Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the company’s  organisation and the conduct of the company’s business. The Board continuously monitors the financial situation of the company and the Group, and ensures that the company is organised in such a way that its accounting, cash management and other financial circumstances can be adequately controlled. The Board also ensures that its performance is evaluated on a yearly basis through a systematic and structured process.

The Board’s procedural rules with instructions for the division of responsibilities between the Board and President is updated and adopted yearly. The procedural rules regulates the Board’s obligations, the division of responsibilities within the Board, the number of Board meetings, the annual agenda, the main theme of each meeting, instructions for preparing the agenda and background documentation for decisions, etc.

The Chairman supervises the work of the Board and is responsible for ensuring that the Board carries out its duties in an organised and efficient manner. The Chairman continuously monitors the Group’s development through ongoing contact with the President. The Chairman represents the company in matters related to the ownership structure. In accordance with Sweco’s Articles of Association, the Board of Directors consists of at least three and at most eight members. These members are elected by the Annual General Meeting to serve for the period until the end of the next Annual General Meeting.