Nordic jury finding the best Nordic Chairman of theYear 2010
The jury consists of one member from each domestic jury, totally five persons:
Iceland
Thordur S. Oskarsson is the Managing Director and founder of Intellecta ehf. which is a managing consulting company in Reykjavik, Iceland. Thordur has been a manager at various companies in Iceland in the last several years and amongst them are KPMG, Nordic Aluminum and EIMSKIP. Previously, Thordur studied and worked as a consultant in the USA and held various research and consultant positions at Exxon Office Systems, Inc., Pitney Bowes Corp., the United Nations in New York, and at the City of New York. Thordur has been on the board of Hugvit Ltd., and also on the board of the Icelandic Cancer Society. Thordur has a Ph.D. from Hofstra University in New York and an M.Sc. degree in Industrial / Organizational Psychology from Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey and is currently an Adjunct Professor of Management at the University of Iceland.
Finland
Simo Palokangas
Education: M.Sc. (Agr. & Forestry)
Principal employment history: HK-Ruokatalo Group plc 1994-2006: CEO, Lännen Tehtaat plc 1987-1994: CEO; Munakunta 1979-1987: CEO
Raisio Board membership: member and Chairman since 2006
Other simultaneous positions of trust: Biolan Oy: Member of the Board of Directors; Domus Group Ltd: Chairman of the Board of Directors; Fund of Jenny and Antti Wihuri: Member of the Board of Directors; Wihuri Ltd: Member of the Supervisory Board, National Emergency Supply Agency: Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors
Sweden
Carina Lundberg Markow, Manager Responsible ownership, Corportate Governance Manager Folksam.
Social scientist with Political science and MBA, Master of Business and Administration, from Copenhagen Business School, a board member of the Academy of Equality since May 2009, a thinktank founded by Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund.
Denmark
Jens Christian Hansen, Business journalist commentator at Berlingske Tidende, more than 20 years journalistic experience at Berlingske Tidende and Jyllands-Posten, also correspondent in New York. He has received the Cavling-prize. Co-author of the biografy about Jess Søderberg, "Mand af Mærsk." and the book ”Stine Bosse – det handler om at turde”
Norway
Gunnar Eckbo, Board analyst and entrepreneur of the prize "Chair of the Year" in the Nordic countries since year 2000. Editor of a board newspaper 1999-2008. Launched the Gabrielsen Prize 2011 - the best woman candidate for a chair position in an ASA company. The ASA companies must have 40% women due to a law launched of Minister Ansgar Gabrielsen in 2002. Eckbo is responsible to set up juries in every Nordic country and makes market research among chairmen.
The main rule is that a jury member is not allowed to vote for their own domestic candidate. The jury is evaluating each candidate by 13 criterias which are alike in every Nordic countries and in addition the conclusions from the questionnaires from the directors of the boards.