Kinnevik takes into Google Profile of the Board – Dagens Industri

The investment company Kinnevik proposes election of Mario Queiroz new Board member. Mario Queiroz is now Product Manager at Google where he is responsible for Chromecast and Android TV operations.

It was March 11 this year that Kinnevik’s Nomination Committee presented its proposals to the Annual General Meeting 2016. The Nomination Committee then proposed the election of Tom Boardman new Chairman and Lothar Lanz as a new director. To re-proposed Board members Anders Borg, Dame Amelia Fawcett, Wilhelm Klingspor, Erik Mitteregger, John Shakeshaft and Cristina Stenbeck.

Nomination Committee announced that it had decided to propose an additional person, Mario Queiroz, a new member.

Mario will contribute a unique perspective.

Mario Queiroz has the title of Vice President of Product Management at Google where he is responsible for Chromecast and Android TV operations. Earlier on Google led Mario product development of Android, including key parts of the operating system, mobile applications, Android Market and Google’s first Nexus smartphone, it is said in the press release.

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Prior to joining Google in 2005, Mario worked for 16 years at HP, including responsibility for the company’s e-commerce department.

Between 2008 and 2013, Mario Member of the Board of Metro International.

Mario is Brazilian and American citizen, and has BSC and MSc degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

“the Nominating Committee is pleased to propose to Mario Queiroz as new Board member. Mario will provide a unique perspective on how consumers’ digital lifestyles can be further improved through innovation of products and technology platforms in Kinnevik’s portfolio companies, “said Chairman of the Committee, Cristina Stenbeck, in a written comment.

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Kinnevik’s board has also decided to propose an additional cash transfer value of SEK 18 per share to the Annual General Meeting May 23, 2016, totaling about 5 billion, through a mandatory redemption program.

the Nomination Committee consists of Cristina Stenbeck was appointed by Verdere S.A. R. L., Wilhelm Klingspor appointed by the Klingspor family, Ramsay Brufer appointed by Alecta, James Anderson, appointed by Baillie Gifford and Edvard von Horn appointed by the von Horn family.