Millicom International Cellular: The Nomination Committee proposes new Board Directors
11 Marzo 2016 - 8:10AM
Business Wire
Millicom, the international telecommunications and media
company, has been informed by the Nomination Committee that it
proposes the re-election of current Board Directors Odilon Almeida,
Tomas Eliasson, Lorenzo Grabau and Alejandro Santo Domingo, and the
election of Tom Boardman, Janet Davidson and Simon Duffy as new
Directors of the Board. The Nomination Committee also proposes the
election of Tom Boardman as Chairman of the Board. Anders Borg,
Paul Donovan, Dame Amelia Fawcett and Cristina Stenbeck have
decided not to seek re-election. The Annual General Meeting will be
held on 17 May, 2016.
Tom Boardman has been a Director of the Board of Investment AB
Kinnevik since 2011. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Nedbank
Group, Woolworths Holdings, Royal Bafokeng Holdings and African
Rainbow Minerals, and was a Non-Executive Director of Vodacom Group
between 2009 and 2011. Tom held various managerial positions within
the South African mining and retailing industries during 1973-1986.
Between 1986 and 2002 he held managerial positions within the BoE
Bank and during 2003-2010 he was Chief Executive of Nedbank Group.
Tom is a South African national with a B Com and CTA from
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Janet Davidson is currently a supervisory board member of
STMicroelectronics. Janet held various managerial position in
Alcatel Lucent from 1979-2011 including the role as Chief Strategy
Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Executive Vice President,
Quality & Customer Care. Janet is a US national with an MSc in
Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.
Simon Duffy is the Non-Executive Chairman of YouView TV and a
Non-Executive Director of Modern Times Group, Oger Telecom, and
Wizz Air. Simon was Executive Chairman of Tradus until the
company’s sale in March 2008. He was also Executive Vice Chairman
of ntl:Telewest until 2007, having joined ntl in 2003 as CEO. Simon
has also served as CFO of Orange, CEO of wireless data specialist
End2End, CEO and Deputy Chairman of WorldOnline International, and
held senior positions at EMI Group and Guinness. Simon is a UK
national with a BA from Oxford University and an MBA from Harvard
University.
The Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Lorenzo Grabau,
commented: “I am delighted to welcome Tom Boardman, Janet Davidson
and Simon Duffy as new Directors of the Board. The proposed members
combine a deep understanding of the global mobile industry’s
opportunities with a relevant knowledge of Millicom’s local
markets, which will be of great benefit to the execution of
Millicom’s growth strategy to expand data monetization and grow the
company’s cable footprint. With the continued convergence of
conventional telecommunications and entertainment services,
the proposed Board will provide invaluable support to Millicom’s
management team in building one of the leading convergent digital
lifestyle players in Latin America and Africa.”
Lorenzo Grabau added: “On behalf of all shareholders, the
Nomination Committee wants to extend its sincere gratitude to Paul
Donovan who has played an important role in Millicom’s transition
during the last seven years. The Nomination Committee also thanks
Anders Borg, Dame Amelia Fawcett and Cristina Stenbeck for their
dedicated work at the Millicom Board. Anders Borg will remain as a
Senior Advisor to the company.”
The Nomination Committee will present its full proposals in the
notice convening Millicom’s Annual General Meeting. The Nomination
Committee is finalizing its discussions relating to a fourth
candidate to complete the Committee’s proposal for eight Board
Directors.
The Nomination Committee comprises Cristina Stenbeck as Chairman
of the Board of Directors, Lorenzo Grabau appointed by Investment
AB Kinnevik, Mathias Leijon appointed by Nordea Investment Funds,
and Marianne Nilsson appointed by Swedbank Robur Fonder.
About Millicom
Millicom is a leading telecom and media company dedicated to
emerging markets in Latin America and Africa. Millicom sets the
pace when it comes to providing innovative and customer-centric
digital lifestyle services to the world’s emerging markets. The
Millicom Group employs more than 16,000 people and provides mobile
services to more than 62 million customers. Founded in 1990,
Millicom International Cellular SA is headquartered in Luxembourg
and listed on NASDAQ Stockholm under the symbol MIC. In 2015,
Millicom generated revenue of USD 6.73 billion and Adjusted EBITDA
of USD 2.27 billion.
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