Management change at Handelsbanken Finans

Marie Lundberg has been appointed chief executive of Handelsbanken Finans. She
currently works as head of development at Handelsbanken International.

Marie Lundberg will replace the acting chief executive Gunnar Moström, who will
return to his normal role at Handelsbanken Direkt.

She will take up her new position by 15 June at the latest.


For further information, please contact:

Yonnie Bergqvist, Handelsbanken Direkt,             +46 8 22 92 20

Johan Lagerström, Head of Corporate Communications, +46 8 701 1395,

                                            mobile: +46 70 265 80 14



For more information about Handelsbanken, see:www.handelsbanken.se

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