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. 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). Board member of Bramora Ltd, Escape Travel AS, Wayday Travel and Parques 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. 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.

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,
professional accounting, NICE Instituut voor Controlling.

Other current assignments: Owner, Mainstay Hospitality, Guest lecturer, Breda University of Applied Sciences, Senior advisor, Corinthia Hotels Limited and Wundermart.

Previous assignments: Senior Portfolio Manager & Deputy Head of Global Hospitality at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Senior VP Development & Asset Management, NN Hotels. Group Controller, YMCA Management.

Shareholdings: 0.

Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes.

Independent in relation to the company and management: Yes

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 Didner & Gerge Fonder, Resurs Bank, 24Health, Doktor24 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: 11,522
(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

Michael Levie

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

Born: 1960.

Nationality: Dutch.

Education: MBA in hospitality management from ESSEC Business School.

Other current assignments: Major shareholder of Smarels Holding.

Previous assignments: Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, citizenM. Management positions in NH Hotels and Sonesta Hotels. Board member of HFTP.

Shareholdings: 0.

Independent in relation to major shareholders: Yes.

Independent in relation to the company and management: Yes.

Fredrik Wirdenius

Member of the Board of Directors since 2015. Chairman 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 and Stiftelsen Nobel Center.

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

Frank Veenstra

Kristina Patek

Michael Levie

Fredrik Wirdenius

Marianne Sundelius

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