The Shareholders’ Nomination Board is a body of Mandatum plc's shareholders, responsible for annually preparing proposals to the Annual General Meeting for the election and remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and the remuneration of the Board committees. The Nomination Board is also responsible for ensuring that the Board of Directors and its members maintain and represent a sufficient level of expertise, knowledge and competence for the needs of Mandatum and are able to commit sufficient time to perform their duties.

Composition of the Nomination Board:

• Chair: Risto Murto, President and CEO, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company (appointed by Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company)
• Member: Øistein Widding, Partner, Altor Equity Partners AS (appointed by Altor Invest 8 AS)
• Member: Esko Torsti, Director (Private Equity), Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company (appointed by Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company)
• Expert member: Patrick Lapveteläinen, Chair of the Board of Directors of Mandatum plc

The responsibilities of the Nomination Board include:

• preparing and presenting to the Annual General Meeting a proposal on the number of the members of the Board of Directors in accordance with the articles of association;

• preparing and presenting to the Annual General Meeting a proposal on the Chair, Vice Chair and the members of the Board of Directors;

• reviewing the remuneration policy for governing bodies of Mandatum plc in respect of the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors;
• preparing and presenting to the Annual General Meeting a proposal on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors as well as a proposal on the remuneration of the Board committees and the Nomination Board in accordance with the remuneration policy for governing bodies of Mandatum plc; and
• evaluating the succession plan for the Board of Directors and seeking for prospective successors for the members of the Board of Directors.
  
  

In its work, the Nomination Board shall comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the rules of Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd and the Corporate Governance Code.

The Nomination Board consists of four members, three of which represent Mandatum's three largest shareholders who, at the closing of Nasdaq Helsinki's last trading day in August preceding the next Annual General Meeting, hold the largest number of votes calculated of all shares in the company. The Chair of the Board of Directors acts as the fourth member of the Nomination Board as an expert member.

More information on the duties of the Shareholders’ Nomination Board and the selection of its members can be found in the Charter of the Shareholders' Nomination Board: 

CHARTER OF THE SHAREHOLDERS’ NOMINATION BOARD