Nominating Committee ahead of Axfood's 2027 Annual General Meeting

The members of the Nominating Committee ahead of Axfood’s 2027 Annual General Meeting have now been appointed.

Axfood's Annual General Meeting (AGM) has resolved that the Nominating Committee shall comprise members appointed by each of the four largest known shareholders in the Company in terms of votes as per the last banking day in July in the year before the AGM. If any of them abstain, at least six shareholders shall be asked if needed to ensure that a Nominating Committee of at least three members can be appointed. 

The Nominating Committee ahead of the 2027 AGM has the following composition:

• Marie Ehrling, Axel Johnson AB, committee chair
• Sussi Kvart, Handelsbanken Funds
• Hjalmar Ek, Lannebo Asset Management
• Caroline Sjösten, Swedbank Robur Funds

Axfood’s Chairman, Caroline Berg, is a co-opted member of the Nominating Committee. Together the Nominating Committee represents approximately 57.5 percent of the votes and capital in Axfood as per 31 July 2026.
The Nominating Committee is tasked with drafting recommendations ahead of the 2027 AGM for a chairman to preside over the AGM, number of board members, election of the Chairman of the Board and other board members as well as directors’ fees and auditors’ fees.
Axfood’s AGM will be held on 16 March 2027 in Stockholm. Shareholders who wish to submit proposals to the Nominating Committee can do so by email at valberedning@axfood.se. To enable the Nominating Committee to address submitted proposals constructively, proposals must be received in due time before the AGM.
For further information please contact:
Alexander Bergendorf, Head of Investor Relations, Axfood AB, tel +46 730 49 18 44
 

Axfood aspires to be the leader in affordable, good and sustainable food. Our family of companies includes the store chains Willys, Hemköp and City Gross as well as Tempo, Handlar’n and Matöppet. B2B sales are handled through Snabbgross, and our support company Dagab is responsible for the Group's product development, purchasing and logistics. The Axfood family also includes Urban Deli as well as the partly owned companies Apohem and Eurocash. Together the Group has approximately 15,000 employees and sales of close to SEK 90 billion. Axfood has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 1997, and the principal owner is Axel Johnson AB. Read more at www.axfood.com.