ELEKTA'S HEAD OF REGION ASIA DEAD IN PLANE CRASH Press Release Stockholm, Sweden, December 15, 2008 Yesterday, Sunday December 14, Elekta received the tragic news that Gerrit (Gerry) van Oortmarssen, head of Business Region Asia and member of the company's Executive Committee, has died in a plane crash in Austria. Gerry van Oortmarssen was 65 years old. He was employed in Elekta in 1997. Over the years, he held several leading positions in the Elekta Group. The responsibility for Business Region Asia is temporarily assumed by Tomas Puusepp, President & CEO of Elekta. Questions regarding this incident are answered by Vice President Peter Ejemyr, peter.ejemyr@elekta.com, +46 733-611000. About Elekta Elekta is a human care company pioneering significant innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders. The company develops sophisticated state of the art tools and treatment planning systems for radiation therapy and radiosurgery, as well as workflow enhancing software systems across the spectrum of cancer care. Stretching the boundaries of science and technology, providing intelligent and resource-efficient solutions that offer confidence to both healthcare providers and patients, Elekta aims to improve, prolong and even save patient lives, making the future possible today. Today, Elekta solutions in oncology and neurosurgery are used in over 5,000 hospitals globally, and every day more than 100,000 patients receive diagnosis, treatment or follow-up with the help of a solution from the Elekta Group. Elekta employs around 2,500 employees globally. The corporate headquarter is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and the company is listed on the Nordic Exchange under the ticker EKTAb. For more information about Elekta, please visit www.elekta.com.
ELEKTA'S HEAD OF REGION ASIA DEAD IN PLANE CRASH
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