Corporate Governance

The Nomination Committee is responsible for preparing and presenting proposals for Board fees (divided between the Chairperson, members and committees), Chairperson of the Meeting, remuneration of auditors, principles for the nomination committee and election of Chairperson, Board members and auditors.

In accordance with the principles for appointment of a nomination committee adopted by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 2024, the members of the nomination committee of EQT AB should be appointed by the four largest shareholders in EQT AB on the last banking day of August, or the three largest shareholders and the EQT Foundation if none of the four largest shareholders is a member in EQT Foundation’s Member Committee or the EQT Foundation. In addition, the Chairperson of EQT AB shall be a member of the nomination committee.

EQT AB’s Nomination Committee for the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 2025 has been appointed based on the ownership structure as of 31 August 2024.

Contact
Olof Svensson, Head of Shareholder Relations, +46 72 989 09 15
EQT Press Office, [email protected], +46 8 506 55 334

Click here for Principles for appointment of the nomination committee

The company has an audit committee consisting of three members: Diony Lebot (Chairperson), Gordon Orr and Brooks Entwistle.

Without it affecting the responsibilities and duties of the board of directors the Audit Committee is tasked with, among other things, monitoring the company’s financial reporting and the efficiency of the company’s internal controls and risk management, keeping itself informed about the audit of the annual financial statements and the consolidated financial statements, monitoring the handling of related party transactions, reviewing and monitoring the impartiality and independence of the auditors and paying special attention to whether the auditors are providing other services besides audit services to the company, and assisting in preparations for the purchase of auditing services as well as preparations for the annual shareholders’ meeting’s decision on the election of auditors.

Diony Lebot is, on behalf of the Audit Committee, overseeing the work of the Cyber and Information Steering Committee.

The company has a remuneration committee consisting of three members: Margo Cook (Chairperson), Brooks Entwistle and Marcus Wallenberg.

The Remuneration Committee is tasked with preparing proposals on remuneration principles, remunerations and other employment terms for the executive management. The Remuneration Committee is also tasked with monitoring and evaluating programmes for variable remuneration for the executive management, the application of the guidelines for remuneration to the executive management adopted by the annual shareholders’ meeting as well as the current remuneration structures and remuneration levels in the company.

The Company has a sustainability committee consisting of three members: Gordon Orr (Chairperson), Margo Cook and Diony Lebot.

The Sustainability Committee marks the first of its kind in the private capital space dedicated to sustainability at the Board level. Through quarterly meetings, the Committee will formalize ongoing discussions between Management and the Board to challenge the firm’s sustainability strategy in the context of an ever-evolving environment.