Board of directors
Entercard is a joint venture between Barclays Principal Investments Ltd and Swedbank AB (publ) the “Shareholders”. The Shareholders elect the Board of Directors at the Shareholders’ Annual General Meeting, usually held in end of March each year. The election is proceeded by nomination procedures executed within the Shareholders’ respective organisation.
The Shareholders’ nomination procedures shall ensure diversity within the Board in terms of the directors’ educational and professional backgrounds, gender, age and geographical provenance.
The Board’s composition shall adhere to applicable laws and regulations, and to the Policy on Gender, Equality and Diversity and the Instruction on Suitability Assessment of the Board of Directors, adopted by the Board.
For more information regarding the Shareholders’ governance and nomination procedures visit:
Recommendations regarding suitable Directors, based on the nomination procedures, are submitted to the Shareholders’ Annual General Meeting. The Shareholders’ annual general meeting elects and appoints directors of the Entercard Board based on the recommendations.
Board of Directors:
Christian Kühn
Born in 1972. Board member since 2018.
In Entercard:
- Board of Directors, member
- Governance and Oversight Committee
Christian Kühn is the CFO of Barclaycard Germany. He has extensive experience from senior positions within the banking industry.
Board member’s independency:
- Independent in relation to the bank and the executive management.
Education: Study of Business Administration
Professional experience:
- Finance Director Santander Consumer, Finance Director European Consumer Finance (Royal Bank of Scotland)
Non-executive assignments: none other than EC
Eva-Li Prades Eriksson
Born in 1975. Employee representative since 2017.
In Entercard:
- Board of Directors, member, employee representative
- Senior Partner Manager in Commercial and Broad experience in Card Business
Board Member’s independence:
- Not Applicable
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, University of Stockholm
Bank specific experience
- Operational 22 years
Professional experience:
- Senior Partner Manager and Process Specialist, Entercard
- Project Manager, Marketing Coordinator, Swedbank
- Agent, FöreningsSparbanken
- Executive board member of Finansförbundet (FSU) 2012-2019
Non-executives assignments
- Auditor of Municipality of Huddinge (Kommunrevisionen)
- Member of the Assembly Council Swedish Church of Huddinge.
Fredrik Christofferson
Born in 1969. Board member since 2023.
In Entercard:
- Board of Directors, member
Fredrik Christofferson is the Head of Group Payments at Swedbank.
Board member’s independence:
- Independent in relation to the company and the executive management, but appointed by the major shareholder Swedbank
Education:
- BSC, Business and Economics, University of Uppsala
Professional experience:
- Swedbank since 2022
- Svenska Handelsbanken
Non-executive assignments:
- ATM Holding AB, Board of Directors, Chair
Hege Nilsen Aukan
Born in 1975. Employee representative since 2022
In Entercard
- Board of Directors, employee representative since 2022
- Accountant Specialist, Finance
Education
- NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Food Science, Trondheim
Bank Specific Experience
Operational 18 years
Professional Experience
- Entercard since 2005. 5 years in Customer service, Entercard, and 13 years in Finance, Entercard
Jan-Olof Brunila
Born in 1954. Board member since 2016.
In Entercard:
- Board of Directors. Member since 2016, chair since 2020, Board Remuneration Committee since 2016.
Jan-Olof Brunila is employed by Swedbank and works in the inter-bank payments area
Board member’s independency:
- Independent in relation to the company and the executive management, but appointed by the major shareholder Swedbank
Education:
- MSc in Business Administration, Economics and Commercial law, Abo Akademi University School of Economics
Professional experience:
- Swedbank since 1992
Johan Sälgström
Born in 1975. Board member since 2023.
In Entercard:
- Board of Directors, member
Johan Sälgström is the Head of Group Cards at Swedbank.
Board member’s independence:
- Independent in relation to the company and the executive management, but appointed by the major shareholder Swedbank
Education:
- Master of Science in Business and Economics, Uppsala University
Professional experience:
- Swedbank since 2020
- Nordea 2015-2020
- EY 2007-2015
- OMX Stockholm Stock Exchange 2000-2007
Joseph Jessup
Born in 1979. Board member since 2021.
In Entercard:
- Board of Directors
Joseph (Joe) Jessup is Head of Digital, Data and Analytics for Barclaycard Payments, leading digital and data transformation programmes which drive the strategic growth of the Payments Business. He has over 17 years with experience in the Banking/Payments industry in a range of commercial roles in retail credit cards, commercial issuing and payments acquiring.
Board member’s independency:
- Independent in relation to the bank and the executive management
Education:
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Warwick
- BEng Automotive and Electrical Engineering, University of Bradford
Professional experience:
- Commercial Director Payment Partnerships, Head of Operational Strategy and Planning Payment Acceptance, Head of Sales Strategy, Planning and Performance Management, Barclayard
Tobias Griess
Born in 1968. Board member since 2018.
In Entercard:
- Board of Directors, Deputy Chairman
- Remuneration Committee
Tobias Griess is the CEO of Barclaycard Germany. He has extensive experience from senior positions within the banking industry.
Board member’s independency:
- Independent in relation to the bank and the executive management.
Education:
- Study of Business Administration
Professional experience:
- Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer (Barclaycard), Head of Product & Service Management, Retail and Private Banking (Unicredit Bank AG), Global Head of Mass Market (Unicredit Group), Head of Wealth Management, EMEA (Citigroup Global Consumer Group)
Non-executive assignments: none other than EC