ELEKTA NAMES NEW HEAD OF ASIA PACIFIC ORGANIZATION

ELEKTA NAMES NEW HEAD OF ASIA PACIFIC ORGANIZATION

Press Release 
Stockholm, Sweden, March 26, 2010

Ian Alexander has been named Executive Vice President of Elekta's Asia Pacific
Region.

Ian Alexander has been a member of Elekta's Executive Committee since 2008 and
is currently COO of the company. Prior to joining Elekta, he has held several
senior regional management positions, running the European Region at Bayer
Diagnostics and the Asia Pacific Region while at Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.


Ian Alexander will assume the position effective May 1, 2010. He is replacing
Laurent Leksell who has been acting in the position since December of 2008. 

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For further information, please contact:

Stina Thorman, Vice President Corporate Communications, Elekta AB
Tel: +46 8 587 254 37 +46 70 778 6010, e-mail: stina.thorman@elekta.com   


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.