Board - Nilar

Board of Directors

Nilar’s board of directors consists of six board members, including the chairman of the board, all of whom have been elected for the period up until the end of the 2021 annual general meeting. According to the Company’s articles of association, the Board of Directors shall consist of at least three and at most ten members.

Michael Obermayer
Chairman of the Board

Born: 1948
Board member since: 2012
Current assignments: Senior Partner, Fjord Advisors Ltd. Chairman of the Board Samplix ApS. Board member Fjord Advisors AB, Myghinvest AB, Möja Berg AB and Krog & Tapp AB.
Experience and previous positions: 28 years at McKinsey Company, Senior Partner; former Managing Director of World Economic Forum. Completed assignments (the last five years): Board member Poyry OY.
Education: MSc, KTH, PhD Biophysics, LMU, Munich, MBA INSEAD.
Holding in the Company (including related parties): Owns 149,298 shares and 15,000 warrants included in the 2021 incentive program which entities to subscribe for 90,000 shares in the Company.
Independent in relation to the company/major shareholders: Yes/No

Stefan De Geer
Director of the Board

Born: 1956
Board member since: 2017
Current assignments: Chairman of the Board Halmslätten Fastighets AB (publ) and PCTC Invest AB. Board member Origa Care AB (publ) and De Geer & Co AB.
Experience and previous positions: Advisor to RoosGruppen AB, former head of corporate finance at Pareto Securities Stockholm, former general counsel E. Öhman J:or AB, former partner of Gernandt & Danielsson. Completed assignments (the last five years): Board member of Oscar Properties Holding AB and United Spaces Network Offices AB. Chairman of the Board of Foundation Umeå Fastigheter AB, Fondamentor Umeå Battery AB, Fondamentor & Roosgruppen 5 Umeå AB, Fondamentor & Roosgruppen 6 Umeå AB, Fondamentor & Roosgruppen 7 Umeå AB and Wolseley Nordic Holdings AB.
Education: Law degree, Stockholm University, MCJ (Master of Comparative Jurisprudence), New York University School of Law.
Holding in the Company (including related parties): Owns 12,990 shares and 10,000 warrants of which 5,000 warrants are included in the 2017 incentive program and 5,000 warrants are 2021 incentive program which entities to subscribe for 60,000 shares in the Company.
Independent in relation to the company/major shareholders: Yes/Yes

Anders Gudmarsson
Director of the Board

Born: 1948
Board member since: 2016
Current assignments: –
Experience and previous positions: Assistant judge, Court of Appeal, Stockholm, President Boliden Intermarket and Flakt Service Sweden, Managing Partner Odgers Berndtson, Stockholm. Completed assignments (the last five years): Board member of Sturegatan 22 Asset Management AB, Höverödalens Fastighetsaktiebolag and Tech Troopers AB.
Education: Master of Law, Uppsala University.
Holding in the Company (including related parties): Owns 27,990 shares and 5,000 warrants included in the 2021 incentive program which entities to subscribe for 30,000 shares in the Company.
Independent in relation to the company/major shareholders: Yes/Yes

Helena Nathhorst
Director of the Board

Born: 1967
Board member since: 2020
Current assignments: CFO Byggmax Group AB. Board member of BYGGmax AB, BYGGmax Fastighetsutveckling AB, BYGGmax Fastighets Holding AB, BYGGmax International Purchasing AB, BYGGmax property development 7 AB Nodnarc and Næstved Lavprispriser A/S. External signatory of Svea Distribution AB.
Experience and previous positions: CFO of Addnode Group and Teracom Boxer Group, M&A consultant at KPMG Advisory Completed assignments (the last five years): Board member of Boxer TV-Access AB, Service Works Global Nordic AB, Symetri AB, TECHNIA AB and Teracom AB. Deputy member of Percensor Aktiebolag and Vikbryggan AB.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Business Economics, Uppsala University.
Holding in the Company (including related parties): Owns no shares and 4,000 warrants included in the 2021 incentive program which entities to subscribe for 24,000 shares in the Company.
Independent in relation to the company/major shareholders: Yes/Yes

Ulrika Molander
Director of the Board

Born: 1966
Board member since: 2021
Current assignments: VP Manufacturing at Systemair AB. Board member of ProOcula AB and Good Solutions Sweden AB. Management position in Systemair AB.
Experience and previous positions: CEO at BDX Företagen AB, Operations Director at Sapa Profiler AB. Completed assignments (the last five years): CEO Systemair Sverige AB.
Education: University Engineer, University of Borås, AMP INSEAD.
Holding in the Company (including related parties): Owns no shares and 2,000 warrants included in the 2021 incentive program which entities to subscribe for 12,000 shares in the Company.
Independent in relation to the company/major shareholders: Yes/Yes

Marko Allikson
Director of the Board

Born: 1971
Board member since: 2021 (June)
Current assignments: Partner in Baltic Energy Asset Management OÜ, Home of Smart Energy Baltic Energy Partners OÜ and Baltic Energy Partners OÜ.
Experience and previous positions: Member of the Supervisory Board in Baltic Energy Services OÜ/Scener OÜ. Head of operations for Gunvor International B.V. Member of the Management Board in Eesti Energia.
Education: Master of Science in Economics, Tallinn Technical University. Economics Bachelor degree, Tallinn Technical University.
Holding in the Company (including related parties): 50% of ultimate beneficiary owner of Baltic Energy Asset Management OÜ owning 119,820 shares in the Company.
Independent in relation to the company/major shareholders: Yes/Yes

Peter Feledy
Director of the Board

Born: 1976
Board member since: 2021 (June)
Current assignments: Consultant / Private Investor.
Experience and previous positions: Different roles within AniCura Group and Menigo Foodservice AB. Program manager in ICA AB. Project leader McKinsey & Company. Analyst for Morgan Stanley.
Education: Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). Harvard University, USA.
Holding in the Company (including related parties): Owns no shares and warrants.
Independent in relation to the company/major shareholders: Yes/Yes

Advisors to the company

Neil Puester, Co-Founder

Board member 2001-2007
Shares: 60,186
BSME Tufts University
Over 30 years of experience in several battery chemistries at Yardney, Gates Energy Products, Optima Battery, and Nilar.
35+ battery patents

Dag Noréus

Affiliated expert, Stockholm University
Expert on metal hydrides and compressed powder electrodes

Uwe Köhler

Advisor to the Board since 2016
MSc phys., PhD phys.
Battery pioneer.
Over 30 years of experience from Varta, SAFT and Johnson Control at senior positions such as Head of Development, Advanced Battery Systems at Varta Automotive Systems.

Board of Directors

Michael Obermayer Chairman of the Board

Stefan De Geer Director of the Board

Anders Gudmarsson Director of the Board

Helena Nathhorst Director of the Board

Ulrika Molander Director of the Board

Marko Allikson Director of the Board

Peter Feledy Director of the Board