Magnus Paulsson named President of Skanska Financial Services

Magnus Paulsson named President of Skanska Financial Services

Skanska has appointed Magnus Paulsson President of Skanska Financial Services.
He succeeds Anders Årling, who earlier this year was named President of Skanska
Infrastructure Development.

Magnus Paulsson has a Master of Science in Business Administration and has
worked with Structured Finance within Skanska Financial Services since 2002.
Previously, he worked within ABB Financial Services and at KPMG.

Skanska Financial Services is a support unit that focuses on providing financial
expertise to the Group's business units. This includes arranging project
financing, sales-supporting financial solutions as well as analyzing and
managing financial risks or insurance matters.




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Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, tel +46 8 753 88 38. 
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to the Securities Markets Act.

Skanska is one of the world's leading construction groups with expertise in
construction, development of commercial and residential projects and
public-private partnerships. The Group currently has 60,000 employees in
selected home markets in Europe, in the US and Latin America. Headquartered in
Stockholm, Sweden and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Skanska's sales in
2007 totaled SEK 139 billion.