New Supervisory Board of the Nordic Finance Group Capinordic - Increased commitment from Verlinvest S.A. and further internationalisation of the Supervisory Board

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Company Announcement No. 7/2009

21 April 2009



New Supervisory Board of the Nordic Finance Group Capinordic 
-  Increased commitment from Verlinvest S.A. and further internationalisation
of the Supervisory Board 

New members were elected to the Supervisory Board at the Annual General Meeting
of Capinordic A/S on 21 April 2009. The Supervisory Board was strengthened with
a more international profile and further competencies, and the Belgian
family-owned Verlinvest S.A. chose to increase its commitment to Capinordic A/S
further. 

After the Annual General Meeting, the Supervisory Board elected its members as
follows: 
-Claus Ørskov, Chairman 
-Frédéric de Mevius
-Daniel Grossmann
-Ole Vagner
-Lennart Andersson

Lars Öijer resigned from the Supervisory Board, having served on the Board for
three and a half years. At the Annual General Meeting, the Supervisory Board
thanked him for his collaboration and great efforts. 

New members of the Supervisory Board
On 23 December 2008, the Belgian family-owned Verlinvest S.A. chose to increase
its commitment to Capinordic by acquiring further 2.5 per cent of the share
capital. Verlinvest S.A. now owns 9.99 per cent of the share capital. 

At the Annual General Meeting on 21 April 2009, Verlinvest S.A. chose to
increase its commitment further. Accordingly, Daniel Grossmann was elected to
the Supervisory Board as a representative of Verlinvest S.A., while Frédéric de
Mevius (CEO of Verlinvest S.A.) was re-elected. For further information on
Verlinvest S.A., please see www.verlinvest.be. 

In addition, the Supervisory Board was further strengthened by the election of
Lennart Andersson, who has in-depth knowledge of the Swedish financial- and
pension market and today acts as the chairman of the supervisory boards of all
the Group's Swedish subsidiaries. 

Daniel Grossmann joined Verlinvest S.A. in 2007 with a strong legal,
operational and financial background. Daniel Grossmann is mandated as director,
managing director and/or member of the supervisory boards of Cofintra SA,
Armonea SA and Next! Consulting SPRL. 

He holds a degree in law from the Free University of Brussels (ULB) and worked
as a lawyer for Allen & Overy in Belgium from 1996 to 2000. From 2000 to 2003,
Mr Grossmann was an Investment Manager of G Partners in London. 

From 2003 to 2007, Mr Grossmann assisted a London-based mezzanine fund
(Mezzanine Management) in consolidating and restructuring a U.S, based
investment, in the capacity of Executive Vice-President.  Mr Grossmann was
responsible for key operational and business development aspects and lived with
his family in Miami and Hong Kong during this period. 

Lennart Andersson has had a long career in the financial sector and has
in-depth knowledge of the Swedish financial market and the Capinordic Group.
From 1973 to 1985, Mr Andersson was the Marketing and Sales Manager in charge
of business insurance with the Trygg-Hansa insurance company. Between 1985 and
1999, Mr Andersson was the Marketing Manager and co-owner of GA-Försäkringer AB
and CU Försäkringar AB, who were agents of General Accident, Norwich Union and
Commercial Union Luxembourg. From 1999 to 2007, Mr Andersson was the owner and
supervisory board chairman of CGU-Life AB and Nordisk Fondservice AB.
Capinordic A/S acquired Nordisk Fondservice AB in 2008. Today, Mr Andersson is
the chairman of the supervisory boards of Capinordic Financial Services AB (the
merged Monetar Pensionsförvaltning AB and Nordisk Fondservice AB) and of
Capinordic Asset Management AB. Additionally, Mr Andersson is the chairman of
the supervisory board of Nordic Brokers Association AB, CGU-Life AB
Scandinavia, and Brokerage Invest Luxembourg, which is part of the New PEL
Group, Luxembourg. 

Continuing members of the Supervisory Board

Claus Ørskov
Claus Ørskov has worked on the restructuring of the Group since 2005 as the
Chairman of the Supervisory Board and has an in-depth knowledge of Capinordic
A/S and its subsidiaries. Mr Ørskov is an attorney entitled to appear before
the Danish Supreme Court. 

Frédéric de Mevius
Frédéric de Mevius, who holds a B.A. in economics, was elected to the
Supervisory Board on 17 April 2008. Mr de Mevius has been a member of the Board
of Directors of InBev NV/SA and an Executive Director at Lehman Brothers in New
York and London. He is the CEO of Verlinvest S.A. and is currently mandated as
director, managing director and/or member of the supervisory boards of a number
of companies in which Verlinvest S.A. or one of its subsidiaries has invested. 

Ole Vagner
Ole Vagner, who has been on the Supervisory Board since 20 June 2006, has had a
comprehensive career in the financial sector, including the position of Bank
Manager of the SJL-Banken/Almindelig Brand Bank. In addition, he is the founder
and former Group CEO of the former Keops A/S. 

Yours sincerely

Claus Ørskov
Chairman of the Supervisory Board

For further information, please contact: 
Claus Ørskov, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
+45 3323 1010

Lasse Lindblad, CEO
+45 8816 3000
+45 4094 0708
info@capinordic.com