David Chance
Chairman of the Board
British
Born 1957, has been Chairman of the Board of Directors since May 2003, and a member of the Board since 1998. David was Deputy Managing Director of the BSkyB Group between 1993 and 1998 and is now Chairman of Top Up TV. He also served as a Non-Executive Director of ITV plc and O2 plc. David graduated with a BA, BSc and MBA from the University of North Carolina.
Member of the Remuneration Committee.
Direct or related person ownership: 1,000 Class B shares.
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Asger Aamund
Non-Executive Director
Danish
Born 1940, has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2000. Asger is the majority shareholder and Chairman of the Bavarian Nordic Research Institute A/S, which is listed on Nasdaq OMX Copenhagen. Asger has many years of experience in Executive Management positions and on the boards of Danish and international companies. Asger graduated from Copenhagen Business School.
Member of the Remuneration Committee.
Direct or related person ownership: 1,500 Class B shares.
Independent of the Company and management and independent of major shareholders
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Mia Brunell Livfors
Non-Executive Director
Swedish
Born 1965, was elected at the AGM 2007. Mia has been Chief Executive Officer of Investment AB Kinnevik since 2006. Mia has previously worked for MTG since 1992, in various managerial positions. She was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Modern Times Group MTG AB in 2001. Mia is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Metro International S.A. since 2008. She serves as a Non-Executive Director of Millicom International Cellular S.A., Tele2 AB and Transcom Worldwide S.A., and is also a member of the board of H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB since 2008. Mia studied Business Administration at Stockholm University.
Member of the Remuneration Committee.
Direct or related person ownership: 26,666 stock options.
Not independent of the Company and management and not independent of major shareholders.*
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Simon Duffy
Non-Executive Director
British
Born 1949, was elected at the AGM 2008. Simon was Executive Chairman of Tradus plc from 2007 until the company’s sale in March 2008. Simon is Non-Executive Chairman of Cell C (Pty) Limited and Cadogan Petroleum plc as well as a Non-Executive Director of Oger Telecom Limited and mBlox Inc. Simon was also Executive Vice-Chairman of ntl:Telewest, until 2007 having joined ntl in 2003 as CEO. Simon has also served as CFO of Orange SA, CEO of wireless data specialist End2End AS, CEO and Deputy Chairman of WorldOnline International BV, and held senior positions at EMI Group plc and Guinness plc. Simon holds a Master’s degree from Oxford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Direct or related person ownership: 1,750 Class B shares
Independent of the Company and management and independent of the major shareholders.
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Alexander Izosimov
Non-Executive Director
Russian
Born 1964, was elected at the AGM 2008. Alexander is Chief Executive Officer of the enlarged VimpelCom Ltd. He was CEO of former VimpelCom Group from October 2003 until April 2009. Alexander is Chairman of the Board of Director’s of Dynasty Foundation and the GSMA (the governing body for the global mobile telecommunications industry) as well as a member of the Russian Prime Minister’s Council for Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship, and Director of Teleopti AB and East Capital AB. Alexander previously held several senior positions at Mars, Inc. over a period of seven years, including as a member of the Global Executive Management Board and as Regional President for Russia, the CIS, Eastern Europe and the Nordics. Alexander worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Co in Stockholm and London for five years. Alexander graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute with a Master’s degree in Science and from INSEAD with an MBA.
Member of the Audit Committee.
Direct or related person ownership: 2,634 Class B shares.
Independent of the Company and management and independent of the major shareholders.
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Michael Lynton
Non-Executive Director
American and British
Born 1960, was elected at the AGM 2009. Michael became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment in January 2004. Prior to joining Sony Pictures, Michael worked for Time Warner and served as CEO of AOL Europe, President of AOL International and President of Time Warner International. From 1996 to 2000, he was Chairman and CEO of Pearson plc’s Penguin Group. Michael joined The Walt Disney Company in 1987, was responsible for starting Disney Publishing and served as President of Disney’s division Hollywood Pictures from 1992 to 1996. Michael is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School.
Member of the Audit Committee.
Direct or related person ownership: 0
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David Marcus
Non-Executive Director
American
Born 1965, has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2004 and is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Evermore Global Advisors, LLC. David is also the Non-Executive Chairman of Modern Holdings, Inc.. David graduated from Northeastern University in Boston.
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
Direct or related person ownership: 6,100 Class B shares.
Independent of the Company and management and independent of major shareholders. |
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Cristina Stenbeck
Non-Executive Director
American and Swedish
Born 1977, has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2003. Cristina is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Investment AB Kinnevik since 2007. She serves as a Non-Executive Director of Metro International S.A. and Tele2 AB. Cristina graduated from Georgetown University in Washington DC.
Direct or related person ownership: 800 Class B shares.
Independent of the Company and management but not independent of major shareholders.** |
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