Company announcement no. 18/2016
To: NASDAQ Stockholm
Copenhagen, 11 August 2016
Lauritz.com A/S' extraordinary general meeting
On 11 August 2016, Henrik Blomquist and Josephine Salenstedt have been elected as new members of the Board of Directors in Lauritz.com A/S on the ekstraordinary general meeting.
Henrik Blomquist (1971) is the CEO of Bure Equity, a listed Swedish Investment Company with a net asset value of approximately SEK 7bn. Before taking over as CEO, Henrik Blomquist was Executive Vice President and Investment Manager at Bure. Henrik Blomquist started his carrier as an analyst at Slottsbacken Venture Capital before joining Skanditek Industriförvaltning AB as an investment manager in 1999. In 2004, Skanditek became the main shareholder of Bure, resulting in a merger between the two companies in 2010. Today, Henrik Blomquist is the chairman of the board in Mercuri International Group, Bure Growth, Investment AB Bure and Cavena Image Products AB. Henrik Blomquist is also a member of the board in MedCap AB and Bure Financial Services.
Josephine Salenstedt is a partner at Rite Ventures. Josephine Salenstedt has more than 10 years of experience from management and active ownership of listed and privately owned growth stage companies within e-commerce, retail and technology. Among previous board assignments are 24 Media Networks, Nord Software and Frank Dandy. Josephine Salenstedt is currently the Chairman of the Board of the fast-growing e-retailer Skincity. Josephine Salenstedt has a MSc in Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics and has studied at ESADE Business & Law School in Barcelona and University of California, San Diego.
Mette Rode Sundström
CEO
Mette@lauritz.com
For further information, please contact:
Claus Boysen
CFO
Claus@lauritz.com
For press, please contact:
Christina Riis Hansen
E-mail: Christinar@lauritz.com
Phone: +45-26891905
