Petter Eiken becomes acting President of Skanska Norway

Petter Eiken becomes acting President of Skanska Norway

Geir M Aarstad, President of Skanska Norway, has decided to leave his position
for a new job in the construction industry in Saudi Arabia. Petter Eiken,
Executive Vice President of Skanska AB and responsible for the construction
units in the Nordics, will become acting President of Skanska Norway until a
successor is in place. 

“Geir has done an excellent job and has been successful in positioning Skanska
as the leading construction company in Norway towards customers and co-workers.
We wish him all the best in his international career,” says Petter Eiken.

Geir M Aarstad has been President of Skanska Norway since 2004 and before that
he has, among other positions, worked as regional manager in the Norwegian
construction operations. He joined Skanska in 1989. Recruitment of his successor
has already started and will include both internal and external candidates. 

Skanska Norway focuses on construction and civil engineering operations. The
unit has about 4,500 employees. In 2008, Skanska Norway generated revenues of
approximately SEK 13.3 billion. In Norway, Skanska is also active in the
development of residential projects and PPP (Public Private Partnership)
projects.


For further information please contact:

Geir Linge, Communications Manager, Skanska Norway, tel +47 92 25 11 25.
Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, tel +46 10 448 88 38.
Direct line for media: tel +46 10 448 88 99.

This and previous releases can also be found at www.skanska.com

Skanska AB may be required to disclose the information provided herein pursuant
to the Securities Markets Act.

Skanska is one of the world's leading project development and construction
groups with expertise in construction, development of commercial and residential
projects and public-private partnerships. The Group currently has 55,000
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 2008 totaled SEK 144 billion.