Myriad Shareholders Vote Overwhelmingly in Favour of; Board Resolutions at EGM Donnerstag, 15. August 2013 - 15:30
Myriad Shareholders Vote Overwhelmingly in Favour of
Board Resolutions at EGM
ZURICH, Switzerland – 15 August 2013 – At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Myriad Group AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: MYRN) held on the 15th August 2013, shareholders approved all motions as submitted by the Board of Directors. A total of 28,094,278 shares, or approx. 45.80% of the share capital was represented either by proxies or by shareholders personally attending the Meeting.
- Mr Mauro Saladini was elected as non-executive member of the Board of Directors with 95.42% of the votes represented.
- The Shareholders Meeting approved the creation of ordinary capital in accordance with Article 3 of the Articles of Incorporation. This agenda item was approved with 99.56% of the votes represented.
Mr Mauro Saladini, a Swiss citizen, is a finance industry veteran with extensive experience as a senior executive at leading companies, including: Kudelski Group, McKinsey & Co, Accenture and Thema Consulting. Mr Saladini will replace Mr Richard Francis on the Myriad Board. Mr Francis will continue as Myriad’s Chief Financial Officer.
Erik Hansen, Chairman of the Board of Myriad Group, commented: “We are delighted that Mauro has joined our Board of Directors. He brings a wealth of sector knowledge to our business and we look forward to him contributing to our future success. In addition, with the approval to issue new share capital, we are now well placed to execute against our future strategic plans for the business.”
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