Management
Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board is a governing body of LHV, planning the activities of the group, organising the management of LHV and conducting supervision over the activities of the Management Board. The Supervisory Board determines and regularly reviews LHV's strategy, the general plan of action, risk management principles and the annual budget.
The size of remuneration and its procedure of payment to the members of the Supervisory Board is decided by the General Meeting, considering inter alia the duties of the Supervisory Board and their extent, as well as the participation at the Supervisory Board meetings and the activity of the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board members gross remuneration is 1500 euros per each meeting of the Supervisory Board, where the member participates. No separate additional pay or performance pay or bonuses have been established. Based on Supervisory Board Member Andres Viisemann’s activity as the head of pension funds in LHV’s subsidiary AS LHV Varahaldus, LHV is applying the LTI plan, i.e. the option programme.
No significant transactions have been concluded between LHV and its Supervisory Board members, their close relatives or related parties in 2019. Also, there are no such valid contracts from earlier periods.
Rain Lõhmus
Chairman
Rain Lõhmus is one of the founders of LHV and the chairman of the supervisory board of AS LHV Group. He is also a member of the supervisory board of AS LHV Pank and Kodumaja AS. In addition, he belongs to the supervisory boards of AS Arco Vara, Kodumaja AS and Thermory AS. He is the owner and member of the management board of AS Lõhmus Holding, Lohmus Capital OÜ and LHV CAPITAL I PTE. LTD and the owner of OÜ Merona Systems. Additionally, he is the management board member and one of the owners of Zerospotnrg OÜ and Umblu Records OÜ. Rain Lõhmus graduated from the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) and the management program of Harvard Business School.
Rain Lõhmus and the persons related to him (Lõhmus Holdings OÜ, OÜ Merona Systems) own altogether 6,739,005 shares, representing 23.38% of all shares.
Andres Viisemann is one of the founders of LHV and the manager of LHV pension funds. He is a member of the supervisory boards of AS LHV Group, AS LHV Pank and AS LHV Varahaldus. He also belongs to the supervisory boards of AS Fertilitas and Rocca al Mare Kooli SA. He is also the owner and member of the management board of Viisemann Holdings OÜ. Andres Viisemann graduated from the University of Tartu and obtained a Master’s degree at INSEAD in International Business Management.
Andres Viisemann and the persons related to him (Viisemann Investments AG, Viisemann Holdings OÜ) own altogether 2,790,762 shares, representing 9.68% of all shares. Due to his position as the head of LHV pension funds, Andres Viisemann is entitled to a total of 18,021 shares of AS LHV Group for the options issued in 2018 and 2019.
Tiina Mõis is a member of the supervisory board of AS LHV Group and AS LHV Pank. She also belongs to the supervisory board of Rocca al Mare Kooli SA. She is the owner and management board member of AS Genteel. Tiina Mõis graduated from the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech).
Tiina Mõis does not own any shares of AS LHV Group. AS Genteel owns 1,082,744 shares of AS LHV Group.
Heldur Meerits is a member of the supervisory boards of AS LHV Group and AS LHV Pank. He is also a member of the supervisory boards of Kodumaja AS and the foundations SA Dharma and SA Tähelaps, SA Põltsamaa Ühisgümnaasiumi Toetusfond and Audentese Koolide SA. Heldur Meerits is also the owner and a member management board of the companies established for the management of personal economic interests, AS Amalfi, AS Altamira and SIA Valdemara Group. Heldur Meerits graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the University of Tartu.
Heldur Meerits does not own shares of AS LHV Group. AS Amalfi owns 1,031,310 shares of AS LHV Group.
Raivo Hein is a member of the supervisory boards of AS LHV Group and AS LHV Pank. Also, he belongs to the supervisory board of AS Puumarket. He is the owner and a member of management board of OÜ Kakssada Kakskümmend Volti and a management board member of OÜ Saarte Sillad and several other companies established for the management of personal investments. Raivo Hein graduated from the Tallinn University of Technology (Tal Tech).
Raivo Hein does not own shares of AS LHV Group. The persons related to him, OÜ Kakssada Kakskümmend Volti, Lame Maakera OÜ and Astrum OÜ, Kuu On Päike OÜ, Higgsi Boson OÜ, Kõver Aegruum OÜ ja Desoksüribonukleiinhape DNA OÜ own altogether 541,786 shares of AS LHV Group.
Tauno Tats is a supervisory board member of AS LHV Group. Also, he is a member of the supervisory boards of EfTEN Kinnisvarafond AS, AS Ecomet Invest and OÜ Eesti Killustik and a member of management board of Ammende Hotell OÜ. He is a management board member and one of the owners at Ambient Sound Investments OÜ as well as a management board member of companies established for the management of investments of the aforementioned companies. Tauno Tats graduated from the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech).
Tauno Tats does not own shares of AS LHV Group. Ambient Sound Investments OÜ owns 1,653,709 shares of AS LHV Group.
Sten Tamkivi is a member of the supervisory board of AS LHV Group. He belongs to the supervisory boards of ASI Private Equity AS, Salv Technologies OÜ and Kistler-Ritso Eesti SA. In addition, he is the owner and management board member of Seikatsu OÜ and Osaluste Hellalt Hoidmise OÜ and a management board member of Topia OÜ, Mittetulundusühing Asutajad and Eesti Startupi Juhtide Klubi MTÜ. Sten Tamkivi graduated from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Sten Tamkivi and the person related to him, Seikatsu OÜ, own altogether 15,534 shares of AS LHV Group.
Management Board
The Management Board is LHV's managing body, which represents and manages LHV. In fulfilling this task, the Management Board must adhere to the lawful orders of the Supervisory Board of LHV. The Management Board performs the operations required for the management of LHV, adopting the necessary management decisions and organising the daily economic activities of LHV.
The Management Board manages LHV with due care and efficiency, with the aim of increasing the value of the company. Management is governed by the good financial and business practices in the most sustainable way possible.
The Management Board performs all duties arising from LHV's Articles of Association and internal rules, including but not limited to the following:
- is responsible for implementing the strategies established by the Supervisory Board of LHV;
- actively participates in LHV's economic activities, acting in the most economically feasible manner and adopting decisions on reasonable and well-informed basis;
- prepares the items on the agenda of the general meeting, compiles the corresponding materials and drafts the resolutions and necessary projects, and ensures implementation of the resolutions of the general meeting;
- encourages and endorses an open and critical debate within LHV, and ensures that different opinions are reflected during the decision-making process.
The Supervisory Board holds the right to decide the management remuneration principles and wages. The Remuneration Committee reviews the basis of management remuneration on an annual basis. In assessing the activities of the Management Board, the Remuneration Committee must, above all, consider the professional duties of the Management Board member, his or her activities, LHV's financial position, the current status of and the outlook for business operations in comparison with companies operating in the same sector of economy.
Pursuant to the Management Board member's agreement, the Management Board member Madis Toomsalu received EUR 12,000 in monthly remuneration in 2019, with the annual salary thus totalling EUR 144,000.
Madis Toomsalu is a member of the management board of AS LHV Group and the chairman of the supervisory boards of AS LHV Pank, As LHV Kindlustus and AS LHV Varahaldus and member of the supervisory board of AS LHV Finance. He is also member of the management board of MTÜ FinanceEstonia. Madis Toomsalu has obtained a Bachelor’s degree in business management from the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) in 2009 and a Master’s degree in 2011 in public sector finance.
Madis Toomsalu and the persons related to him own 53 819 shares of AS LHV Group. With the options issued in 2018, 2019 and 2020, Madis Toomsalu has the right to 90,920 shares of AS LHV Group. No additional bonuses and benefits are granted to the Management Board member.
Committees
Audit committee
The Audit Committee serves, above all, as an advisory body for the Supervisory Board in matters related to accounting, audit, risk management, internal control and internal audit, supervision, budgeting and compliance. The Audit Committee must be set up of at least three members. LHV’s Audit Committee members are paid a monthly gross remuneration of EUR 500. No separate additional pay or performance pay or bonuses have been established.
The Audit Committee is charged with the task of monitoring and analysing
- the processing of financial information within the scope required for the preparation of quarterly reports and the Annual Report;
- the efficiency of risk management and internal control;
- the audit of the financial statements or the Consolidated Annual Report, and
- the independence of the audit firm and the authorised auditor representing the audit firm by law, and compliance with the requirements established in the Auditors Activities Act.
The Audit Committee is obliged to make proposals and recommendations to the Supervisory Board with regard to:
- appointment or removal of the audit firm;
- appointment or removal of the internal auditor;
- prevention and elimination of problems and inefficiencies within the organisation, and
- ensuring compliance with legal acts and best professional practice.
Kristel Aarna works as CFO of AS TV Play Baltics since 2011. And before that was the chief controller of Swedbank Baltic Banking. Previously she has been the head of financial advisory services at KPMG Baltics AS and worked also at Eesti Pank and CVS Caremark Corporation. She is also the owner and member of the management board of IKA Konsult OÜ. Kristel Aarna on has a Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Tartu and Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Bentley University Graduate School of Business.
Kristel Aarna does not have any shares of AS LHV Group.
Urmas Peiker
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Urmas Peiker was the head of Compliance at AS LHV Pank from May 2013 until October 2014. Previously, Urmas Peiker has worked as the head of Business Development in an Estonian start-up Funderbeam, as the head of Market Supervision Department of the Financial Supervision Authority, also in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Morgan Stanley’s. Urmas Peiker is the owner and management board member of OÜ Vesilind, OÜ PT Arendus, OÜ Bintous, OÜ Pioneer Engineering Group and OÜ Estcap and also belongs to the management boards of FBM SPV1 OÜ and MTÜ Tööstuse Ekspordi ja Innovatsiooni Klaster. Urmas Peiker has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Tartu and Master’s degree in Law from the Duke University in the USA.
Urmas Peiker does not own any shares of AS LHV Group.
Tauno Tats is a supervisory board member of AS LHV Group. Also, he is a member of the supervisory boards of EfTEN Kinnisvarafond AS, AS Ecomet Invest and OÜ Eesti Killustik and a member of management board of Ammende Hotell OÜ. He is a management board member and one of the owners at Ambient Sound Investments OÜ as well as a management board member of companies established for the management of investments of the aforementioned companies. Tauno Tats graduated from the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech).
Tauno Tats does not own shares of AS LHV Group. Ambient Sound Investments OÜ owns 1,653,709 shares of AS LHV Group.
Remuneration committee
The Remuneration Committee is charged with the task of assessing the principles of remuneration within the LHV consolidation group companies, as well as the impact of remuneration-related decisions on adherence to the requirements established for the management of risks, own funds and liquidity. The Remuneration Committee is set up of at least three members of the Supervisory Board of AS LHV Pank. No remuneration is paid to the members of the Remuneration Committee.
The Remuneration Committee:
- conducts supervision over the remuneration of the management board and staff members of companies incorporated in the LHV consolidation group;
- assesses, at least once a year, the implementation of the remuneration principles and makes proposals for the updating of the remuneration principles, where necessary, and
- prepares the draft remuneration decisions for submission to the Supervisory Board.
Madis Toomsalu
Chairman
Madis Toomsalu is a member of the management board of AS LHV Group and the chairman of the supervisory boards of AS LHV Pank, As LHV Kindlustus and AS LHV Varahaldus and member of the supervisory board of AS LHV Finance. He is also member of the management board of MTÜ FinanceEstonia. Madis Toomsalu has obtained a Bachelor’s degree in business management from the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) in 2009 and a Master’s degree in 2011 in public sector finance.
Madis Toomsalu and the persons related to him own 53 819 shares of AS LHV Group. With the options issued in 2018, 2019 and 2020, Madis Toomsalu has the right to 90,920 shares of AS LHV Group. No additional bonuses and benefits are granted to the Management Board member.
Rain Lõhmus is one of the founders of LHV and the chairman of the supervisory board of AS LHV Group. He is also a member of the supervisory board of AS LHV Pank and Kodumaja AS. In addition, he belongs to the supervisory boards of AS Arco Vara, Kodumaja AS and Thermory AS. He is the owner and member of the management board of AS Lõhmus Holding, Lohmus Capital OÜ and LHV CAPITAL I PTE. LTD and the owner of OÜ Merona Systems. Additionally, he is the management board member and one of the owners of Zerospotnrg OÜ and Umblu Records OÜ. Rain Lõhmus graduated from the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) and the management program of Harvard Business School.
Rain Lõhmus and the persons related to him (Lõhmus Holdings OÜ, OÜ Merona Systems) own altogether 6,739,005 shares, representing 23.38% of all shares.
Andres Viisemann is one of the founders of LHV and the manager of LHV pension funds. He is a member of the supervisory boards of AS LHV Group, AS LHV Pank and AS LHV Varahaldus. He also belongs to the supervisory boards of AS Fertilitas and Rocca al Mare Kooli SA. He is also the owner and member of the management board of Viisemann Holdings OÜ. Andres Viisemann graduated from the University of Tartu and obtained a Master’s degree at INSEAD in International Business Management.
Andres Viisemann and the persons related to him (Viisemann Investments AG, Viisemann Holdings OÜ) own altogether 2,790,762 shares, representing 9.68% of all shares. Due to his position as the head of LHV pension funds, Andres Viisemann is entitled to a total of 18,021 shares of AS LHV Group for the options issued in 2018 and 2019.
Risk and Capital Committee
The Risk and Capital Committee, established at AS LHV Pank level, monitors the implementation of the risk management policy and the capital management policy. The Risk and Capital Committee reviews regular risk reports, the processes ensuring capital adequacy and capital plans. The Risk and Capital Committee has to include at least three members, including the Chairman of the Supervisory Board. No remuneration is paid to members of the Risk and Capital Committee.
The jurisdiction of the Risk and Capital Committee includes
- advising the Supervisory and Management Boards on the risk management principles and risk tolerance,
- supervision of the implementation of the risk management principles by the Management Board in accordance with the instructions of the Supervisory Board,
- checking of the accounting of business model and risk management principles in the fees set for clients and, in the event of any deficiencies, submission of an improvement plan to the Supervisory Board,
- checking of the accounting of the likelihood and timing of risk, capital, liquidity and revenues in the principles of remuneration.
Rain Lõhmus
Chairman
Rain Lõhmus is one of the founders of LHV and the chairman of the supervisory board of AS LHV Group. He is also a member of the supervisory board of AS LHV Pank and Kodumaja AS. In addition, he belongs to the supervisory boards of AS Arco Vara, Kodumaja AS and Thermory AS. He is the owner and member of the management board of AS Lõhmus Holding, Lohmus Capital OÜ and LHV CAPITAL I PTE. LTD and the owner of OÜ Merona Systems. Additionally, he is the management board member and one of the owners of Zerospotnrg OÜ and Umblu Records OÜ. Rain Lõhmus graduated from the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) and the management program of Harvard Business School.
Rain Lõhmus and the persons related to him (Lõhmus Holdings OÜ, OÜ Merona Systems) own altogether 6,739,005 shares, representing 23.38% of all shares.
Andres Viisemann is one of the founders of LHV and the manager of LHV pension funds. He is a member of the supervisory boards of AS LHV Group, AS LHV Pank and AS LHV Varahaldus. He also belongs to the supervisory boards of AS Fertilitas and Rocca al Mare Kooli SA. He is also the owner and member of the management board of Viisemann Holdings OÜ. Andres Viisemann graduated from the University of Tartu and obtained a Master’s degree at INSEAD in International Business Management.
Andres Viisemann and the persons related to him (Viisemann Investments AG, Viisemann Holdings OÜ) own altogether 2,790,762 shares, representing 9.68% of all shares. Due to his position as the head of LHV pension funds, Andres Viisemann is entitled to a total of 18,021 shares of AS LHV Group for the options issued in 2018 and 2019.
Tiina Mõis is a member of the supervisory board of AS LHV Group and AS LHV Pank. She also belongs to the supervisory board of Rocca al Mare Kooli SA. She is the owner and management board member of AS Genteel. Tiina Mõis graduated from the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech).
Tiina Mõis does not own any shares of AS LHV Group. AS Genteel owns 1,082,744 shares of AS LHV Group.
Nominating Committee
The purpose of the Nominating Committee, which has been formed at the level of AS LHV Pank (Bank), is to support the Bank’s Supervisory Board in questions related to the selection process and eligibility requirements. The Committee is comprised of at least three members, who are selected from amongst the members of the Bank’s Supervisory Board. Members of the Nominating Committee do not receive remuneration.
The competence of the Nominating Committee includes, among other things
- Presentation to the Bank's Supervisory Board of candidates for the Bank's Management Board, a description of their duties, and the length of their term of office;
- Assessing the composition, structure and activities of the Bank’s Management Board at least once a year and, if necessary, proposing amendments;
- Continuous monitoring of the decision-making process by the Bank's Management Board;
- Periodically reviewing and taking decisions on the content, format and frequency of the risk information received;
- Where appropriate, ensuring the involvement of risk management, compliance testing, internal audit and other department managers in relevant matters.
Madis Toomsalu
Chairman
Madis Toomsalu is a member of the management board of AS LHV Group and the chairman of the supervisory boards of AS LHV Pank, As LHV Kindlustus and AS LHV Varahaldus and member of the supervisory board of AS LHV Finance. He is also member of the management board of MTÜ FinanceEstonia. Madis Toomsalu has obtained a Bachelor’s degree in business management from the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) in 2009 and a Master’s degree in 2011 in public sector finance.
Madis Toomsalu and the persons related to him own 53 819 shares of AS LHV Group. With the options issued in 2018, 2019 and 2020, Madis Toomsalu has the right to 90,920 shares of AS LHV Group. No additional bonuses and benefits are granted to the Management Board member.
Rain Lõhmus is one of the founders of LHV and the chairman of the supervisory board of AS LHV Group. He is also a member of the supervisory board of AS LHV Pank and Kodumaja AS. In addition, he belongs to the supervisory boards of AS Arco Vara, Kodumaja AS and Thermory AS. He is the owner and member of the management board of AS Lõhmus Holding, Lohmus Capital OÜ and LHV CAPITAL I PTE. LTD and the owner of OÜ Merona Systems. Additionally, he is the management board member and one of the owners of Zerospotnrg OÜ and Umblu Records OÜ. Rain Lõhmus graduated from the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) and the management program of Harvard Business School.
Rain Lõhmus and the persons related to him (Lõhmus Holdings OÜ, OÜ Merona Systems) own altogether 6,739,005 shares, representing 23.38% of all shares.
Andres Viisemann is one of the founders of LHV and the manager of LHV pension funds. He is a member of the supervisory boards of AS LHV Group, AS LHV Pank and AS LHV Varahaldus. He also belongs to the supervisory boards of AS Fertilitas and Rocca al Mare Kooli SA. He is also the owner and member of the management board of Viisemann Holdings OÜ. Andres Viisemann graduated from the University of Tartu and obtained a Master’s degree at INSEAD in International Business Management.
Andres Viisemann and the persons related to him (Viisemann Investments AG, Viisemann Holdings OÜ) own altogether 2,790,762 shares, representing 9.68% of all shares. Due to his position as the head of LHV pension funds, Andres Viisemann is entitled to a total of 18,021 shares of AS LHV Group for the options issued in 2018 and 2019.
Auditor
In February of 2019, the Management Board, along with the Audit Committee, organised a competition for selecting an auditor to audit the annual reports for 2020–2022. Within the competition, an invitation was sent to the three largest auditing firms and among the two firms that submitted an offer, the decision was made to select KPMG Baltics OÜ, who was appointed to be the auditor of the Group’s companies for the financial years 2020–2022 at the 13 March 2019 annual general meeting of shareholders.
Articles of Association
Best Practice of Corporate Governance
- Report on the Best Practice of Corporate Governance of AS LHV Group in 2019
- Report on the Best Practice of Corporate Governance of AS LHV Group in 2018
- Report on the Best Practice of Corporate Governance of AS LHV Group in 2017
- Report on the Best Practice of Corporate Governance of AS LHV Group in 2016
- Report on the Best Practice of Corporate Governance of AS LHV Group in 2015
- Report on the Best Practice of Corporate Governance of AS LHV Group in 2014
- Report on the Best Practice of Corporate Governance of AS LHV Group in 2013
- Best Practice of Corporate Governance
