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From the Boardroom
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The Election Committee’s duties are to nominate candidates
for consideration by the AGM for appointment as shareholder-
elected members of the Board, including the Chairman, and
any deputy members for shareholder-electedmembers,
and to nominate candidates for the members of the Election
Committee. The mandate for the Election Committee includes
guidance on selecting suitable candidates to ensure an ap-
propriate composition of expertise on the Board. The Election
Committee is also responsible for carrying out an annual review
of the remuneration paid to the members and deputy members
of the Board and submitting specific proposals in this respect to
the AGM.
The 2012 AGM approved the election of Bjørn Magnus Kopperud
as a member of the Election Committee for a term of office of
up to 2 years. Erik Amlie was elected as a member and Chair of
the Election Committee for a term of office of up to 2 years. The
term of office of the third member of the Election Committee,
Gro Bakstad, expires at the 2013 AGM.
The members of the Election Committee with effect from the
2012 AGM are:
• Erik Amlie, Chair
• Gro Bakstad, Posten Norge AS
• Bjørn Magnus Kopperud, Telenor ASA
Information on the duties of the Election Committee, its current
members and the timetable for submitting proposals for new
members can be found on the EVRY web site at
.
The formal mandate for the work of the Election Committee is
also provided on the website.
8. Board of Directors: composition and independence
Elections to the Board
EVRY does not have a corporate assembly. The company’s
trade unions, Board and executive management are in agree-
ment in this respect.
The members of the Board and the Chairman of the Board of
EVRY are elected by the AGM. The Deputy Chairman of the
Board is elected by the Board. These arrangements for the
election of the Board are stipulated in Article 5 of the Articles
of Association.
The composition of the Board
The Board of EVRY comprised ten members as at 31 December
2012.
Six of the members of the board, of which three are women,
are elected by shareholders, and four of the members, of
which one is a woman, are elected by the employees.
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The shareholder-elected members represent varied and
broad experience from relevant industries and areas of tech-
nical speciality, and the members bring experience from both
Norwegian and international companies. EVRY believes that
the Board as a whole represents the best interests of all the
company’s shareholders.
Independence of the Board
The Board does not include any members from the company’s
executive personnel.
The Chairman of the Board, Arve Johansen, was formerly an
employee of Telenor. Currently, he works as a corporate ad-
viser and he is the chairman of Telenor Object AS, which is one
of Telenor’s subsidiaries, as well as other board memberships.
Board member and Deputy Chairman Dag Mejdell is the CEO of
Posten Norge AS, which is the company’s largest shareholder.
