Klarna—Board member ousted after challenging CEO bonus plan potentially worth $35 billion
Klarna board member Mikael Walther was voted out after challenging governance decisions including a bonus plan he claimed could hand CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski as much as $35 billion. Walther urged investors to vote against the board's decision to remove him, raising corporate governance concerns.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Governance | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Executive Compensation | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.429 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Board member ousted after challenging CEO bonus plan potentially worth $35 billion
Klarna board member Mikael Walther was voted out after challenging governance decisions including a bonus plan he claimed could hand CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski as much as $35 billion. Walther urged investors to vote against the board's decision to remove him, raising corporate governance concerns.