Work of the Board of Directors

The Board shall consist of not fewer than five and not more than ten members, elected by the Annual General Meeting. The employees are represented on the Board. The Board Members are elected for a period of one year.

The Annual General Meeting elects a Nomination Committee, which nominates candidates to the Annual General Meeting for election as Board members, proposes the fees to be paid to Board members and nominates auditors and the fees to be paid to them.

Work of the Board of Directors

In 2022, NCC’s Board held six scheduled meetings, three unscheduled meetings and the statutory meeting directly after the AGM. The Board’s work focuses primarily on strategic issues, the adoption and follow-up of operational goals, business plans, financial accounts, major investments and divestments, plus other decisions that have to be addressed by the Board. In conjunction with one Board meeting, the Board of Directors performed a worksite visit in Helsinki. In addition to the CEO and the CFO, other senior NCC executives participated in Board meetings in order to present matters, and the Senior Legal Counsel served as secretary.

The tasks of the Audit Committee, within the framework of the work of the Board, include monitoring the company's financial statements and preparing matters related to the company's financial statements and audit in accordance with Chapter 8, Section 49 b of the Swedish Companies Act, and fulfill the duties pursuant to EU ordinance No. 537/2014. In 2022, the Committee held seven meetings. All members attended six of these meetings and two of three members attended one of the meetings.

In December 2018, in accordance with the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance, the Board of Directors established an independent internal audit function, Group Internal Audit, which has since conducted audits of the entire Group on assignment from the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.

The Board’s Project Committee assists in the preparation, analysis and decisions regarding tenders in contracting operations for projects exceeding SEK 1.5 billion. In 2022, the Committee addressed six projects and held four meetings, attended by all members.

The Board’s evaluation of its work was conducted by asking all Board members to anonymously respond to a questionnaire. The results were then compiled and discussed by the Board. This documentation was also presented to the Nomination Committee.

Chairman of the Board

The Chairman of the Board directs the work conducted by the Board and maintains regular contact with the President and CEO, in order to continuously monitor the Group’s operations and development. The Chairman represents the Company in ownership matters and is a co-opted member of the Nomination Committee but has no voting right.

Evaluation of the Board of Directors and Auditors

The Board of Directors is evaluated within the framework of the Nomination Committee’s work. The Board also performs an annual evaluation of its work and the format for performing Board work, which also constitutes part of the Nomination Committee’s evaluation. The Audit Committee also assists the Nomination Committee in evaluating the work of the auditors.

Internal control

The Board has overall responsibility for the internal control of financial reporting. Each year, the Board establishes rules of procedure for the Board’s work and an instruction concerning the division of work between the Board and the Chief Executive Officer. According to this instruction, the President and CEO is responsible for the internal control and for contributing to an efficient control environment.

Board remuneration

In accordance with the Nomination Committee’s proposal, the AGM 2023 resolved that Board fees be paid in a total amount of SEK 4,500,000, excluding fees for work on committees, distributed so that the Chairman of the Board receives SEK 1,500,000 (unchanged) and each other member receives SEK 500,000 (unchanged). Fees will be paid to the members of the Audit Committee as follows: the Chair of the Committee will receive SEK 175,000 and each other member will receive SEK 125,000. Fees will be paid to the members of the Project Committee as follows: the Chair of the Committee will receive SEK 125,000 and other member will receive SEK 100,000.

Audit Committee

The Board's Audit Commitee comprices of Board Members Angela Langemar Olsson, Mats Jönsson and Birgit Nørgaard. The chairman of the Audit Committee is Angela Langemar Olsson.

Project Committee

The Board's Project Commitee comprices of Board Members Alf Göransson and Daniel Kjørberg Siraj. The chairman of the Project Committee is Alf Göransson.

Board attendance in numbers, 2022

Alf Göransson, Chairman of the Board: 10 (10)
Geir Magne Aarstad, Board Member: 10 (10)
Simon de Château, Board Member: 9 (10)
Mats Jönsson, Board Member: 10 (10)
Angela Langemar Olsson, Board Member: 10 (10)
Birgit Nørgaard, Board Member: 10 (10)