Lilian Fossum, Nils Vinberg and John Wallmark nominated as Members of the Board

Lilian Fossum, Nils Vinberg  and John Wallmark nominated as Members of the Board

Prior to the RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS Annual General Meeting, the company's
Nomination Committee proposes the reelection of Chairman of the Board Claes
Hansson and Board members Jan Carlzon, Torsten Jansson and Mikael Solberg, and
the new election of Lilian Fossum, Nils Vinberg and John Wallmark. It is
proposed that director fees will total SEK 875,000, of which SEK 250,000 is to
be paid to the Chairman of the Board and SEK 125,000 to each remaining member of
the Board. 

Lilian Fossum, born 1962, degree in business administration
CFO and Executive Vice President of Axel Johnson AB.
Other Board assignments: Board member of Axel Johnson International AB, Novax
AB, Servera, Svensk BevakningsTjänst AB, Åhléns AB, Holmen AB and Oriflame
Cosmetics S.A. 
Lilian Fossum has a degree in business administration from the Stockholm School
of Economics. Lilian Fossum previously worked for Electrolux AB as a member of
group management in charge of Human Resources and Organizational Development,
and as VP, Head of Strategic Pricing of Major Appliances in Europe business.
Lilian Fossum was also formerly Executive Vice President and CFO of Spendrups
Bryggeri AB and management consultant at McKinsey & Company. 

Nils Vinberg, born 1957, degree in business administration
Deputy Chairman of Björn Borg AB.
Other Board assignments: Board member of CV Friskvård AB.

Nils Vinberg has a degree in business administration from the Stockholm School
of Economics. Nils Vinberg was most recently with Björn Borg AB, where he worked
in an active management role for nearly ten years and was President from 2004 to
2008.  Nils was previously CFO of Worldwide Brand Management (WBM), where his
duties included overall responsibility for the company's business control and
finance staff function, logistics and IT development. Prior to working at WBM,
Nils was President of Industriell Partner AB, the parent company for a group of
trading and wholesaling businesses. 

John Wallmark, born 1950, degree in business administration
President of Spartoi AB.
Other Board assignments: Chairman of the Board of Spartoi AB and its
subsidiaries Spartoi Invest AB, Spartoi Förvaltning AB, Pars Pro Ed AB, Retail
Invest in Scandinavia AB. Board member of Eatwell Solutions AB, SMA Maskin AB,
SMA Nordic AB and Utveckling I Noresund AB. 

John Wallmark has a degree in business administration from the Stockholm School
of Economics. In 1990, John Wallmark formed North Trade, a Swedish company
specializing in importing fresh and frozen meat from the world's leading
producers. Since its launch, the company has evolved into a market leader in
Scandinavia for imported meat. In 2006, John Wallmark sold North Trade to a
private equity company and has since devoted his time to Board assignments and
working actively with his own company investments including Oden
Anläggningsentreprenad AB. 


RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS AB is organized on the basis of two business areas -
Polarn O. Pyret and a distribution platform for national and international
brands. Polarn O. Pyret is a brand focused on baby and children's wear. The
distribution platform consists of two main areas, Department Stores and Store
Concepts. Department store operations are conducted via stores in the NK, Steen& Ström, Illum and Kosta oulet department stores. The store concepts comprise
JC, Brothers and Sisters.