According to the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors shall consist of three to seven ordinary members, whose terms expire at the end of the AGM that next follows the meeting at which they were elected.  The Board shall elect a Chairman from its midst and a Vice-Chairman, if necessary. Personal deputies may be elected for members of the Board.

The following six ordinary members were elected to the current Board of Directors at the AGM 2011:

Peter Hofvenstam, Chairman of the Board (born 1965), M.Sc. (Econ.), independent of the Company and dependent of a significant shareholder

Susanna Renlund, Vice-chairman (born 1958), M.Sc. (Agr.), independent of the Company and dependent of a significant shareholder

Kaj-Gustaf Bergh , member of the Board (born 1955), B.Sc. (Econ.) and LL.M (Master of Laws), independent of the Company and dependent of a significant shareholder

Erkki Norvio, member of the Board (born 1945), M.Sc. (Engineering) and B.Sc. (Econ.), dependent of the Company and independent of significant shareholders. He is deemed to be dependent of the Company based on recommendation 15 b) of the Finnish Corporate Governance Code.

Johan Ek, member of the Board, (born 1968), M.Sc. (Econ.), deemed to be independent of the Company and of significant shareholders of the Company.

Gry Hege Sølsnes, member of the Board, (born 1968), B. Sc. (Mgnt), deemed to be independent of the Company and of significant shareholder of the Company.

The term of office of the current Board members will expire at the end of AGM 2012. 

In addition to the Companies Act, other applicable legislation and the Articles of Association of Ramirent, the work and operations of the Board are governed by the Rules of Procedure for Ramirent’s Board of Directors. The purpose of the rules is to regulate the internal work of the Board. The Board of Directors and each of its members shall in its work consider and duly comply with the aforementioned laws and rules.

Rules of procedure Board

Duties of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is responsible for the Company’s organisation and the management of the Company’s affairs pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act. The members of the Board of Directors shall, subject to any restrictions set forth in the Companies Act, the Articles of Association of Ramirent, or the Rules of Procedure, carry out the work of the Board of Directors jointly or in a working group appointed for a particular matter. The Board of Directors shall primarily be responsible for the Company’s strategic issues and for issues which, with regard to the scope and nature of the Company’s operations, are of a material financial, legal, or general character or otherwise of great significance.

Assessment of the Work of Board of Directors

The Board of Directors will annually, normally at the end of the financial year, conduct an assessment of its work and work practices.

Board meetings

The Board of Directors shall normally hold at least seven meetings per year. In addition to the Board members, the Managing Director and the secretary of the Board of Directors will attend Board meetings. The auditor of the Company shall be invited at least once a year to attend a Board meeting.

In 2010, the Board had 11 meetings. The percentage for participation was 96.9%.

Working Committee

The Board of Directors has nominated one committee, the Working Committee, to assist the Board in its work.

The Board elects amongst its members the Chairman and at least two other members to the Working Committee and confirms its work order. The Working Committee does not have any independent decision making power, except by a specific authorisation given by the Board in a specified matter case by case.

Pursuant to the work order adopted by the Board of Directors, the duties of the Working Committee include, among other, the duties of an audit committee. The task of the Working Committee is to prepare and make proposals to the Board within the focus areas of corporate governance, special finance matters, risk management, compensation and employment matters as well as guidelines for strategic plans and financials goals. It is also the Working Committee´s duty to oversee the accounting and financial reporting processes; to prepare the election of auditor; to review the auditor´s reports and to follow up the issues reported by the external auditor.

In March 2010 Peter Hofvenstam, Kaj-Gustaf Bergh and Susanna Renlund were elected members and Peter Hofvenstam Chairman of the Working Committee. All of the Working Committee members are dependent of significant shareholders. The Board considered this composition to be suitable taken into account the overall duties of the Working Committee and that the Working Committee only prepares matters for the Board´s decision-making.

In 2010, the Working Committee had 4 meetings. The percentage for participation was 100.