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Corporate Governance

EQT AB is a Swedish public limited liability company listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

EQT AB applies the Swedish code of corporate governance (the Code). Any deviation from the Code will be reported in the company’s corporate governance report, which is prepared annually in connection with the annual report. The company’s corporate governance report is prepared in accordance with the Code and the Swedish Annual Accounts Act.

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Executive Committee

  • Christian Sinding

    CEO and Managing Partner

    Christian Sinding

    Position
    CEO and Managing Partner since January 2019.

    Education
    Bachelor of Science in Commerce with Distinction, University of Virginia.

    Other current assignments
    Board member of EQT Foundation, Baggins AG and Vidsjaa AS.

    Previous assignments
    Board member of Cimbria A/S, Findus AB, Flexlink AB, Gambro AB, ISS AB, Plantasjen AS, Vaasan & Vaasan Oy, VTI Technologies, XXL ASA and EQT Partnership Association.

    Experience
    Joined EQT Partners from AEA Investors Inc., a leading U.S. based private equity firm. Previously, Christian was a financial analyst with Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. Christian has worked in the Stockholm-, Munich- and Copenhagen offices of EQT Partners and opened the Oslo office in 2007. Christian was Head of Equity between 2011–2018.

    Shareholding in the company
    26,250,000 shares directly and indirectly

    • Born
      1972
    • Nationality
      Norwegian
    • Employee since
      1998

  • Lennart Blecher

    Head of Real Assets' Advisory Teams, Deputy Managing Partner and Chairperson of EQT Exeter

    Lennart Blecher

    Position
    Deputy Managing Partner since August 2013. Head of Real Assets advisory team since January 2015.

    Education
    Master of Laws, Lund University. Academy of American and International Law, University of Dallas.

    Other current assignments
    Board member of White Mill AG, Nordkap Holding AG, Volito Aktiebolag, Volito Fastigheter Aktiebolag and Volito Industri Aktiebolag.

    Previous assignments
     –

    Experience
    Managing Director and Senior Banker in the investment bank of Unicredit/HypoVereinsbank, Munich. Managing Director at GE Commercial Finance, London. Various positions in the ABB Group, Zurich, such as General Counsel for the ABB Financial Services Group, President and Business Area Manager for ABB Structured Finance and ABB Equity Ventures.

    Shareholding in the company
    25,958,717 shares

    • Born
      1955
    • Nationality
      Swedish
    • Employee since
      2007

  • Suzanne Donohoe

    Chief Commercial Officer and Global Head of EQT-Ext (CXO)

    Suzanne Donohoe

    Position
    Chief Commercial Officer and Global Head of EQT-Ext (CXO) since January 2023.

    Education
    B.A. in Government magna cum laude from Georgetown University. M.B.A. from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.

    Other current assignments
    Board Member of EQT Partners Inc.Vice Chair of the Board and Member of the Executive Committee as well as Chair of the Finance Committee for Georgetown University’s Board. Suzanne also serves as a Vice Chair of Georgetown’s Wall Street Alliance which creates endowed scholarships for Georgetown University students.

    Previous assignments
    Board member of Global Atlantic Financial Group, KKR Capital Markets and PAAMCO Prisma Holdings. Chairman, trustee and president of the Board of trustees of KKR Income Opportunities Fund.

    Experience
    Before joining EQT, Suzanne was a Partner at KKR & Co from 2009–2022. In that capacity, she founded and led the Global Client & Partner Group for over eleven years and then served as the firm’s Global Head of Strategic Growth. Suzanne’s experience prior to KKR included an extensive career at Goldman Sachs where she served from 1992-2009. During this period, she worked in both the Investment Banking and Investment Management Divisions and worked in both New York and in London. She became a Partner in 2000. Further, Suzanne has been involved in various philanthropic work, including serving as Board Member for the New York State chapter of the Nature Conservancy and also serving on the Board of Fertile Hope, a charity which focused on delivering fertility resources to cancer patients.

    Shareholding in the company
    56,250 ordinary shares.

    • Born
      1970
    • Nationality
      American
    • Employee since
      2023

  • Christina Drews

    Chief Operating Officer

    Christina Drews

    Position
    Chief Operating Officer since June 2022

    Education
    MA from Cambridge University

    Previous assignments
    COO of Helios Investment Partners LLP. Global CAO of Investment Banking Division. EMEA CFO and COO of Investment Banking Division

    Experience
    Global CAO for the Investment Banking Division (IBD), COO and CFO for IBD in EMEA. COO and on the Executive Committee of Helios Investment Partners LLP, with oversight for the firm’s strategy development and implementation

    Shareholding in the company
    4,119 class C shares

    • Born
      1970
    • Nationality
      German
    • Employee since
      2022

  • Per Franzén

    Head of Private Capital Europe & North America and Deputy Managing Partner

    Per Franzén

    Position
    Deputy Managing Partner since January 2022. Head of Private Capital Europe & North America since June 2021.

    Education
    M.Sc in Economics and Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics with exchange studies at the University of St Gallen in Switzerland.

    Other current assignments
    Chairperson of the Board of Browne Invest AB and Browne Invest 2 AB. Board member of Anticimex Group AB, Bark Partners AB, Independent Vetcare Limited, Lago Invest AB and Lago Holding AB.

    Previous assignments
    Board member of Academedia, Duni, Securitas Direct, SSP, Automic, Evidensia, IFS and Eton.

    Experience
    Per has worked in the Stockholm and Munich offices at EQT Partners and has been involved in a number of investments including IFS, Automic, SSP, AcadeMedia, Securitas Direct, IVC, Anticimex, Eton, Duni, Karo Pharma and Piab.

    Shareholding in the company
    27,596,291 shares (indirectly)

    • Born
      1976
    • Nationality
      Swedish
    • Employee since
      2007

  • Bahare Haghshenas

    Global Head of Sustainable Transformation

    Bahare Haghshenas

    Position
    Global Head of Sustainable Transformation

    Education
    BS. Social Science from Mid-University in Sweden and a mini MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business in the UK

    Other current assignments
    -

    Previous assignments
    Partner at Deloitte and Monitor Deloitte Nordic

    Experience
    Before joining EQT, Bahare worked at Deloitte Consulting for 10 years, with focus on Sustainability strategy and innovation as Partner and Executive Director of Acacia, Deloitte’s Sustainability Innovation Hub. She has experience in the field of strategy, innovation and sustainability and has worked within purpose led ventures for 5 years as well as working in multi-stakeholder environments such as Red Cross and humanitarian sector, both as elected president and volunteer for 15 years.

    Shareholding in the company
    5,190 class C shares

    • Born
      1979
    • Nationality
      Swedish
    • Employee since
      2021

  • Kim Henriksson

    CFO

    Kim Henriksson

    Position
    CFO since October 2018

    Education
    Master of Science in Economics from Hanken School of Economics

    Other assignments
    -

    Previous assignments
    -

    Experience
    Kim started his career at Morgan Stanley in 1994 and left the Nordic M&A team as a Managing Director in 2008. Between 2010 and 2015 Kim held the position as CFO at Munksjö and subsequently, he was a Partner and Corporate Finance Advisor at Access Partners.

    Shareholding in the company
    247,676 shares and 12 394 class C shares

    • Born
      1968
    • Nationality
      Finnish and Swedish
    • Employee since
      2018

  • Masoud Homayoun

    Partner, Head of EQT Infrastructure and Head of Value-Add Infrastructure

    Masoud Homayoun

    Position
    Partner, Head of EQT Infrastructure and Head of EQT Value-Add Infrastructure

    Education
    M.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of Technology

    Other current assignments
    EQT Foundation

    Previous assignments
    NORD, Mongstad Group, Tampnet, Hector Rail, GB Railfreight, GlobalConnect and IP-Only

    Experience
    Masoud Homayoun, joined EQT Partners in 2008 and is Partner, Head of Infrastructure and Head of EQT Value-Add Infrastructure. Masoud is a member of the Infrastructure Partners’ Investment Committee, Infrastructure Portfolio Performance Review Committee and has been a board member in portfolio companies across digital infrastructure, energy & environmental, and transport sectors. Prior to joining EQT Partners, Masoud worked at Bain & Company in Stockholm. Masoud holds a M.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Chalmers University of Technology.

    Shareholding in the company
    1,636,520 shares and 19,064 c-class shares

    • Born
      1980
    • Nationality
      Swedish
    • Employee since
      2008

  • Ricardo Reyes

    Global Head of Communications and External Affairs

    Ricardo Reyes

    Position
    Global Head of Communications and External Affairs since April 2022.

    Education
    Bachelor of Arts from Rice University.

    Other current assignments
    Co-founder and advisor to Moveable Feast.

    Previous assignments
    -

    Experience
    Ricardo Reyes brings significant experience from his roles positioning Tesla, YouTube and most recently Dyson, where he was the Chief Communications Officer. In addition to his work in Silicon Valley, Reyes started his career in Washington DC, working at the White House and on policy initiatives

    Shareholding in the company
    1,961 class C shares

    • Born
      1974
    • Nationality
      American
    • Employee since
      2022

  • Jean Eric Salata

    Chairman EQT Asia and Head of Private Capital Asia

    Jean Eric Salata

    Position
    Head of BPEA EQT and Chairperson of EQT Asia since 2022.

    Education
    Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

    Other current assignments
    Trustee of Salata Family Foundation.

    Previous assignments
    Founding Partner and CEO of BPEA.´

    Experience
    Jean Eric Salata was the Founding Partner and Chief Executive of BPEA. Jean has overseen all investment and divestment decisions made at BPEA, as well as its strategic direction, since he founded the Firm in 1997. Jean has previously worked as a management consultant with Bain & Company based in Hong Kong, Sydney and Boston, and has also worked as a Director of the Asian private equity investment arm of AIG.

    Shareholding in the company
    118,556,225 shares

    • Born
      1965
    • Nationality
      Chilean
    • Employee since
      2022

  • Gustav Segerberg

    Head of Business Development

    Gustav Segerberg

    Position
    Head of Business Development since 2018

    Education
    M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics.

    Other current assignments
    -

    Previous assignments
    -

    Experience
    Gustav started his career at SEB in the Investment Banking team, lastly serving as a Vice President. He later joined EQT, starting in the Client Relations and Capital Raising Advisory Team.

    Shareholding in the company
    22,950 shares and 14,536 class C shares

    • Born
      1983
    • Nationality
      Swedish
    • Employee since
      2016

  • Anna Wahlström

    Leadership Strategy and Culture Enabler

    Anna Wahlström

    Position
    Leadership Strategy and Culture Enabler since 2017. Employed at EQT since 2013

    Education
    Master of Social Science and Human Resources with a major in Sociology from Uppsala University

    Other current assignments
    Board member of Inannut AB

    Previous assignments
    -

    Experience
    Before joining EQT, Anna was CEO at Propell, a recruitment agency that she founded in 2004 together with Investor and Novare. Prior to that, she worked as an HR consultant for Investor’s HR firm Novare for four years. Earlier in her career Anna worked with project management and HR at StepStone

    Shareholding in the company
    433,335 shares and 4,391 class C shares

    • Born
      1976
    • Nationality
      Swedish
    • Employee since
      2013

Board's recommendation

The Board recommends each Executive Committee member (who does not already have such holding) to acquire, over a three-year period, EQT AB shares or similar instruments corresponding to at least one year’s base salary, before taxes and excluding other remuneration.

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