Sweden's Kinnevik picks Baillie Gifford's Anderson as new chairman
19/03/2021 07:31
STOCKHOLM, March 19 (Reuters) - Swedish investment firm
Kinnevik KINVb.ST said on Friday it was proposing James
Anderson as its new chairman, after Dame Amelia Fawcett said in
November she would not be available for re-election.
Anderson, born in 1959, will retire from his position at
asset manager Baillie Gifford, where he became partner in 1987,
during the first half of 2022, Kinnevik said in a statement.
It added that it was also proposing Harald Mix, CEO of Altor
Equity Partners, as new director of the board, while Henrik
Poulsen and Wilhelm Klingspor would not stand for re-election.
Kinnevik's shareholders include Sweden's wealthy Stenbeck
family.
(Reporting by Helena Soderpalm; editing by Niklas Pollard)
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