The Tele2 Board of Directors
Carla Smits-Nusteling
Chairman of the Board, elected 2019
Board member since 2013
Born: 1966
Nationality: Dutch citizen
Independence: Independent in relation to the company and management as well as in relation to the company’s major shareholders
Holdings in Tele2: 1,687 B shares
Committee work: Member of the Audit Committee
Other current assignments: Member of the Board of Directors of Nokia Oyj, Non-Executive Director at ASML, Member of the management board of the Foundation Unilever NV Trust Office and Lay judge of the Enterprise Court of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal
Previous assignments: CFO of Koninklijke KPN N.V.
Education: M.Sc. Business Economics from Erasmus University, Rotterdam and Executive Master of Finance & Control from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Last updated 2020-04-07
Andrew Barron
Deputy Chairman of the Board, elected 2019
Board member since 2018
Born: 1965
Nationality: British citizen
Independence: Independent in relation to the company and management as well as in relation to the company’s major shareholders
Holdings in Tele2: 14,035 B-shares
Committee work: Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
Other current assignments: Board member of Ocean Outdoor Limited
Previous assignments: Chairman of the Board of Com Hem Holding AB, Arris International plc, COO of Virgin Media inc. and MTG, CEO of Chellomedia, Executive Vice President of Walt Disney Europe and management consultant at McKinsey & Co
Education: Bachelor’s Degree, MBA
Last updated 2020-11-16
Georgi Ganev
Board member, elected in 2016
Born: 1976
Nationality: Swedish citizen
Independence: Independent in relation to the company and management but not independent in relation to the company’s major shareholders
Holdings in Tele2: 1,030 B shares
Committee work: Chairman of the Nomination Committee
Other current assignments: CEO of Kinnevik AB (publ), Member of the Boards of Global Fashion Group and Babylon Health
Previous assignments: CEO of Dustin Group AB (publ) and Bredbandsbolaget, Chief Marketing Officer of Telenor Sweden
Edutcation: M.Sc. in Information Technology from Uppsala University
Last updated 2020-04-07
Eva Lindqvist
Board member, elected in 2018
Born: 1958
Nationality: Swedish citizen
Independence: Independent in relation to the company and management as well as in relation to the company’s major shareholders
Holdings in Tele2: 2,891 B shares
Committee work: Chairman of the Audit Committee
Other current assignments: Member of the Board of SWECO AB (publ), NORDLO AB, Acast AB, Bodycote plc and Keller Group plc. Elected Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Previous assignments: Member of the Board of Chip First AB, Tarsier Studios AB, Mr Green & Co AB, Kährs Holding AB (publ), Com Hem Holding AB, ASSA ABLOY AB (publ), Alimak Group AB (publ) and Caverion Oy. Senior Vice President of TeliaSonera’s mobile operations, CEO of TeliaSonera International Carrier and senior positions at Ericsson
Education: MSc Engineering Physics, MBA
Last updated 2020-04-07
Lars-Åke Norling
Board member, elected in 2018
Born: 1968
Nationality: Swedish citizen
Independence: Independent in relation to the company and management as well as in relation to the company’s major shareholders
Holdings in Tele2: 1,500 B shares
Committee work: Member of the Remuneration Committee and Member of the Audit Committee
Other current assignments: CEO of Nordnet and Board Director of Millicom
Previous assignments: Investment Director at Kinnevik with responsibility for the TMT sector, CEO of dtac, CEO of digi, Executive vice president of Developed Asia at Telenor, CEO of Telenor Sweden, CTO/COO of Bredbandsbolaget
Education: MSc in Engineering Physics from Uppsala University, MSc in Systems Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, MBA from University of Gothenburg
Last updated 2020-04-07
Sam Kini
Board member, elected in 2021
Born: 1974
Nationality: British citizen
Independence: Independent in relation to the company and management as well as in relation to the company’s major shareholders
Holdings in Tele2: None
Committee work: Member of the Audit Committee
Other current assignments: Global Vice President Applications & Platforms of Unilever
Previous assignments: Chief Data and Information Officer of easyJet Group, 20 years in IT-focused executive roles at Telenet Group, Virgin Media and Liberty Global
Education: BA in Administrative Management from the University of Lincoln
Last updated 2021-04-22
Stina Bergfors
Board member, elected in 2021
Born: 1972
Nationality: Swedish citizen
Independence: Independent in relation to the company and management as well as in relation to the company’s major shareholders
Holdings in Tele2: Inga
Committee work: Member of the Remuneration Committee
Other current assignments: Stina currently serves on the boards of H&M, Handelsbanken and Budbee. She is involved in the Prince Daniel Fellowship at the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences IVA
Previous assignments: Co-founder and CEO of United Screens, country director for Google and Youtube in Sweden
Education: BSc in Business and Economics and an honorary doctorate from Luleå University of Technology
Last updated 2021-04-22