Orkla (ORK) EGM 2026 summary
Event summary combining transcript, slides, and related documents.
EGM 2026 summary
6 Oct, 2026Opening remarks and agenda
Digital EGM declared legally convened; notice dated June 19, 2026, was sent to shareholders and published, with no objections.
758,206,986 shares represented, equal to 78.32% of voting share capital.
Agenda covered meeting officers, Board elections, Deputy Chair remuneration and electronic communication with shareholders.
Specific resolutions to be voted on
Anders Christian Stray Ryssdal was elected Meeting Chair; Camilla Tellefsdal Robstad was proposed to sign the minutes with him.
Jan Ole Stangeland was approved as a shareholder-elected Board member, with a term through the next AGM, customarily held in April.
Christer Kjos was approved as Board Chair; Deputy Chair remuneration was approved at NOK 970,000 per year until a new resolution.
Electronic communication was approved for notices, information and documents, except for shareholders who opt out.
Board and executive committee updates
Following Stein Erik Hagen’s sudden death on May 4, 2026, the meeting elected a new Board Chair and shareholder-elected Board member; Hagen had chaired the Board for more than 20 years.
The Nomination Committee proposed Acting Chair Liselott Kilaas as Deputy Chair to support continuity; formal appointment is for the Board to make.
Jan Ole Stangeland is CEO of Canica AS, responsible for strategy, capital allocation and development of its diversified investment portfolio.
Board changes put forward for election were Stangeland as a new member and Christer Kjos as Chair.
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