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Nina Linander new Board member

At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Swedavia AB held on February 13, Nina Linander was elected as a new Board member of the company.

Nina Linander is currently a Chairman of the Board of AWA Holding AB and Green Iron H2 AB and a Board member of AB Industrivärlden, Castellum AB, Telia Company AB and was formerly a Board member of Skanska AB and Specialfastigheter Sverige AB, among other companies. In addition, she worked for many years at both Electrolux and Vattenfall, where she was also a member of internal boards.

“The proposed Board member is considered to have the relevant skills, experience and background for the company’s governance, which is why the owner has proposed that the person noted above be elected by the General Meeting as a Board member,” noted Swedavia’s owner, the Swedish State, in giving its reasoning for the proposal.

Nina Linander has a master’s degree in business from Sweden as well as an MBA from IMEDE, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Swedavia’s Board of Directors now consist of eight members.

For further information, please contact Swedavia’s press office at tel. +46 010 109 01 00 or press@swedavia.se.

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Swedavia is a State-owned group that owns, operates and develops ten airports across Sweden. Our role is to create the access Sweden needs to facilitate travel, business and meetings – in Sweden, in Europe and around the world. Safe, satisfied passengers are the foundation of our business. Swedavia is a world leader in developing airports with the least possible environmental impact. The Group has revenue of over 6.2 billion Swedish kronor and some 3,000 employees.

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