Göran Hesseborn to leave Hakon Invest

Göran Hesseborn, CFO and a member of the executive management, will
be leaving Hakon Invest AB to take over the position as CFO of Menigo
Foodservice.

Hesseborn, 48, was appointed as CFO in April 2005 of ICA Förbundet
Invest AB, which changed its name to Hakon Invest AB and was
introduced on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in December of that same
year."Göran Hesseborn has been a major asset for us as CFO ahead of the
entire stock market introduction and during our first years as a
listed company," comments Claes-Göran Sylvén, President and CEO of
Hakon Invest AB. "We wish him the best with his new challenge."

Göran Hesseborn will assume his new position in autumn 2008.

For more information, contact:
President and CEO
Claes-Göran Sylvén
tel. +46-8-553 399 64

Hakon Invest, which is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange in
Stockholm, conducts active and long-term investment operations in
retail-oriented companies in the Nordic and Baltic region. Hakon
Invest owns 40% of ICA AB, the Nordic region's leading retail company
with a focus on food. The portfolio also includes shares in Forma
Publishing Group, Kjell & Company, Hemma, Cervera, inkClub and
Hemtex. Further information about Hakon Invest is available at
www.hakoninvest.se.