The Nomination Committee in Billerud has decided to propose to the Annual General Meeting 2026 that Magnus Nicolin shall be elected as new Chairman of the Board and that Bernd Eikens shall be elected as new member of the Board.
Magnus Nicolin, proposed to be elected as new Chairman of the Board, has been a member of the Board of Billerud since 2022. Magnus currently holds the position as Chairman of the board in Munters AB and Hexatronic Group AB, and as board member of FAM AB. Magnus Nicolin's prior experience includes the position as CEO of Ansell Limited between 2010-2021, as well as several senior management positions in global companies, including as President, EMEA & Asia Pacific of Newell Rubbermaid Inc., CEO and Executive Vice President and Business Area President of Esselte Business Systems Inc, and senior positions in Bayer AG, Pitney Bowes Inc. and McKinsey & Company.
Bernd Eikens, proposed to be elected as new member of the Board, holds the position as Group CEO of Meyer Shipyards since December 2023. Bernd Eikens is also member of the advisory board of Koehler Paper AG, member of the board of Valmet Oy as well as deputy chairman of the supervisory board of Johann Bunte Bauunternehmung SE. Bernd Eikens' prior experience includes several senior executive positions in UPM-Kymmene Oyj.
The Nomination Committee further proposes re-election of current Board members Regi Aalstad, Andreas Blaschke, Florian Heiserer, Gunilla Saltin and Victoria Van Camp. The Nomination Committee's complete proposals and motivated statement will be presented in the convening notice for Billerud's Annual General Meeting to be held on 26 May 2026.
"The Nomination Committee would like to extend its sincere gratitude to Jan Svensson, current Chairman of the Board of Billerud who will be leaving the Board in connection with the Annual General Meeting 2026, for all his contributions during the five years he has served as member and then Chairman of the Board of Billerud", says Anders Hansson, Chairman of the Nomination Committee.
The Nomination Committee in Billerud consists of Anders Hansson, appointed by AMF Pension & Funds, Michael M.F. Kaufmann, appointed by Frapag Beteiligungsholding AG, Jan Särlvik, appointed by Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund and Karin Eliasson, appointed by Handelsbanken Fonder.
For further information, please contact:
Johan Wredberg, Media Relations Manager +46 73 027 93 43, johan.wredberg@billerud.com
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