STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 19, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Nominations committee of Billerud AB (OtherOTC:BLRDY) (Other OTC:BLRDF) will propose to the Annual General Meeting of shareholders, to be held on May 6, 2003, that Gunilla Jonson and Mats Pousette be appointed as new members of the Billerud Board of Directors. This proposal has the support of shareholders representing around 25% of the votes in the company.
The following Board members will be proposed for re-election: Ingvar Petersson, Bjorn Bjornsson, Per Lundberg, Meg Tiveus and Bert Ostlund. Yngve Stade does not wish to be re-elected.
The Nominations committee for the 2003 AGM comprises: Sten L. Kottmeier, AMF Pension (Chairman), Bjorn Lind SEB Fonder and SEB Trygg Liv, and Lars Ohrstedt, AFA. Ingvar Petersson, the Chairman of the Board of Billerud AB, is the secretary and convenor.
Gunilla Jonson was born in 1943 and is the Dean of the Lund Institute of Technology, where she is Professor of packaging logistics. She is also a adjunct Professor, School of Packaging, Michigan State University, USA. In addition, Gunilla Jonson is involved in the work of research institutes and Boards connected with Lund University and a member of the board of Elanders AB.
Mats Pousette was born in 1952 and is the operating Chairman of the Board of Torda Ink Holding AS, a supplier of printing ink to the packaging industry. He is also the Chairman and owner of Involve Holding and Board member and owner of A&R Carton AB, a packaging company. Between 1998 and 2001, Mats Pousette was the CEO of Akerlund & Rausing.
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Billerud AB (publ) Chairman of the Nominations committee Sten L. Kottmeier +46 70 352 9878 Chairman of the Board Ingvar Petersson +46 70-595 76 05
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