Board meetings
The average number of reported board meetings held was 11.8, fewer than 2023’s 13. However, overall, the trend has been rising, from 11.4 in 2019 and 11.5 in both 2020 and 2021.
The number of meetings ranged from four (Autoliv) to 44 (Jyske Bank).
External commitments
Non-executives continue to hold an average of one external board commitment per director. Swedish board directors are the busiest in the region, averaging 1.3 additional boards per director. Non-executives in Norway have 0.8 additional boards, NEDs in Denmark have 0.9 and those on Finnish boards have 0.7 additional board commitments.
Among chairs, those on Finnish boards hold the fewest additional commitments, at an average of 0.7 per chair. Chairs on Danish and Norwegian boards average one additional board. Chairs in Sweden are the busiest, at 1.8.
External board memberships