ELEKTA'S FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LAURENT LEKSELL AWARDED ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR - WILL REPRESENT SWEDEN IN THE WORLD FINAL

ELEKTA'S FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LAURENT LEKSELL AWARDED ENTREPRENEUR OF
THE YEAR - WILL REPRESENT SWEDEN IN THE WORLD FINAL

PRESS RELEASE	
Stockholm, Sweden, November 30, 2007

At a gala final in Stockholm on November 29, Laurent Leksell, Elekta AB, was
awarded Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 in Sweden. Crister Stark, Väderstad-Verken
AB, won the category prize ”Best international growth” and Nicolas Hassbjer, HMS
Industrial Networks AB, was awarded the judging panel's special prize ”Rising
star of the year”.

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Ernst & Young presents its annual Entrepreneur Of The Year® award to the most
successful and innovative entrepreneurial business leaders around the globe in
over 40 countries worldwide.
The winner is the nominee best representing several award criteria including: 

Entrepreneurial Spirit: Sets very high standards for self and business and
demonstrates unflinching desire and determination to be successful. 

Financial Performance: This is reflected in the strength of the organization's
financial performance today. 

Personal Integrity and Influence: Living their values has earned him/her great
respect from staff, competitors, customers, advisors, family and the wider
community. 

In tough competition with 10 regional winners, the Swedish judging panel this
year elected to award Laurent Leksell, founder and Executive Director in Elekta:
”For a radiant world leadership in hard competition, categorized by innovation
and a strong community involvement. And for the ability to rebound after
setbacks.”

Laurent Leksell founded Elekta in 1972 together with his father and was the
President and CEO of the company up until 2005. Today, he is an Executive
Director and major shareholder.

Laurent Leksell will now represent Sweden in the world final of Entrepreneur of
the Year, held in Monte Carlo on May 31, 2008. Last year's winner was Guy
Laliberté, founder of Canada's Cirque du Soleil.


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For further information, please contact:

Peter Ejemyr, Group VP Corporate Communications, Elekta AB
Tel: +46 733 611 000 (mobile), e-mail: peter.ejemyr@elekta.com  

About Elekta

Elekta is an international medical technology group, providing oncologists,
radiation therapists, neurosurgeons and many other medical specialists with
state of the art tools to fight serious disease.

Elekta provides advanced clinical solutions, comprehensive management and
information systems as well as services for improved cancer care and management
of brain disorders. 

Elekta's systems and solutions are used in over 4,500 hospitals around the
world. Clinical and information management solutions include, among others,
Leksell Gamma Knife® for non-invasive treatment of brain disorders, Elekta
Axesse™ and Elekta Synergy® for stereotactic and image guided radiation therapy
and radiosurgery as well as the MOSAIQ™ suite of software for image-enabled EMR
and efficient management of clinical and patient data.

With over 2,000 employees globally, the corporate headquarter is located in
Stockholm, Sweden and the company is listed on the Nordic Exchange under the
ticker EKTAb. More information about Elekta can be found at www.elekta.com.