{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"168858","rtpr_id":"nWkrbFFLmz-20261014","ticker":"AQ","exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","all_tickers":["AQ"],"title":"Nomination Committee for AQ Group appointed","author":"Cision","published_at":"2026-10-14T12:00:13.931Z","article_body":"AQ Group\nAccording to the instruction for the Nomination Committee valid from the\nAnnual General Meeting 2022 until further notice shall AQ Group's Nomination\nCommittee consist of the four persons appointed by each of the four\nshareholders with the largest number of votes based on Euroclear Sweden AB´s\nownership statistics as per the last day in August each year. If a shareholder\nwaives its right to appoint a member, the right shall pass to the next largest\nshareholder.\n\nAccordingly, the Nomination Committee has prior to the Annual General Meeting\n2027 now been appointed and consists of the following members:\n* Björn Henriksson, representing Nordea Fonder\n \n* Stephan Müchler, representing Swedbank Robur Fonder\n \n* Per Olof Andersson, own holding\n \n* Claes Mellgren, own holding\nThe Nomination Committee has elected Björn Henriksson as its chairman.\n\nThe Annual General Meeting will take place on April 22, 2027, in Västerås.\n\nThe Nomination Committee's tasks shall include evaluation of the composition\nand work of the Board of Directors, and it shall submit proposals to the\nAnnual General Meeting regarding:\n* election of chairman at the AGM\n \n* number of board members and auditors\n \n* election of board members and chairman of the board\n \n* election of auditor\n \n* remuneration to the Board, committees, and auditor\n \n* where appropriate, proposals for changes in the current Nomination Committee\ninstructions\nThe Nomination Committee's proposals will be presented in the notice to the\nAnnual General Meeting.\n\nShareholders who wish to submit proposals to the Nomination Committee may do\nso before the end of January 2027 via e-mail to ir@aqgroup.com (with header\n“To the Nomination Committee”) or by letter to the Nomination Committee,\nAQ Group AB, Regattagatan 29, 723 48 Västerås.\n________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\nFor further information contact:\nÅsa Landén Ericsson, chairman of the board,  asa.landen@insead.edu,\ntelephone +46 70 858 23 25\nThe information was released for publication at 14:00 hours CEST on October\n14, 2026.\n________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\n\nAQ in brief\n\nAQ is a global manufacturer of components and systems to demanding industrial\ncustomers and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm’s main market. The Group\nconsists mainly of operating companies each of which develop their special\nskills, and in cooperation with other companies, striving to provide cost\neffective solutions in close cooperation with the customer.\n\nThe Group headquarter is in Västerås, Sweden. AQ has 8,000 employees in\nBulgaria, Poland, Lithuania, Sweden, China, Estonia, Hungary, Mexico, Finland,\nIndia, Canada, USA, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Great Britain and Czech Republic.\nIn 2025 AQ had net sales of SEK 9 billion, and the Group has since its start\nin 1994 shown profit every quarter.\n\nwww.aqgroup.com\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/aq-group/r/nomination-committee-for-aq-group-appointed%2Cc4408665\n\nNomination committee for AQ Group appointed\n(https://mb.cision.com/Main/11536/4408665/4317726.pdf)\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nWkrbFFLmz-20261014","title":"Nomination Committee for AQ Group appointed","author":"Cision","ticker":"AQ","created":"2026-10-14T12:00:13.931Z","tickers":["AQ"],"exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","article_body":"AQ Group\nAccording to the instruction for the Nomination Committee valid from the\nAnnual General Meeting 2022 until further notice shall AQ Group's Nomination\nCommittee consist of the four persons appointed by each of the four\nshareholders with the largest number of votes based on Euroclear Sweden AB´s\nownership statistics as per the last day in August each year. If a shareholder\nwaives its right to appoint a member, the right shall pass to the next largest\nshareholder.\n\nAccordingly, the Nomination Committee has prior to the Annual General Meeting\n2027 now been appointed and consists of the following members:\n* Björn Henriksson, representing Nordea Fonder\n \n* Stephan Müchler, representing Swedbank Robur Fonder\n \n* Per Olof Andersson, own holding\n \n* Claes Mellgren, own holding\nThe Nomination Committee has elected Björn Henriksson as its chairman.\n\nThe Annual General Meeting will take place on April 22, 2027, in Västerås.\n\nThe Nomination Committee's tasks shall include evaluation of the composition\nand work of the Board of Directors, and it shall submit proposals to the\nAnnual General Meeting regarding:\n* election of chairman at the AGM\n \n* number of board members and auditors\n \n* election of board members and chairman of the board\n \n* election of auditor\n \n* remuneration to the Board, committees, and auditor\n \n* where appropriate, proposals for changes in the current Nomination Committee\ninstructions\nThe Nomination Committee's proposals will be presented in the notice to the\nAnnual General Meeting.\n\nShareholders who wish to submit proposals to the Nomination Committee may do\nso before the end of January 2027 via e-mail to ir@aqgroup.com (with header\n“To the Nomination Committee”) or by letter to the Nomination Committee,\nAQ Group AB, Regattagatan 29, 723 48 Västerås.\n________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\nFor further information contact:\nÅsa Landén Ericsson, chairman of the board,  asa.landen@insead.edu,\ntelephone +46 70 858 23 25\nThe information was released for publication at 14:00 hours CEST on October\n14, 2026.\n________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\n\nAQ in brief\n\nAQ is a global manufacturer of components and systems to demanding industrial\ncustomers and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm’s main market. The Group\nconsists mainly of operating companies each of which develop their special\nskills, and in cooperation with other companies, striving to provide cost\neffective solutions in close cooperation with the customer.\n\nThe Group headquarter is in Västerås, Sweden. AQ has 8,000 employees in\nBulgaria, Poland, Lithuania, Sweden, China, Estonia, Hungary, Mexico, Finland,\nIndia, Canada, USA, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Great Britain and Czech Republic.\nIn 2025 AQ had net sales of SEK 9 billion, and the Group has since its start\nin 1994 shown profit every quarter.\n\nwww.aqgroup.com\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/aq-group/r/nomination-committee-for-aq-group-appointed%2Cc4408665\n\nNomination committee for AQ Group appointed\n(https://mb.cision.com/Main/11536/4408665/4317726.pdf)\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-14T12:00:14.017091464Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791979214017},"received_at":"2026-10-14T12:00:14.069Z","source_url":"https://news.cision.com/aq-group/r/nomination-committee-for-aq-group-appointed%2Cc4408665"},"analysis":{"id":"157112","press_release_id":"168858","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Electrical Equipment","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"board_change","narrative":"AQ Group has appointed its Nomination Committee ahead of the April 22, 2027 Annual General Meeting in Västerås.\n\nThe committee comprises Björn Henriksson (Nordea Fonder, chairman), Stephan Müchler (Swedbank Robur Fonder), and Per Olof Andersson and Claes Mellgren (own holdings).\n\nThe committee will propose board composition, auditor election, and remuneration to the AGM; shareholder proposals are accepted until end of January 2027.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine nomination committee appointment -- no board changes yet; watch for AGM proposals in the January notice."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"agm_date":"April 22, 2027","employees":8000,"net_sales_2025":"SEK 9 billion"}},"namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Björn Henriksson","role":"Nomination Committee chairman, representing Nordea Fonder"},{"name":"Stephan Müchler","role":"Nomination Committee member, representing Swedbank Robur Fonder"},{"name":"Per Olof Andersson","role":"Nomination Committee member, own holding"},{"name":"Claes Mellgren","role":"Nomination Committee member, own holding"},{"name":"Åsa Landén Ericsson","role":"chairman of the board"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"AQ Group AB","ticker":"AQ","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Nordea Fonder","relationship":"large shareholder"},{"name":"Swedbank Robur Fonder","relationship":"large shareholder"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine Swedish governance boilerplate: annual appointment of the Nomination Committee ahead of the 2027 AGM. 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