myers Squibb in 1991.
Currently, Mr. Wilson is active in Private Equity serving as the Healthcare Partner for Europe with DLJ Credit Suisse Alternative Investments and as an advisor to Nomura Phase4 Ventures. He is Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board of Oakes Lyman Venture Capital (London) and an advisor to Radius Ventures (New York). Mr. Wilson is Chairman of Heartscape Technologies and other recent Board assignments include Atani Pharma and Welch Allyn. In May 2007 he was appointed to the Board of the Rezidor Hotel Group.
Mr. Wilson has been a member of the Board of Directors of Bausch & Lomb since January 2003 and previously he served as a Director of Mallinckrodt, Inc. prior to its merger with Tyco, Inc.
From 2000-2004, Mr. Wilson was Chairman of Eucomed, the pan-European trade association of corporations and country associations that represents the medical technology industry in Europe. He is now Honorary Chairman of Eucomed having also served as a Senior Advisor to AdvaMed, the U.S. medical device association. Mr. Wilson served on the Board of the Medtronic Foundation.
Mr. Wilson was Chairman of the Geneva Chapter of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce from 2004-2005, and Vice President and a member of the Board during the period 1997-2004. He was a former Chairman, Asia/Pacific and Vice Chairman, Europe of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America. For eight years Mr. Wilson was a Director of the Wharton School European Board and was recently appointed as a Board member of the Life Sciences and Management Program of the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Wilson holds a B.A. (Hons), M.A. from Cambridge University, England and an M.B.A from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
GÖTE DAHLIN (new appointment)
Born: 1941
Nationality: Swedish
Mr Dahlin retired from the real estate company Nordisk Renting AB in Stockholm in 2001, where he had held the position of CEO since the company´s inception in 1986. During that time, Nordisk Renting grew to a market capitalisation of 2 billion Euro, with properties in Scandinavia, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands and Great Britain. During this time, the company became a big holder of hotel properties (approximately 25 hotels), of which 12 hotels with approx 3500 rooms, were or became Radisson SAS hotels.
1984 -1986 Mr Dahlin was Regional Director of PK Finans AB, nowadays Nordea Finance AB, and prior to that Sales Managing Director& Vice CEO of Skidsta Hus AB, a privately company manufacturing prefabricated houses.
Current missions:
- Chairman of the Board of Veidekke ASA since 2004. Veidekke is Norway's largest construction company, listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, and the fourth largest in Scandinavia. Member of the Board since 2002.
- Vice Chairman of the Board of RBS Nordisk Renting AB in Stockholm since 2002. Nowadays holding one hotel, Radisson SAS Royal Viking Hotel in Stockholm, with Rezidor Hotel Group as tenant through a lease-contract.
- Member of the Board of Fabege AB in Stockholm since 2001. Fabege is the largest real estate company listed at the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Fabege is mainly focused on office buildings.
- Member of the Board of Svensk Inredning Viking AB in Stockholm since 2004. Svensk Inredning Viking AB is a privately owned company creating interiors and delivering services to improve and renew public areas in hotels, restaurants and other public buildings. The company is also owner of Ulfsunda Slott in Stockholm, a conference establishment including 54 individually designed hotel rooms.
- Member of the Board of ZAO Pervomayskaya Zarya in St Petersburg since 2006. The company is the owner and developer of a huge block of buildings in central St Petersburg, mainly for office purpose.
Mr Dahlin has also had earlier missions as Board Member of AP Fastigheter AB in Stockholm, of Merita Fastigheter Oy in Finland, of Avantor ASA and Oslo Areal ASA in Norway and as the Chairman of the Board of different subsidiaries to Nordisk Renting AB in the Nordic countries and in Holland and Switzerland.