Copenhagen, 2013-03-07 10:32 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Leif Östling, deputy chairman of the Board of Directors of ISS A/S and ISS World Services A/S, has decided to leave the board after more than seven years of service to free up time for his new tasks as a management board member of Volkswagen.
Sir Charles Allen and Thomas Berglund have been elected new members of the Board of Directors of ISS A/S and ISS World Services A/S.
“We are deeply grateful to Leif Östling for his deep insights and many valuable contributions during his more than seven years on the ISS Board. While we sincerely regret that our deputy chairman is leaving the board, we are indeed delighted to welcome Sir Charles Allen and Thomas Berglund. They both have in-depth understanding of the service industry,” said Ole Andersen, Chairman of the Board of ISS A/S. “Charles is well-recognised as a successful businessman and broadcaster and adds experience from both the media and the catering industry. Few people understand the service industry better than Thomas, who spent almost 22 years of his career with Securitas including 14 years as CEO. Charles and Thomas both bring very valuable experience to our board.”
Charles Allen is the Chairman of Global Radio Group, the largest commercial radio group in Britain, Chairman of 2 Sisters Food Group and Senior Advisor to Goldman Sachs. He was recently elected Chairman of British Red Cross and is a non-executive Director of the London Olympic Committee and Virgin Media.
Mr Allen has been Chief Executive of Granada Group and Executive Chairman of Granada Media Plc 2000. He has also been Chairman of EMI Music. In 2002, Mr Allen successfully chaired the Commonwealth Games.
Thomas Berglund is the President and CEO of Capio, one of the leading healthcare and medical companies in Sweden and Europe. He served as Chairman of the Board of Capio, prior to being appointed Capio’s President and CEO. Mr Berglund has extensive experience in leading and growing international service companies, including serving as CEO of Securitas from 1993 to 2007.
Mr Berglund is BSc in Economics and Business and is former consultant with the Swedish Management Group and adviser to the Swedish government administration. He is a board member of the Swedish Association of Private Care Providers.
Ole Andersen
Chairman of the Board
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About the ISS Group
The ISS Group was founded in Copenhagen in 1901 and has grown to become one of the world’s leading Facility Services companies. ISS offers a wide range of services such as: Cleaning, Catering, Security, Property and Support Services as well as Facility Management. Global revenue amounted to almost DKK 80 billion in 2012 and ISS has more than 530,000 employees and local operations in more than 50 countries across Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America and Pacific, serving thousands of both public and private sector customers. For more information on the ISS Group, visit www.issworld.com
ISS A/S, CVR 28 50 47 99, ISIN XS0253470644
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