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Björn Wahlroos

Björn Wahlroos, Chairman

Ph.D (Econ), 1979.
Board member since 2008 and Chairman since 2011.
Born 1952.

Chairman of Sampo Plc.

Board Chairman of Sampo Plc, UPM-Kymmene Oyj and of Hanken School of Economics.

Board member of several charities, including the Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA/ETLA and the Mannerheim Foundation.

Previous positions

2001-2009

Group CEO and President, Sampo Plc

2005-2007

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sampo Bank Plc

1998-2000

Chairman of the Mandatum Bank Plc

1992-1997

President of Mandatum & Co Ltd

1985-1992

Various positions with Union Bank of Finland including executive vice president and member of the executive committee 1989-1992

1983-1984

Visiting associate professor in Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at Kellogg Graduate School of
Management, Northwestern University

1980-1981

Visiting assistant professor in Economics at Brown University

1979-1985

Professor and acting professor of Economics at the Swedish School of Economics

1974-1979

Acting lecturer and assistant professor in Finance at the Swedish School of Economics

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Marie Ehrling

Marie Ehrling, Deputy Chairman

BSc (Economics)
Board member since 2007.
Born 1955.

Board member of Securitas AB, Loomis AB, Oriflame Cosmetics SA, Schibsted ASA, Safe Gate AB, Centre for Advanced Studies of Leadership at Handelshögskolan in Stockholm and World Childhood Foundation.

Member of the Business Executives Council of Invest Sweden and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA).

Previous positions

2003 - 2006

CEO TeliaSonera Sverige AB

1982 - 2002

Deputy CEO SAS Group, Head of SAS Airline and other executive positions within the SAS group

1980 - 1982

Information officer at the Ministry of Finance

1979 - 1980

Information officer at the Ministry of Education

1977 - 1979

Financial analyst at Fouth Swedish National Pension Fund

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Stine Bosse

Stine Bosse

Master of Law.
Board member since 2008.
Born 1960.

Board Chairman of Børnefonden and Flügger A/S.

Board member of TDC A/S, Aker ASA and Icopal a/s.

Non-executive Director of Amlin Plc.

Member of INSEAD, Danish Council.

Advocate for the MDG goals for UN.

Previous positions

2002-2011

Group CEO of Tryg A/S.

2004-2006

Member of the Board of Directors of TDC.

2002-2005

Member of the Board of Directors of Flügger.

1987-2001

Various positions within Tryg Forsikring A/S. Senior Vice President 1999-2002.

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Svein Jacobsen

Svein Jacobsen

MBA. Certified public accountant.
Board member since 2008.
Born 1951.

Board Chairman of Vensafe AS, PSI Group ASA and Falkenberg AS.

Deputy chairman of the board of Orkla ASA.

Member of the Advisory Board in CVC Capital Partners.

Previous positions

2000 - 2010

Board Chairman Expert ASA

2007 - 2009

Board Chairman Think Global AS

1984 - 1996

Various positions within Tomra Systems including CEO 1988-1996

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Tom Knutzen

Tom Knutzen

MSc (Economics)
Board member since 2007.
Born 1962.

Chairman of the Council of Copenhagen Industries Employers´ Federation.

Board member of the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI) in Copenhagen.

Member of Denmark's Growth Council.

Previous positions

2006 - 2011

CEO Danisco A/S

2000 - 2006

CEO NKT Holding A/S

1996 - 2000

CFO NKT Holding A/S

1988 - 1996

Various positions within Niro A/S

1985 - 1988

Various positions within Fællesbanken

Shareholding in Nordea: Insider register/transactions

Lars G Nordström

Lars G Nordström

Law studies at Uppsala University
Board member since 2003.
Born 1943.

Board Chairman of Vattenfall AB and the Finnish-Swedish Chamber of Commerce.

Board member of Viking Line Abp and the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce.

Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA).

Honorary consul of Finland in Sweden.

Previous positions

2008 - 2011

President and Group CEO of Posten Norden AB

2004 - 2010

Board member of TeliaSonera AB

2005 - 2009

Board Chairman of the Royal Swedish Opera

2002 - 2007

President and Group CEO Nordea Bank AB

1993 - 2002

Various executive management positions within Nordea Group

1970 - 1993

Various positions within Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (EVP 1989)

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Sarah Russell

Sarah Russell

Master of Applied Finance.
Board member since 2010.
Born 1962.

CEO Aegon Asset Management

Previous positions

1994-2008

Various positions within ABN AMRO
2006-2008 - Senior Executive Vice President and CEO of ABN AMRO Asset Management
2004-2005 - Managing Director and CFO of Wholesale Clients Business Unit
2002-2004 - Global Head of Financial Markets Research and Global Head of Infrastructure Support
2000-2002 - Business Manager to Senior Executive Vice President of Global Financial Markets
1998-2000 - Director, Head of Corporate Sales Australia and New Zealand
1997-1998 - Director, Head of Commodities in Sydney
1994-1997 - Associate Director and Director, Treasury Sales in Sydney

1981-1994

Various positions within Toronto Dominion Australia Limited in a number of trading, sales and management roles in Financial Markets

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Kari Stadigh

Kari Stadigh

Master of Science (Engineering) and Bachelor of Business Administration.
Board member since 2010.
Born 1955.

Group CEO and President of Sampo plc.

Board Chairman of If P&C Insurance Holding AB (publ), Kaleva Mutual Insurance Company and Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited.

Previous positions

2001-2009

Deputy CEO of Sampo plc

1999-2000

President of Sampo Life Insurance Company Ltd

1996-1998

President of Nova Life Insurance Company Ltd

1991-1996

President of Jaakko Pöyry Group

1985-1991

President of JP Finance Oy

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