Kinnevik AB Announces Executive Appointments; Approves Dividend for the Financial Year 2017, Payable on May 30, 2018
May 21, 2018 at 12:01 pm
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Kinnevik AB (publ) announced that at the annual general meeting held on May 21, 2018, approved the election of Charlotte Strömberg as new member of the Board. The AGM further elected Dame Amelia Fawcett as new Chairman of the Board. The Board also formed an Audit Committee, a Remuneration Committee and a Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Committee. Charlotte Strömberg was appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committee, and Henrik Poulsen and Erik Mitteregger were appointed members of the Audit Committee. Dame Amelia Fawcett was appointed Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, and Erik Mitteregger and Charlotte Strömberg were appointed members of the Remuneration Committee. Further, Dame Amelia Fawcett was appointed Chairman of the GRC Committee, and Wilhelm Klingspor, Cristina Stenbeck and Charlotte Strömberg were appointed members of the GRC Committee.
The AGM resolved to distribute a dividend to the shareholders for the 2017 financial year of SEK 8.25 per share, with May 25, 2018 as the record date. The dividend is estimated to be paid out to the shareholders on May 30, 2018.
Kinnevik AB is a Sweden-based investment company focused on building digital consumer businesses. The Company's operations are divided into four segments, namely: E-commerce and Marketplaces, Communication, Entertainment and Financial Services. The E-commerce and Marketplaces segment is represented by such investments, as Zalando, Global Fashion Group, Qliro Group, Home24, Lazada, Linio, Konga and Rocket Internet, among others. The Communication segment is represented by such investments, as Tele2 and MiIlicom. The Entertainment segment is represented by MTG and Metro investments. The Financial services segment is represented by Bayport, Betterment, Bima investments. The Company operates globally in more than 80 counties.