Governance
Board of directors and committees
Born: 1977
Elected: 2024
Education/background: Lars Wingefors is founder and former CEO of Embracer Group. Lars Wingefors started his first video games company at the age of sixteen. He has a broad and long experience in entrepreneurship and business management.
Current relevant assignments: Lars Wingefors is a board member and CEO of Lars Wingefors AB (publ), Chairman of the Board of Embracer Group AB (publ), a board member of Coffee Stain Studios AB (publ) and Storytel AB (publ).
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the Company and Executive Management Team, dependent in relation to major shareholders.
Born: 1953
Elected: 2024
Deputy Chair of the Board. Chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit and Sustainability Committee.
Education/background: Kicki Wallje-Lund has experience in business development from a variety of international companies, especially in the IT sector, primarily for the banking and finance industry as well as board assignments for listed companies on Nasdaq Stockholm, Large and Small cap. She has held leading global positions in companies like NCR, Digital Equipment, AT&T, Philips, ICL and Unisys.
Current assignments: Kicki Wallje-Lund is the deputy chair of the board of Embracer Group AB (publ), a board member of Coffee Stain Studios AB (publ).
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the Company and Executive Management Team, independent in relation to major shareholders.
Born: 1972
Elected: 2024
Chair of the audit- and sustainability committee.
Education/background: Linda Höljö has a Master of Sciences in Economics and Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics and in Engineering Physics from Chalmers University of Techno- logy, Gothenburg, Sweden. Linda Höljö has served as CFO of Proact IT Group and Quant Service and has held senior finance and operations roles at Ericsson. She started her career within investment management and venture capital, with roles at companies such as the Wallenberg Foundations and Investor AB.
Current assignments: Linda Höljö is currently the COO and CFO of Pophouse Entertainment Group. Board member in MM! The Party (Holdings) Ltd, MM! The Party (Property), MM! The Party in Stockholm AB, MM! The Party Ltd, MMTP Production AB, Pop House Creative Productions AB, POP Story AB, Pophouse Entertainment Ltd, Pophouse Exhibitions AB, Pophouse Investment Advisor AB, Pophouse Investment Advisor Ltd, Pophouse No 1 AB, Pophouse No. 2 AB, Pophouse Produktion på Cirkus AB, The Hiddings AB, Pophouse GP Sarl, Pophouse Luxembourg Sarl and Okidox AB. External signatory of Pophouse Entertainment Group AB.
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the company, management and major shareholders.
Born: 1980
Elected: 2024
Member of the Remuneration Committee and the Audit and Sustainability Committee.
Education/background: Jacob Jonmyren holds a Master of Science in Accounting and Financial Management from Stockholm School of Economics and has studied Finance at University of Wisconsin and Media and Communication Studies (Master level) at Stockholm University. Jacob Jonmyren has long experience from the financial markets.
Current assignments: Jacob Jonmyren is CEO and board member at Jacob Jonmyren Kapital AB. Chairman of the Board at Lars Wingefors AB, Consilio International AB and Coffee Stain Group AB (publ). Board member at Wise Birds AB, Garo AB (publ), Embracer Group AB (publ.) and Keep Pushing Group AB. Deputy board member for Abios Holding AB.
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the Company and Executive Management Team, dependent in relation to major shareholders.
Born: 1968
Elected: 2024
Former CEO of Asmodee.
Education/background: Stéphane Carville holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from Université Paris Dauphine, France. Stéphane Carville has a vast experience in executive management in finance and consumer led environments, having held CFO positions in telecom and technology companies and leading the Asmodee group as CFO then CEO for 15 years.
Current assignments: CEO of Belmontet, SCI Smca 1, SCI Smca 2 and ABOUCAR.
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders and dependent in relation to the company and management.
Stéphane Carville provides consultancy services to asmodee regulated under a consultancy agreement that was entered into on 27 August 2024. The consultancy services provided by Stéphane Carville relates to strategy, business development, M&A, investor contacts and mentor to the senior executives.
Born: 1967
Elected: 2024
Founder and Former COO of Asmodee.
Education/background: Marc Nunes is the founder and first CEO of Asmodee, which he founded in 1995 and has helped grow from a local French company to one of the leading global players in the tabletop industry. Across the last 30 years, Marc Nunes has held senior leadership roles within the company, most recently in his capacity of Chief Operating Officer of Asmodee until 2024.
Current assignments: Founder and CEO of Plume Finance and its subsidiaries.
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to major shareholders and dependent in relation to the company and management.
Born: 1966
Elected: 2025
Member of the board’s remuneration committee.
Education/background: Eugene Evans has over 40 years of experience in digital games and entertainment. He has held senior roles in studio management, marketing, licensing and business development at companies such as Viacom, Mythic Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro. He has also advised a number of start-ups leading to several successful exits, and recently positioned Hasbro as the leading digital gaming licensor in the U.S. He currently advises new gaming ventures including Infinity Fiction and Magic Circle.
Current relevant assignments: –
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the company, management and major shareholders.
Born: 1953
Elected: 2024
Deputy Chair of the Board. Chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit and Sustainability Committee.
Education/background: Kicki Wallje-Lund has experience in business development from a variety of international companies, especially in the IT sector, primarily for the banking and finance industry as well as board assignments for listed companies on Nasdaq Stockholm, Large and Small cap. She has held leading global positions in companies like NCR, Digital Equipment, AT&T, Philips, ICL and Unisys.
Current assignments: Kicki Wallje-Lund is the deputy chair of the board of Embracer Group AB (publ), a board member of Coffee Stain Studios AB (publ).
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the Company and Executive Management Team, independent in relation to major shareholders.
Born: 1972
Elected: 2024
Chair of the audit- and sustainability committee.
Education/background: Linda Höljö has a Master of Sciences in Economics and Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics and in Engineering Physics from Chalmers University of Techno- logy, Gothenburg, Sweden. Linda Höljö has served as CFO of Proact IT Group and Quant Service and has held senior finance and operations roles at Ericsson. She started her career within investment management and venture capital, with roles at companies such as the Wallenberg Foundations and Investor AB.
Current assignments: Linda Höljö is currently the COO and CFO of Pophouse Entertainment Group. Board member in MM! The Party (Holdings) Ltd, MM! The Party (Property), MM! The Party in Stockholm AB, MM! The Party Ltd, MMTP Production AB, Pop House Creative Productions AB, POP Story AB, Pophouse Entertainment Ltd, Pophouse Exhibitions AB, Pophouse Investment Advisor AB, Pophouse Investment Advisor Ltd, Pophouse No 1 AB, Pophouse No. 2 AB, Pophouse Produktion på Cirkus AB, The Hiddings AB, Pophouse GP Sarl, Pophouse Luxembourg Sarl and Okidox AB. External signatory of Pophouse Entertainment Group AB.
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the company, management and major shareholders.
Born: 1980
Elected: 2024
Member of the Remuneration Committee and the Audit and Sustainability Committee.
Education/background: Jacob Jonmyren holds a Master of Science in Accounting and Financial Management from Stockholm School of Economics and has studied Finance at University of Wisconsin and Media and Communication Studies (Master level) at Stockholm University. Jacob Jonmyren has long experience from the financial markets.
Current assignments: Jacob Jonmyren is CEO and board member at Jacob Jonmyren Kapital AB. Chairman of the Board at Lars Wingefors AB, Consilio International AB and Coffee Stain Group AB (publ). Board member at Wise Birds AB, Garo AB (publ), Embracer Group AB (publ.) and Keep Pushing Group AB. Deputy board member for Abios Holding AB.
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the Company and Executive Management Team, dependent in relation to major shareholders.
Born: 1953
Elected: 2024
Deputy Chair of the Board. Chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit and Sustainability Committee.
Education/background: Kicki Wallje-Lund has experience in business development from a variety of international companies, especially in the IT sector, primarily for the banking and finance industry as well as board assignments for listed companies on Nasdaq Stockholm, Large and Small cap. She has held leading global positions in companies like NCR, Digital Equipment, AT&T, Philips, ICL and Unisys.
Current assignments: Kicki Wallje-Lund is the deputy chair of the board of Embracer Group AB (publ), a board member of Coffee Stain Studios AB (publ).
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the Company and Executive Management Team, independent in relation to major shareholders.
Born: 1980
Elected: 2024
Member of the Remuneration Committee and the Audit and Sustainability Committee.
Education/background: Jacob Jonmyren holds a Master of Science in Accounting and Financial Management from Stockholm School of Economics and has studied Finance at University of Wisconsin and Media and Communication Studies (Master level) at Stockholm University. Jacob Jonmyren has long experience from the financial markets.
Current assignments: Jacob Jonmyren is CEO and board member at Jacob Jonmyren Kapital AB. Chairman of the Board at Lars Wingefors AB, Consilio International AB and Coffee Stain Group AB (publ). Board member at Wise Birds AB, Garo AB (publ), Embracer Group AB (publ.) and Keep Pushing Group AB. Deputy board member for Abios Holding AB.
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the Company and Executive Management Team, dependent in relation to major shareholders.
Born: 1966
Elected: 2025
Member of the board’s remuneration committee.
Education/background: Eugene Evans has over 40 years of experience in digital games and entertainment. He has held senior roles in studio management, marketing, licensing and business development at companies such as Viacom, Mythic Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro. He has also advised a number of start-ups leading to several successful exits, and recently positioned Hasbro as the leading digital gaming licensor in the U.S. He currently advises new gaming ventures including Infinity Fiction and Magic Circle.
Current relevant assignments: –
Position of dependency: Independent in relation to the company, management and major shareholders.
Senior Executive Management
Born: 1981
Education/background: Master’s degree in Entrepreneurship from HEC Paris and Master of Science IT Management from IMT Atlantique, France. Thomas Kœgler previously held several strategy and management consulting roles before joining asmodee in 2015.
Current assignments: Owner of STOK and investor and board member of Cours Legendre. President of Les Amis de Mouda. Treasury for Innovation Factory.
Born: 1983
Education/background: Business Administration from Università Ca’ Foscari of Venice, Italy and a master’s degree in finance from ESCP Business School, France. Before joining asmodee in 2019, Andrea Gasparini spent over 20 years in corporate finance, holding various roles within the Lagardère Group and Mediobanca Corporate Investment Banking.
Current assignments: –
Born: 1981
Education/background: Bachelors degree in Business & Marketing, HBO Nederland. Marjolein has been in the toys & games industry for 22 years. In 2011 she founded Enigma Distribution Benelux, which was acquired by asmodee in 2016. Remaining in the position of CEO Netherlands for multiple years, she stepped into the role of SVP RTM Business Lead Europe in 2022.
Current assignments: Chairman of the board for ORNES (Dutch Toy Federation)
Born: 1989
Education/background: Master’s in engineering, Specialized in Entrepreneurship and Organizations Management. Jean-Sébastien De Barros previously held strategy and finance consulting roles at Abington Advisory and E&Y before joining asmodee in 2017.
Current assignments: Owner and CEO of Ciel DBO.
Born: 1985
Education/background: Juris Doctor from University of St. Thomas School of Law, the US. Arianna Ryan was previously Senior Manager HR/Legal Affairs at Top Ten Liquors.
Current assignments: Board member of Asmodee North America Inc.
Born: 1978
Education/background: Simon Vivien has a Master of Business Administration from Essec Business School, France. Simon Vivien has several years’ experience in the game industry and has previously held leading brand management & digital transformation roles at Warner Bros and Ubisoft.
Current assignments: –
Born: 1968
Educational Background: Engineering School at Ecole Centrale Paris, Master of Science (DEA) at ECP in Energy Physics & Heat Transfers, France. Alain has been CEO of few Air Liquide Subsidiaries and Zone VP of Subsaharan Africa. He has a 15 years experience as CIO of various Groups (Air Liquide, Transdev, Loxam, Suez) and member of Executive Team.
Current Assignement: -
Born: 1968
Education/background: Jean-Christophe Giraud has around 30 years’ experience in the game industry and previously held Commercial & Management positions at Wizards of the Coast.
Current assignments: –
Born: 1970
Education/background: Master of Engineering from Institut National Polytechnique Grenoble, France and Master 2 Management from Toulouse School of Management, France. Flore Belbis previously held several positions in supply chain and operations in the food-processing industry.
Current assignments: –
General meetings
- About general meetings
Pursuant to the Swedish Companies Act, the general shareholder meeting is the Company’s highest decision-making body.
At the general meeting, the shareholders exercise their voting rights on key issues, such as the adoption of income statements and balance sheets, appropriation of the Company’s profit, discharge from liability of board members and the CEO, election of board members and auditors and remuneration of the board and auditors.
In addition to the annual general meeting (AGM), extraordinary general shareholder meetings may be convened. In accordance with Asmodee Group AB’s articles of association, convening notices for the annual general meeting and extraordinary general shareholder meetings are made by announcement in the Post- och Inrikes Tidningar (the Swedish Official Gazette) and by making the convening notice available on the Asmodee Group AB website. An announcement that notice has been given is published in Svenska Dagbladet. - Right to attend general shareholder meetings
All shareholders who are directly registered in the share register maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB five weekdays before the general shareholder meeting and have notified the Company of their intention to participate (with potential assistants) in the general meeting not later than the date stated in the notice convening the general meeting have the right to attend the general meeting and vote for the number of shares they hold. Shareholders may attend the general shareholder meeting in person or by proxy and may also be accompanied by a maximum of two assistants. Shareholders can normally register for the general shareholder meeting in several different ways stated in the convening notice for the meeting.
- Shareholder initiatives
Shareholders who wish to have a matter addressed at the general shareholder meeting must submit a written request to the Board of Directors. The request must normally have been received by the board not later than seven weeks before the general shareholder meeting.
Nomination committee
- The tasks of the Nomination Committee
The tasks of the Nomination Committee
The main task of the nomination committee is to propose board members for election at the annual general meeting, and as applicable, the extra general meeting.
The nomination committee also prepares the following proposals:
- Proposal for remuneration to non-employee directors elected by the general meeting and remuneration to the auditor.
- Proposal for election of auditor, whereby candidates are selected in cooperation with the audit and sustainability committee.
- Proposal for election of chair at the annual general meeting.
In addition, the committee must consider the Swedish Corporate Governance Code, including the independence rules applicable to the board of directors and its committees.
- Contact the Nomination Committee
Shareholders who wish to submit proposals to the nomination committee are welcome to contact the nomination committee at nominationcommittee@asmodee.com. Proposals shall be submitted in due time before the annual general meeting 2026 to ensure that the proposals can be considered.
- The Nomination Committee’s proposals
The nomination committee’s proposals for the annual general meeting 2026 will be presented in connection with the notice of the annual general meeting 2026.
Principles for appointement of the Nomination... - Information about the members of the nomination committee
Per Fredriksson (Lars Wingefors AB)
Management consultant and novelist. Managing Director Wingefors Group 2009-2015.Previously 30 years of executive management assignments within finance, IT, pulp & paper and cleantech. Furthermore Per has 25 years experience from chairing boards for private organizations and the public sector.
Magnus Tell (Alecta)
Magnus was appointed as Head of Equities at Alecta Tjänstepension in November 2023. Magnus has 25 years of experience in the financial industry and most recently comes from the Tredje AP-fonden (AP3) where he for 10 years held positions as fund manager, member of the fund’s investment committee, Head of the Equity group and with experience from owner-led nomination committees. Prior to that, Magnus was a partner and responsible for the Nordic strategy product within the analysis department at ABG Sundal Collier, a strategist at Deutsche Bank in London and New York, and fund manager at the multi-strategy fund Arrowgrass Plc in London.
Joachim Spetz (Swedbank Robur)
Joachim Spetz is chair of the board of Swedbank Robur Fonder and also works with nomination committee assignments on behalf of Swedbank Robur. Joachim has during his whole professional life worked in fund and capital management, including as action CEO of Swedbank Robur, CEO of Handelsbanken Fonder and CEO of Erik Penser Bank.
Kristian Åkesson (Carnegie Fonder)
Fund manager at Carnegie Fonder.
Governance structure
- About Asmodee Group's governance structure
Asmodee Group is a Swedish public limited liability company with shares listed on Nasdaq Stockholm AB. Our corporate governance is based on Swedish law, our articles of association, internal rules and instructions, the Swedish Corporate Governance Code, Nasdaq Stockholm Rulebook for Issuers and other applicable laws and regulations.
Our Corporate governance involves rules and practices that guides our operations and control, ensuring responsible business practices and value creation. It provides the framework for sound corporate governance, responsible business practice and attaining asmodee’s objectives and creating value in the Group. Well-functioning corporate governance principles assure shareholders and other stakeholders that the activities of Asmodee Group are characterized by reliability, effective management and control, openness, clarity and good business ethics.
The Swedish Corporate Governance Code (“the Code”) is founded on a principle allowing flexibility, where companies can diverge from certain rules if they provide justification. A company shall issue, in connection with the annual report, a special report on corporate governance issues. Asmodee expect to apply the Code in its entirety, without exceptions, and will publish the first corporate governance report in 2025. - Board of Directors
The Board of Directors serves as the highest decision-making authority following the shareholders’ meeting and is responsible for asmodee’s organization, administration, long-term development, and strategy. In accordance with the Swedish Companies Act, this means that the Board of Directors is responsible for several critical functions within asmodee. This includes establishing targets and strategies, ensuring the implementation of procedures and systems for evaluating these targets, continuously assessing the financial position and performance of the company, and evaluating the executive management. The Board is also responsible for ensuring the timely preparation of annual accounts and interim reports . Furthermore, the Board must ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, the Nasdaq Stockholm Rulebook for Issuers, the Swedish Corporate Governance Code, asmodee’s articles of association , and the rule of procedures for the Board.
The Board of Directors of the Company is responsible for the Group’s organization and the management of its business worldwide and is obliged to follow directives provided by the shareholders meeting. The Board of Directors has the authority to establish committees with specific areas of responsibility and may empower these committees to make decision on specific matters, as outlined in the instructions set by the Board. Currently, the Board of Directors has established the Audit and Sustainability Committee and the Remuneration Committee.
- Audit and Sustainability Committee
The Audit and Sustainability Committee’s main task is to prepare matters for resolution by the Board and provide preparatory support to the Board. The Committee has an advisory role to the Board of Directors and is responsible for ensuring the quality of financial reporting and the efficiency of internal controls, audits, and risk management, and the Group’s sustainability work. The Audit & Sustainability Committee meets several times a year.
- The Renumeration Committee
The Board has assigned a Remuneration Committee to prepare remuneration guidelines for the CEO and the Group Executive Management Team members. Furthermore, the Committee supports the Board, with the approval of remuneration and benefits of the CEO and, in dialogue with the CEO, assist with or resolve on various other remuneration matters in relation to the Executive Management Team.
- CEO & Executive Management Team
The CEO of asmodee is appointed by the Board and is responsible for handling the day-to-day management and lead the Executive Management Team. The CEO ensures that the Board is provided with sufficient information to make well-informed decisions.
The Executive Management Team consist of the CEO, CFO, Chief Product Officer – EVP Publishing, Chief Commercial Officer – EVP Route to Market, EVP -Supply-Chain, Chief Communications Officer, Chief People Officer and EVP Business Development. The responsibilities include overall business development, strategic matters, and operations of the Group to ensure Asmodee fulfils its vision and goals.
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