As a result of the change in rules for calculating disability pension liabilities in Finland, there was a credit to the Income Statement relating to defined benefit plans of
EUR 179.9 million; full details of pension costs are shown in Note 20.
Board Remuneration
Year Ended 31 December
EUR thousand
2002
2003
2004
Serving Board Members in 2004
Claes Dahlbäck, Chairman
135.0
135.0
141.0
Krister Ahlström, Vice Chairman
85.0
85.0
91.0
Lee A. Chaden '(appointed 18 March 2004)
-
-
45.0
Harald Einsmann
60.0
60.0
64.5
Björn Hägglund, Deputy CEO
-
-
-
Jukka Härmälä, CEO
-
-
-
Barbara Kux
-
45.0
65.3
George W. Mead '(resigned 20 March 2004)
60.0
60.0
15.0
Ilkka Niemi
60.0
60.0
69.7
Paavo Pitkänen
60.0
60.0
65.3
Jan Sjöqvist
60.0
60.0
67.5
Marcus Wallenberg
60.0
60.0
65.2
Former Board Members
Josef Ackermann (resigned 20 March 2003)
60.0
15.0
-
Total Remuneration as Directors
640.0
640.0
689.5
Executive Management Group (“EMG”) Remuneration
EMG annual salaries are normally reviewed once a year with new salaries valid from 1 March. Basic annual salaries totalled EUR 4.7 (EUR 4.5) million, of which EUR 1.1 (EUR 1.1) million related to the CEO as detailed below.
Executive Remuneration: CEO
Year Ended 31 December
EUR thousand
2002
2003
2004
Annual salary
1 142.3
1 063.1
1 102.8
Benefits
76.3
114.8
64.1
Bonus (variable salary)
220.2
197.1
253.9
Total Remuneration
1 438.8
1 375.0
1 420.8
Chief Executive Officer: Jukka Härmälä
In addition to his basic salary, the CEO is also entitled to a short-term incentive plan, decided on by the Board each year, giving a maximum 50% of annual fixed salary. The plan for 2004 was 20% related to Stora Enso’s Return on Capital Employed (“ROCE”), 20% to the North America Profit Enhancement Plan and 60% to personal key targets.
The retirement age for the CEO has been set at 60 years. The CEO’s pension arises from the compulsory Finnish TEL scheme and a Stora Enso voluntary plan amounting to 66% of the average of the last four years Finnish remuneration preceding retirement. Pensionable remuneration in 2004 was EUR 963 634 (EUR 930 350), thus the cost to the Company of the compulsory TEL plan was EUR 161 890 (EUR 174 083). A contribution of EUR 332 935 (NIL) was needed for the Stora Enso voluntary plan, this funding being required following a review of the policy and the accumulated fund; it does not represent any change in the benefits themselves.
Executive Management Group
EMG members, including the deputy CEO have short-term incentive plans up to a maximum 50% of annual fixed salary, with up to 50% tied to the Group’s Return on Capital Employed; the payout in 2004, relating to 2003, was EUR 636 582
(EUR 610 020). Benefits amounting to EUR 347 544 (EUR 263 172) were provided, though additional sums relating to the foreign assignments of five members were paid at a cost of EUR 282 791 (EUR 326 233).
EMG members have a retirement age of 60 with pensions consistent with local practices within their respective home countries; pension costs totalled EUR 1 611 431 (EUR 1 367 397).
Contracts of employment for the CEO, Deputy CEO and other EMG members provide for notice of six months prior to termination with compensation being twelve months basic salary and a further optional twelve months salary depending on employment. They are also entitled to a certain number of shares through options / synthetic options, full details of which are shown in
Note 28.