Eva Rydén appointed Director Group Legal Affairs at Boliden

Eva Rydén appointed Director Group Legal Affairs at Boliden

Eva Rydén has been appointed Director Group Legal Affairs at Boliden. Eva will
take up her position at Boliden after the summer of 2010 and report to Lennart
Evrell, President and CEO.

Eva Rydén's most recent position is that of Group Legal Counsel for Intrum
Justitia since 2005 where she is a member of the Extended Management Team and a
secretary of the Board of Directors. Prior to that, she was an associate of the
Business Law Firm Mannheimer Swartling for seven years. Eva had studied at the
School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg. 

Eva Rydén succeeds Marianne Lindholm, Senior Vice President, Group Legal
Affairs, who is retiring in accordance with her retirement plan at the age of
60. After her retirement Marianne Lindholm will continue to work for Boliden in
special projects on a consultancy basis.

Questions can be answered by:
Marcela Sylvander, Director Group Communications, Boliden AB, tel: +46 8 610 15
59, 
+46 733 244 551

Boliden is a leading European metals company whose core competence is in the
fields of exploration, mining, smelting and recycling. Boliden's main metals are
zinc and copper. Other important metals extracted and refined include lead, gold
and silver. The operations are conducted in two Business Areas: Mines and
Smelters. The number of employees is approximately 4 400 and the turnover
amounts to approximately SEK 28 billion annually. Its shares are listed on
NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, segment Large Cap and on the Toronto Stock Exchange in
Canada. 
www.boliden.com