Board of Directors

Scandic's Board of Directors consists of seven members, including one employee representative.

Per G. Braathen

Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2018. Member of the Board of Directors since 2007. Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Member of the Investment Committee.

Born: 1960.

Nationality: Norweigan.

Education: MBA from Schiller University London, UK.

Other current assignments: Owner and Chairman of Braganza, Chairman of Braathens Regional Airlines AB (BRA) and Bramora Ltd. Board member of Escape Travel AS, Wayday Travel and Parque Reunidos S.A. Industrial advisor to EQT.

Previous positions: Chairman/CEO Tjæreborg, Always and Saga Tours. Chairman Escape Travel A/S SunHotels AG. Board member of BRAbank ASA, Arken Zoo Holding AB, Kristiansand Dyrepark AS, Ticket Leisure Travel AB and Ticket Biz AB.

Shareholdings: 1,433,305 (private and through companies)

Independency in relation to major shareholders: Yes

Independency in relation to the company and management: Yes

Gunilla Rudebjer

Member of the Board of Directors since 2022.

Born: 1959.

Nationality: Swedish.

Education: Master of Science in Business and Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden.

Other current assignments: : Board member of Ambea AB (publ), NCAB Group AB (publ), Oriflame Holding AG and Swedish Space Corporation.

Previous assignments: CFO Cision, Parks & Resorts Scandinavia, Mandator and TUI Nordic.

Shareholdings: 6,039.

Independency in relation to major shareholders: Yes.

Independency in relation to the company and management: Yes.

Kristina Patek

Member of the Board of Directors since 2020. Member of the Audit Committee.

Born: 1969.

Nationality: Swedish.

Education: Master of Science in Business Studies and Economics, Uppsala University.

Other current assignments: Senior Investment Director at Stena Sessan, Board member of Didner & Gerge Fonder, Resurs Banken, 24Health and Matilda Foodtech.

Previous positions: Management Consultant at Accenture and Cell Network, Investment Manager at Ratos, Partner of the private equity fund Scope and Head of M&A at the Tieto Corporation.

Shareholdings: 3,029 (In addition, Stena Sessan AB holds 37,974,365 shares)

Independency in relation to major shareholders: No

Independency in relation to the company and management: Yes

Grant Hearn

Member of the Board of Directors since 2014. Member of the Compensation Committee. Chairman of the Investment Committee.

Born: 1958.

Nationality: British.

Education: Diploma in Hotel and Tourism Management, Shannon College of Hotel Management, Ireland.

Other current assignments: –

Previous assignments: Chairman of The Hotel Collection, Amaris Hospitality, Shearings Holidays Ltd and UK Hospitality. Board member of London & Partners Ltd, Thame and London Ltd, TLLC Group Holdings Ltd and Travelodge Hotels Ltd.

Shareholdings: 5,568

Independency in relation to major shareholders: Yes

Independency in relation to the company and management: Yes

Thérèse Cedercreutz

Member of the Board of Directors since 2021. Member of the Investment Committee.

Born: 1969.

Nationality: Finnish citizen.

Education: Degree of Master of Science in Business Administration and Economics. Åbo Akademi University, Finland.

Other current assignments: Senior Advisor at Miltton Group. Chairman of EAB Group Oyj. Board member of Tokmanni Oyj and Vieser Oy.

Previous assignments: Founder and CEO of Strategy and Design Consultancy Inc, CEO and COO of 358 Advertising Agency, VP Business Development at Spoiled Milk, Director Global Marketing at F-Secure Oyj, Director Sales and Business Development EMEA at THQ Wireless. Board member of HappyOrNot.

Shareholdings: 0

Independency in relation to major shareholders: Yes

Independency in relation to the company and management: Yes

Martin Svalstedt

Member of the Board of Directors since 2017. Member of the Audit Committee. Member of the Compensation Committee.

Born: 1963.

Nationality: Swedish.

Education: Education: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Law from the University of Karlstad, Sweden.

Other current assignments: Member of the Board in Formica Capital, Gunnebo Holding AB and Stena International SA.

Previous assignments: CEO of Stena Adatum and Stena Sessan. CFO at Capio and other senior financial positions. Chairman of the Board of Ballingslöv International, Meda, Gunnebo, Stena Renewable, Envac, Mediatec Group och Blomsterlandet. Member of the Board in Midsona, Song Networks.

Shareholdings: 180,000

Independency in relation to major shareholders: No

Independency in relation to the company and management: Yes

Fredrik Wirdenius

Member of the Board of Directors since 2015. Member of the Investment Committee.

Born: 1961.

Nationality: Swedish.

Education: Master of Science in Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.

Other current assignments: Chairman of Willhem AB, Hållbo AB and 3E Property AB. Board member of Assemblin Group AB, Axfast AB and Nobelhuset AB

Previous assignments: CEO of Vasakronan AB. Several senior positions within Skanska.

Shareholdings: 5,816

Independency in relation to major shareholders: Yes

Independency in relation to the company and management: Yes

Marianne Sundelius

Member of the Board of Directors since 2017. Employee representative.

Born: 1967.

Nationality: Swedish.

Education: University courses within leadership and psychology, Economic studies at High school.

Other current assignments: –

Previous assignments: Employee representative Sara Hotels AB and Reso Hotels AB.

Shareholdings in Scandic: 0

Independency in relation to major shareholders: Yes

Independency in relation to the company and management: No, (employee representative).

About Scandic

Scandic is the largest Nordic hotel operator with a network of about 280 hotels with 58,000 hotel rooms in operation and under development in six countries. Scandic Friends is the biggest loyalty program in the Nordic hotel sector. Corporate responsibility has always been a part of Scandic’s DNA. Since December 2, 2015, Scandic has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Read more about Scandic.

Board of Directors

Per G. Braathen

Gunilla Rudebjer

Kristina Patek

Grant Hearn

Thérèse Cedercreutz

Martin Svalstedt

Fredrik Wirdenius

Marianne Sundelius

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