Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Dec 16, 2021
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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§9 of the articles of association for BerGenBio ASA stipulates:
"The company shall have a nomination committee to nominate board members and recommend the board remuneration to the general meeting. The nomination committee shall consist of three members elected by the general meeting for a period of two years. The general meeting shall also approve the remuneration to the members of the nomination committee. The general meeting may adopt an instruction to the work of the nomination committee."
The Nomination Committee of BerGenBio ASA has the following members:
Hans Peter Bøhn (Chair) Ann-Tove Kongsnes (member) Shantrez M. Gillebo (member)
The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sveinung Hole asked to be relieved of his responsibilities due to health reasons, and the Nomination Committee was given the task of finding a suitable replacement.
Through working closely with the departing Chairman and the new CEO, Martin Olin, and the leading shareholders, the Nomination Committee has sought to satisfy the following objectives:
The Current chairman, Sveinung Hole steps down from the Chair position.
Anders Tullgren has over 35 years of global experience in the pharmaceutical industry and has had senior leadership roles in the United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the Nordic region. The latest executive role he left in 2017 was as President of the Intercontinental region of Bristol Myers Squibb with responsibility for over 30 countries, 5,000 employees and a turnover of over 2 billion USD. He is board member of Branding Science Ltd (UK), and Dizlin Pharmaceuticals AB (Sweden), and the Chair of Xbrane Biopharma AB (Sweden), and Farmalisto (Colombia). He holds a MSc in Pharmacy from Uppsala University (Sweden). Anders is a Swedish Citizen.
To maintain the required gender balance, Stener Kvinnsland will resign from the Board of Directors. However, he will continue as an observer and advisor to the board.
Thus, the Board of Directors will be as follows up to the AGM 2022.
| Anders Tullgren / Chair | (new) |
|---|---|
| Sveinung Hole / Director | (served since 2010) |
| Debra Barker / Director | (served since 2019) |
| François Thomas / Director | (served since 2020) |
| Sally Bennett / Director | (served since 2020) |
| Observer status | |
| Stener Kvinnsland / Observer | (served since 2015) |
If BerGenBio is to recruit a chairperson from the international league, the remuneration needs to be competitive. The Nomination Committee propose to raise the remuneration for the Chair position form the current 450,000 NOK annually to 650,000 NOK annually. This, to bridge the gap to similar positions elsewhere in Scandinavia and Northern Europe.
Anders Tullgren also wants to become a shareholder, and has required 25, 000 shares in BerGenBio as a sign-on bonus. The Nomination Committee propose that after he is instated by the Extraordinary General Meeting, Mr Tullgren is paid a sum of money with an after-tax value equivalent to 25, 000 shares. The payment is made conditional to him buying 25, 000 shares in BerGenBio. The precise sum in monetary terms will be decided by the market price on the day the shares are to be bought. At the date of the present recommendation, 25, 000 shares are equivalent to approximately 480, 000 NOK.
The Remuneration for Committee work on the Board of Directors remains unchanged. Likewise, the compensation for time spent on International Travel. The Nomination Committee remains unchanged. Proposal for Remuneration of the Nomination Committee is deferred to the AGM 2022. * * *
The proposals from the Nomination Committee are unanimous.
December 14th, 2021
Nomination Committee BerGenBio ASA Hans Peter Bøhn (Chair)
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