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The Audit Committee is responsible for ensuring that the financial performance of the Group is accurately reported and monitored. In addition, it reviews the reports from the auditors relating to the accounts and internal control systems. It meets at least twice a year with the auditors. The Audit Committee is comprised of Marlene Forsell and Patrick Clase and is chaired by Marlene Forsell.
The Remuneration Committee – reviews the performance of the senior managers and sets and reviews the scale and structure of their remuneration, the basis of their remuneration and the terms of their service agreements with due regard to the interests of shareholders. The Remuneration Committee is comprised of Cecilia de Leeuw, Anders Ström and Lars Stugemo and is chaired by Cecilia de Leeuw.
A Nomination Committee is appointed each year by the major shareholders in accordance with the instruction for the Nomination Committee adopted by the Annual General Meeting of shareholders (AGM). The main responsibility of the Nomination Committee is to propose Board members for election at the AGM. The Nomination Committee, which is independent from the Board, is responsible for reviewing the size, structure and composition of the Board, succession planning, the appointment of replacement and/or additional directors, and for making the appropriate recommendations to the AGM. The Nomination Committee also prepares proposals regarding Chairman of the Meeting, Board remuneration, fees to the auditor and election of auditor, and, if necessary, proposal for changes in the instruction to the Nomination Committee. In its evaluation of the Board, the Committee holds individual interviews with the Board members. The members of the Nomination Committee shall represent all shareholders and be appointed by the three or four largest shareholders as at 30 September each year having expressed their willingness to participate in the Nomination Committee. Kambi’s Nomination Committee shall consist of not less than four, and not more than five members, of which one shall be the Chair of the Board.
Shareholders who would like to make proposals to the Nomination Committee may do so via e-mail to: nomination.committee@kambi.com.
Group structure
Board of directors
The Company’s Board of Directors consists of five members, including the Chair of the Board.
Lars Stugemo (Chair)
Member of the Remuneration Committee, Member of the Nomination Committee
Born: 1961
Education: MSc. in Electronics Engineering from KTH
Nationality: Swedish
Board member since: 2014 (incorporation)
Experience: Lars was a co-founder of HiQ International, an IT and management consultancy firm founded in 1995, where he served as the CEO and President until its recent divestment. Lars has been a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences since 2013.
Other assignments: Member of the Board of Camfil AB, Creades AB, Lime Technologies AB and Lumera AB
Holdings in Kambi Group plc: 34,485 shares
Independent of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code
of Corporate Governance: Yes
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance: Yes
Anders Ström
Chair of the Nomination Committee, Member of the Remuneration Committee
Born: 1970
Education: Studies in Mathematics, Statistics and Economics at Karlstad University
Nationality: Swedish
Board member since: 2014 (incorporation)
Experience: Anders is founder of the sports information company Trav-och Sporttjänsten in 1993. He was founder of Kindred Group plc in 1997, where he held various positions including Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board. Anders was co-founder of Kambi Sports Solutions in 2010, Chair of the Advisory Board of Kambi until May 2014 and then a Board member since Kambi’s listing in 2014.
Other assignments: Director of Veralda (FL) AG and Veralda Investment Limited
Holdings in Kambi Group plc:
6,078,188 shares
Independent of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance: Yes
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance: No
Patrick Clase
Member of the Audit Committee
Born: 1968
Education: BSc. in Economics from Lund University and a CEFA from the Stockholm School of Economics
Nationality: Swedish
Board member since: 2014 (incorporation)
Experience: Highly experienced in the financial markets, Patrick has worked, among other positions, as a financial analyst with ABG Sundal Collier and with Alfred Berg.
Other assignments: Chief Investment Officer and a Director of Veralda (FL) AG
Holdings in Kambi Group plc: 52,000 shares
Independent of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance: Yes
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance: No
Marlene Forsell
Chair of the Audit Committee
Born: 1976
Education: MSc. in Business Administration and Economics from Stockholm School of Economics
Nationality: Swedish
Board member since: 2018
Experience: Marlene recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Swedish Match, a global fast-moving consumer goods company within tobacco. Prior to becoming CFO, Marlene held various positions at Swedish Match, having previously worked as an analyst at Ernst & Young.
Other assignments: Member of the Board of Addsecure AB, Index Pharmaceuticals AB, Lime Technologies AB, Nobia AB and Scandinavian Tobacco Group AS
Holdings in Kambi Group plc: 3,450 shares
Independent of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance: Yes
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance: Yes
Cecilia de Leeuw
Chair of the Remuneration Committee
Born: 1968
Education: MSc. in Industrial Engineering and Management from Institute of Technology in Linköping
Nationality: Swedish
Board member since: 2019
Experience: Before joining C-RAD as CEO in December 2022, Cecilia was most recently with Tietoevry as Vice President, Head of Industry Telecom and Consumer since 2018. Before this, Cecilia was with Ericsson AB where she held various senior leadership positions, including VP of Sales in Canada for Ericsson North America. Cecilia has vast experience from complex system sales and global product management, including postings in Asia and North America.
Other assignments: Member of the Board of Net Insight AB
Holdings in Kambi Group plc: 1,400 shares
Independent: Yes
Independent of the company and the company management as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance: Yes
Independent of major shareholders in the company as defined by the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance: Yes
Executive management
Kristian Nylén
Chief Executive Officer
Kristian joined Unibet in 2000 and within three years had assumed
responsibility for Unibet’s entire Sportsbook operation and joined the Group’s
management
team.
Kristian became CEO of Kambi upon its formation in 2010 and leads on all commercial
aspects
of
the business.
Kristian Nylén holds 742, 500 shares and 77, 500 options in the Company.
1970
Nationality:
Swedish
Mathematics and
Statistics from the University of Karlstad
David Kenyon
Chief Financial Officer
Having qualified at KPMG, David joined Unibet in 2002 as Group Financial
Controller, working on Unibet’s NASDAQ OMX Stockholm listing. He then spent two years at
the
Capital Pub Company as CFO, where he floated the company on AIM, before moving back to
Unibet in
2008. David has been CFO of Kambi, leading the financial and corporate functions, since
its
formation.
David Kenyon holds 49, 676 shares and 52, 500 options in the Company.
1975
Nationality:
British
Erik Lögdberg
Managing Director, Kambi Sportsbook
Erik joined Unibet in 2005, quickly becoming head of live betting, with responsibilities including operations and product development. This period coincided with the growth in live betting and the formation of Kambi. Erik became COO of Kambi in 2021 before being named Managing Director of Kambi in 2023.
Erik Lögdberg holds 55,806 shares and 32,500 options in the Company.
1979
Nationality:
Swedish
MSc. Electrical Engineering From the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Cecilia Wachtmeister
Chief Commercial Officer
Cecilia joined the Kambi executive management team in 2019, where she took on responsibility
for the Group’s Commercial, Marketing Communications, Strategy and Human Resources
functions. Cecilia previously spent more than 20 years at Ericsson, during which time she
held various senior and international positions in the company, gaining vast experience of
long sales cycles in B2B.
Cecilia Wachtmeister holds 12,536 shares and 32,500 options in the Company.
1966
Nationality:
Swedish
MSc. in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Institute of Technology in
Linköping, Sweden
David Carter
Chief Legal Officer
Achieving his LLB and LPC from the University of Exeter, David qualified at international law
firm Olswang (now CMS Nabarro Olswang LLP) and was a member of the Media, Communications and
Technology team from 2001 to 2010. Having headed up the legal team at Endemol Sport until
2012, he then joined iGaming operator Gamesys (now part of Bally’s Corporation) where he
served as General Counsel until the end of 2020, advising on all material corporate and
commercial transactions worldwide. Now Chief Legal Officer at Kambi, David leads the legal
and regulatory function.
David Carter holds 0 shares and 15,000 options in the Company.
1979
Nationality:
British
LLB from the University of Exeter
Kamil Gajewski
Chief Strategy Officer
Kamil is responsible for overseeing and driving the Kambi Group strategy and corporate development. Kamil previously spent five years as Kambi’s head of business development and business intelligence. Prior to joining the company in 2011, Kamil had spells at gaming companies bwin and Ongame.
Kamil Gajewski holds 9,497 shares and 22,500 options in the Company.
1982
Nationality:
Swedish
MSc. in Business Administration from Uppsala University
Kris Saw
Chief Technology Officer
Kris joined Kambi in 2010 as Head of IT Operations before being named Chief Technology Officer for the Group in 2020. With a strong background in technical architecture and scaling software systems, Kris is responsible for technical strategy, security and compliance across the whole Kambi Group.
Kris Saw holds 6,397 shares and 20,000 options in the Company.
1979
Nationality:
Australian and Swedish
Studies in Mathematics and Computer Science at Curtin University
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