The Board of Directors consists of five members elected by the Annual General Meeting on May 14, 2009. Hans Otterling has served as Chairman of the Board. The CEO and CFO take part in board meetings. The Company General Counsel is the secretary of the Board. When appropriate, other employees of the company participate in reporting capacities concerning their particular areas of expertise.
The Board continuously evaluates the performance of Anoto, the CEO and Anoto’s Management.
Eleven of the fifteen meetings in 2009 were part of the Board’s annual schedule. In addition to the Board’s ongoing effort to issue directives and monitor the company’s activities – including the budget, state of the market and strategic direction – the main issues discussed at the meetings were as follows:
February: Review of quarterly and annual accounts with the
Company’s auditor
May: Review of quarterly accounts and meeting of the Board
members following election at the Annual General Meeting
June: The strategy for Anoto
August: Review of quarterly accounts and discussion of
Company’s direction
November: Review of quarterly accounts and discussion
of Company’s direction
December: Adoption of 2010 budget
Documentation is normally distributed approximately one week prior to a meeting. The CEO submits a monthly written report to the Board. The Board has two Committees – an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee – that prepare items for the Board to take up and in certain cases reach decisions delegated to them by the Board.
The Board Members attendance at Board Meetings and Committee Meetings is set forth below as follows:
| Board member |
Number of Board Meetings |
Number of Audit Committee Meetings |
Hans Otterling |
15/15 |
1/1 |
| Christer Fåhraeus* |
6/6 |
1/1 |
| Märtha Josefsson* |
6/6 |
1/1 |
| Stein Revelsby |
14/15 |
1/2 |
| Bernard Gander* |
3/6 |
|
| Håkan Eriksson |
8/15 |
0/1 |
| Hiroshi Yoshioka* |
2/6 |
|
| Leif Eriksrød** |
9/9 |
1/1 |
| Charlotta Falvin** |
8/9 |
0/1 |
*) Board Member upto the AGM 2009
**) Board Member elected at the AGM 2009 |
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