No. 14/2017
Copenhagen, 1 December 2017
At the initiative of the Board of Directors, Lauritz.com A/S and CEO Erik Norberg have mutually agreed that Erik Norberg will resign as CEO at the contractual notice.
Erik Norberg leaves the company immediately. The chairman of the Board of Directors, Bengt Sundström, says:
"Unfortunately, we have experienced differences in management style which have not been possible to reconcile. Therefore, it is in the best interest of Lauritz.com that Erik Norberg leaves the company."
The company's COO Henrik Engmark is appointed as interim CEO. Henrik Engmark has been with Lauritz.com for five years. Prior to working for Lauritz.com, Henrik Engmark was working for Nordea Liv & Pension as executive vice president.
The process of recruiting a new CEO will be initiated shortly.
The following directors of the board, Petra von Rohr, Henrik Blomquist and Josephine Salenstedt have chosen to resign from their positions in the board with immediate effect due to different views on how the company is governed.
Any questions to Bengt Sundström should be directed to Susanne Klubien at press@lauritz.com
Best regards
Lauritz.com A/S
Bengt Sundström
Chairman and Founder of Lauritz.com
For press enquiries, please contact:
Susanne Sandsberg Klubien,
E-mail press@lauritz.com,
Certified adviser: Erik Penser Bank, Stockholm
Market place: Nasdaq First North Stockholm
This information is information that Lauritz.com A/S is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 7.15 pm CET on 1 December 2017.