Work of the Board of Directors
The Board’s main responsibility is to manage Nordisk Bergtekniks’ business in the best interests of the company and shareholders, as well as to safeguard and promote a good corporate culture. The Board is also responsible for the organisation and management of the Group. The Board continuously assesses Nordisk Bergtekniks’ financial position and ensures that the company’s financial position can be adequately verified. The Board of Directors decides on issues related to the Group’s strategic direction and organisation, and decides on key acquisitions, investments, and disposals.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors has a special responsibility to ensure that the work of the Board of Directors is well organised and conducted efficiently, and that the Board of Directors fulfils its duties and obligations. The Chairman of the Board of Directors organises and leads the work of the Board of Directors, is responsible for contacts with the owners in ownership matters and ensures that the work of the Board of Directors is evaluated annually.
The Board of Directors continuously evaluates the work of the CEO and Group Management. Before every AGM, and based on proposals made by the Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors prepares proposals for guidelines for remuneration to the CEO and other senior executives. The basis for the Board´s work relies on the rules of procedure for the Board of Directors, the CEO instructions, and the principles for division of work between the CEO, Chairman of the Board, the Board of Directors, and various committees established by the Board of Directors. The Board’s rules of procedure and the CEO instructions are revised and updated annually.
Committees
The Board has established an audit committee and a remuneration committee. The work of the committees is mainly of a preparatory and advisory nature, but the Board may delegate decision making authority to the committees in special cases.
Board independence
The table below presents the Board members and their independence, partly in relation to Nordisk Bergteknik and its senior executives, and partly in relation to the Company’s major shareholders. Major shareholders are defined in the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance as shareholders who directly or indirectly control 10 % or more of the shares or votes in the Company.