Proposals by the committees of Tieto's Board of Directors to the Annual General Meeting to be convened on 25 March 2010
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Tieto CorporationStock Exchange Release 16 February 2010, 9.00 am EETThe committees of Tieto Corporation's Board of Directors propose to the AnnualGeneral Meeting that the meeting would decide as follows:1 Composition of the Board of Directors and their remunerationThe Remuneration and Nomination Committee of the Board of Directors proposes tothe Annual General Meeting that the Board of Directors have eight members andthat the current Board members Kimmo Alkio, Risto Perttunen, Markku Pohjola andOlli Riikkala be re-elected and in addition Christer Gardell, Kurt Jofs, EvaLindqvist and Teuvo Salminen are proposed to be elected as new Board members.The current Board members Bruno Bonati, Mariana Burenstam Linder and AndersUllberg have informed that they will not be available for re-election. The termof office of the Board members ends at the close of the next Annual GeneralMeeting. All the proposed candidates have given their consent to being elected.Christer Gardell (born 1960) is the Founder and Managing Partner of CevianCapital, a fund focused on public companies in Europe with headquarter inStockholm, Sweden. He holds a Master of Science from Stockholm School ofEconomics, including studies at the London Business School. He is currently aBoard member of Metso Corporation.Kurt Jofs (born 1958), M.Sc. (Tech.) has an extensive experience in variousindustries. During 2003-2008 he acted as Executive Vice President of EricssonGroup and was responsible for Networks business unit. He is currently theChairman of the Board of Northern Hotels Holding AB and a Board member of ASATransport AB.Eva Lindqvist (born 1958), M.Sc. (Eng.), MBA from Melbourne University, has helddifferent positions within the Ericsson Group during 1981-1999. She has also hada number of leading positions within TeliaSonera AB during 2000-2007, forexample, Senior Vice President of Mobile Business and President and Head ofInternational Carrier. She holds various Board positions, e.g. in Schibsted ASAand Assa Abloy AB.Teuvo Salminen (born 1954), M.Sc. (Econ.), MBA from Helsinki School ofEconomics, Authorized Public Accountant, is a Senior Advisor in P? PLC andwas Deputy to the President and CEO until the end of 2009. He joined P? in1985 and has acted in various positions, inter alia, as the Chief FinancialOfficer and member of the Group Executive Committee. He has been a Board Memberof CapMan Plc as from 2001 and Vice Chairman of the Board as from 2005. As of 1January 2010, he was appointed Advisor at CapMan Plc. He has also been a Boardmember in YIT Corporation during 2001-2009.In addition to the above, the company's personnel shall appoint two members,each with a personal deputy, to the Board of Directors. The personnelrepresentatives on the Board are Anders Eriksson (deputy Bo Persson) and JariL?ivuori (deputy Esa Koskinen).The Committee proposes that the remuneration of the Board of Directors beunchanged as follows: monthly remuneration of EUR 2 500 to the ordinary membersof the Board of Directors, EUR 3 800 to the Vice Chairman and EUR 5 700 to theChairman. The same fee as to the Board Vice Chairman will be paid to theChairman of a Board Committee unless the same individual is also the Chairman orVice Chairman of the Board. In addition to these fees, it is proposed that themembers of the Board of Directors be paid a remuneration of EUR 800 for eachboard meeting and for each permanent or temporary committee meeting. It is thecompany's practice not to pay fees to Board members who are also employees ofthe Tieto Group.2 Remuneration and election of the auditorThe Audit and Risk Committee of the Board of Directors proposes to the AnnualGeneral Meeting that the auditor to be elected at the Annual General Meeting bereimbursed according to the auditor's invoice and incompliance with the purchaseprinciples approved by the committee.The committee proposes that the firm of authorized public accountantsPricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd. be re-elected as the company's auditor for thefinancial year 2010.The proposals will be included in the notice to the Annual General Meeting whichwill be published later.For further information, please contact:Jouko Lonka, General Counsel, tel. +358 2072 68719, +358 400 424 451,jouko.lonka(at)tieto.comTIETO CORPORATIONDISTRIBUTIONNASDAQ OMX HelsinkiNASDAQ OMX StockholmPrincipal MediaTieto is an IT service company providing IT, R&D and consulting services. Withapproximately 16 000 experts, we are among the leading IT service companies inNorthern Europe and the global leader in selected segments. We specialize inareas where we have the deepest understanding of our customers' businesses andneeds. Our superior customer centricity and Nordic expertise set us apart fromour competitors.www.tieto.com
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