SODERTALJE, Sweden, April 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Scania (Other OTC:SCVAY): Johan Haeggman on May 1, 2003 assumes the position as Head of Corporate Relations, Scania. At the same time he is appointed Senior Vice President and becomes a member of Scania Group Management.
Born in 1960 and MBA, Johan Haeggman has recently worked as a consultant in business and strategic development and earlier as CFO at the Internet consultancy Framfab. Between 1989 and 1999 he was employed at Scania, among others as Head of Accounting and Control at Scania Latin America in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
As Head of Corporate Relations, a new management staff unit within Scania, Johan Haeggman will report to Kaj Lindgren, Scania Executive Board.
"Scania's growth scenario not only entails reinforcing our sales and service organisation to handle appreciably larger volumes than today, it also means that we need to incorporate further resources in Scania's top management to meet the demands for increasingly integrated and global co- ordination of relations with all of Scania's stakeholders. Johan Haeggman has a suitable background for the challenges ahead, both short- term and long-term," concluded Kaj Lindgren.
For further information, please contact: Hans-Ake Danielsson telephone number +46 8 553 856 62.
Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. With 28,200 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin America, Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its sector. In 2002, turnover totalled SEK 47,000 million and the result after financial items was SEK 3,700 million. Scania products are marketed in about 100 countries worldwide and some 95 percent of Scania's vehicles are sold outside Sweden.
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