Board of Directors

Scandic's Board of Directors consists of six members as well as 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. Chairman 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). Board member of Bramora Ltd, Escape Travel AS, Escape Travel A/S and Parques Reunidos S.A. Industrial advisor to EQT.

Previous positions: Chairman/CEO Tjæreborg, Always and Saga Tours. Chairman of 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

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Gunilla Rudebjer

Member of the Board of Directors since 2022. Chairman of the Audit Committee. Member of the Compensation Comittee.

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), Skistar AB (publ) and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC).

Previous assignments: CFO Scandic Hotels, Cision, Parks & Resorts Scandinavia, Mandator and TUI Nordic. Board member of Oriflame Holding AG.

Shareholdings: 8,039

Independency in relation to major shareholders: Yes.

Independency in relation to the company and management: Yes.

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Frank Veenstra

Member of the Board of Directors since 2024. Member of the Audit Committee. Member of the Investment Committee.

Born: 1968.

Nationality: Dutch

Education: Bachelor in hotel management from the Hotel Management School Maastricht, HOFAM-kvalificerad controller from NIVE Instituut voor Controlling.

Other current assignments: Owner, Mainstay Hospitality, Guest lecturer, Breda University of Applied Sciences.

Previous assignments: Deputy Head of Global Hospitality at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Senior Advisor at Corinthia Hotels Limited. Corporate Officer Development & Asset Management at NN Hotels. Group Controller at YMCA Management.

Shareholdings: 0.

Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes.

Independent in relation to the company and management: Yes

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Kristina Patek

Member of the Board of Directors since 2020. Member of the Audit Committee. Member of the Compensation 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 Plattform24 and Matilda Foodtech.

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

Shareholdings: 13,522
(In addition, Stena Sessan AB holds 29,016,865 shares)

Independency in relation to major shareholders: No

Independency in relation to the company and management: Yes

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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 Assemblin Group AB. Board member of Axfast AB, Stiftelsen Nobel Center and Urban Escape 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

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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).

Lars-Åke Bokenberger

Member of the Board of Directors since 2025. Member of the Investment Committee.

Born: 1968.

Education: Bachelor of Science (Economics) from the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and Concordia University Montréal, Canada.

Other current assignments: Chair of the Board of Wallenstam AB and Mattssons Fastighetsutveckling AB. Vice Chair and member of the Board of Convendum Corporation AB (publ). Member of the Board of Ferroamp AB (publ) and Mertzig Asset Management AB.

Previous assignments: Member of the Board of AMF Fastigheter AB and Colive AB. Stock Manager (Sweden) at AMF Pension and Stock Analyst and Head of Analysis at Alfred Berg ABN AMRO.

Shareholding: 20 000.

Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes.

Independent in relation to the company and management: Yes

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

Frank Veenstra

Kristina Patek

Fredrik Wirdenius

Marianne Sundelius

Lars-Åke Bokenberger

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