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Mike Parton

Mike Parton

  • Mike Parton, Chairman, Non-Executive Director, elected in 2007.
  • Born: 1954.
  • Nationality: British citizen.
  • Independence: Independent in relation to the company and its management as well as in relation to the company's major shareholders.
  • Ownership: 11,395 B shares, including related natural and legal persons.
  • Committee work: Member of the Remuneration Committee.

Mike is presently CEO and Chairman of Damovo Group Ltd, an international IT-company, and member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Furthermore, he is a Member of the Advisory Board of a UK charity called Youth at Risk.

He was CEO and Executive member of Marconi plc between 2001 and 2006. He has also held a number of financial positions in Marconi plc, GEC plc, STC plc and ICL.

Trained as Chartered Management Accountant.

John Hepburn

John Hepburn

  • John Hepburn, Non-Executive Director, elected in 2005.
  • Born: 1949.
  • Nationality: Canadian citizen.
  • Independence: Independent in relation to the Company and its management as well as in relation to the Company's major shareholders.
  • Ownership: 406,395 B-shares, including related natural and legal persons.
  • Committee work: Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.

    John has held a number of senior positions at Morgan Stanley since 1976, including, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley & Co. and Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley Europe Limited.

    John is senior advisor to Morgan Stanley. Chairman of the Board of Sportfact Ltd. Vice Chairman of the Board of UKRD Ltd. Member of the Board of Grand Hotel Holdings AB and Mölnlycke Health Care.

    MBA, Harvard Business School and B.Sc. in Engineering Princeton University.

Lars Berg

Lars Berg

  • Lars Berg, Non-Executive Director, elected in 2010.
  • Born: 1947.
  • Nationality: Swedish citizen.
  • Independence: Independent in relation to the company, the company's management and in relation to the company’s major shareholders.
  • Ownership: 2,000 B shares, including related natural and legal persons.
  • Committee work: Member of the Audit Committee
  • Lars joined the executive board of Mannesmann AG as head of its Telecommunications Business in 1999 until the Vodafone takeover of Mannesmann in 2000. From 1994 until 1999 he was Chief Executive Officer of the TELIA Group and President of TELIA AB. Between 1970 and 1994 he held various executive positions in the Ericsson Group and was a member of the Ericsson Corporate Executive Committee for ten years as well as president of the subsidiaries Ericsson Cables AB and Ericsson Business Networks AB.

    Lars Berg is, since August 2000, active as an independent non-executive board member and consultant to several companies in the Telecommunications, Media and Financial industries. He has been non-executive Chairman of Eniro AB since 2003 and a board member since 2000, non-executive Chairman of Net Insight AB since 2001 and a board member since 2000, a non-executive board member of Ratos AB since 2000 and a non-executive board member of KPN/OnePhone since 2009. He has also been a European Venture Partner of Constellation Growth Capital since 2006.

    He was previously a non-executive director of Telefonica Moviles SA (2000-2006), Partygaming Plc (2005-2007), Schibsted ASA (2001-2004) and D Carnegie & Co AB (2001-2004).

    Graduated from Gothenburg School of Economics

Cristina Stenbeck

Cristina Stenbeck

  • Cristina Stenbeck, Non-Executive Director, elected in 2003.
  • Born: 1977.
  • Nationality: American and Swedish citizen.
  • Independence: Not independent in relation to the company's major shareholders.*
  • * As Chairman of the Board of Investment AB Kinnevik, Cristina Stenbeck represents major shareholders who own more than 10 percent of Tele2 AB.

  • Ownership: 1,400 class B shares. In addition to her own directly held shares, Cristina is via Verdere S.à r.l. indirectly owner of a considerable shareholding in Tele2’s major shareholder, Investment AB Kinnevik.
  • Committee work: -
  • Cristina has been Chairman of the Board of Investment AB Kinnevik since 2007. Member of the Board of Metro International S.A. and Modern Times Group MTG AB since 2003.

    B.Sc. Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA.

John Shakeshaft

John Shakeshaft

  • John Shakeshaft, Non-Executive Director, elected in 2003.
  • Born: 1954.
  • Nationality: British citizen.
  • Independence: Independent in relation to the company and its management as well as in relation to the company's major shareholders.
  • Ownership: 1,200 B shares, including related natural and legal persons.
  • Committee work: Chairman of the Audit Committee.
  • John has more than 24 years experience as a banker. He was Managing Director of Financial Institutions, ABN AMRO, 2004-2006. Managing Director and Partner, Cardona Lloyd, 2002-2004, Lazard, 2000-2002 and Barings Bank, 1995-2000.

    Chairman of Ludgate Environmental Fund Ltd and Investment Director of Corestone AG and of Valiance LLP.

    Member of the Board of TT Electronics plc, Xebec Inc. and the Economy Bank NV. Also Director of The Alternative Theatre Company Ltd, Trustee, Institute of Historical Research, London University and an external Member of the Audit Committee of Cambridge University.

    MA Cambridge University, UK.

Erik Mitteregger

Erik Mitteregger

  • Erik Mitteregger, Non-Executive Director, elected in 2010.
  • Born: 1960.
  • Nationality: Swedish citizen.
  • Independence: Not independent in relation to the company's major shareholders*.
  • * As member of the Board of Investment AB Kinnevik, Erik Mitteregger represents major shareholders who own more than 10 percent of Tele2 AB.

  • Ownership: 10,000 B shares, including related natural and legal persons.
  • Committee work: Member of the Audit Committee
  • Erik was founding partner and Fund Manager of Brummer & Partners Kapitalförvaltning AB 1995-2002. In 1989-1995 he was Head of Equity Research and member of the Management Board at Alfred Berg Fondkommission. Erik has been Director of the Board of Investment AB Kinnevik since 2004. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Wise Group AB and Director of the Board of Firefly AB and Metro International S.A. since 2009. Previously member of the Board of Invik & Co. AB 2004-2007.

    Degree in Business Administration at Stockholm School of Economics.

Mia Brunell Livfors

Mia Brunell Livfors

  • Mia Brunell Livfors, Non-Executive Director,
    elected in 2006.  
  • Born: 1965.
  • Nationality: Swedish citizen.
  • Independence: Not independent in relation to the company and the company's management, nor in relation to the company's major shareholders.*
  • * Mia Brunell Livfors is a Member of the Board of Transcom Worldwide SA, a major supplier of CRM services to Tele2 AB. As CEO of Investment AB Kinnevik, Mia Brunell Livfors represents a shareholder which owns more than 10 percent of Tele2.

  • Ownership: 1,000 B shares, including related physical and legal persons.
  • Committee work: Member of the Remuneration Committee.
  • Mia is President and CEO of Investment AB Kinnevik (as of August 2006). Mia had several managerial positions within the Modern Times Group MTG AB 1992-2001 and served as Chief Financial Officer between 2001 and 2006. She is the Chairman of the Board in Metro International S.A and Member of the Board of Korsnäs AB, Transcom Worldwide S.A, Millicom International Cellular S.A., Modern Times Group MTG AB and Hennes & Mauritz AB.

    Studies in Business Administration at
    Stockholm University.

Jere Calmes

Jere Calmes

  • Jere Calmes, Non-Executive Director, elected in 2008.
  • Born: 1969.
  • Nationality: American citizen.
  • Independence: Independent in relation to the company and its management and in relation to the company's major shareholders.
  • Ownership: 3,000 B-shares including related physical and legal persons.
  • Committee work: Member of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee.
  • From 2007 to 2009 Jere was president of Pharmacy Chain 36.6 and CEO of its management company. During 2006 he was COO at Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A, Italy. Before that he was Executive Vice President and General Manager at Vimpelcom, a Russian telecom operator. Between 1995 and 2001 he held various senior positions within Motorola Inc, in London, Cairo and St Petersburg. Mr Calmes was a Member of the Board of Directors from 2007 to 2009 for Loyalty Partners Vostok, the leading coalition loyalty program in Russia.

    Bachelor of Arts and International Relations, Bates College, Maine, USA. Completed the Executive Development Program at Wharton School of Business.

Last updated: 2011-12-20