This information is disclosed in accordance with the Securities Markets Act, the
Financial Instruments Trading Act or demands made in the exchange rules.
Bo Jungner has been appointed as Deputy CEO at Ratos, with responsibility for
finance, administration and compliance. Bo will also continue to work with
Ratos's holdings as an Investment Director.
Bo Jungner has worked at Ratos with investments and with responsibility for
holdings since 1998. Bo has an MSc Econ degree and previously worked with
corporate transactions for many years, at companies including SEB Enskilda and
Brummer & Partners. As well as being responsible for finance, administration and
compliance, Bo will also continue to work as an Investment Director.
Bo will partly take over duties from Ratos's CFO, Carina Strid, who will be
leaving her position at the end of September.
"The areas in which Ratos operates always have complex issues with many
dimensions which must be handled. This applies in particular to issues within
finance and law. I am therefore very glad that we can place this work in an
organisation under Bo Jungner's leadership," says Ratos's CEO Arne Karlsson.
"After nine years with the company, the past three as CFO, Carina Strid has now
chosen to leave Ratos. She has done a fantastic job where she has built up, what
I dare claim is the one of the most competent accounting departments among
Swedish listed companies. Carina possesses broad and deep expertise within
finance and accounting which we are going to miss," Arne Karlsson continues.
In addition to Bo Jungner, Leif Johansson is also a Deputy CEO with
responsibility for the Investment Organisation.
For further information, please contact:
Arne Karlsson, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00
Carina Strid, CFO, +46 8 700 17 53
Emma Rheborg, Head of Corporate Communications and IR, +46 8 700 17 20
Financial calendar from Ratos:
Interim Report January - June 2011 19 August 2011
Interim Report January - September 2011 9 November 2011
Ratos is a private equity conglomerate. The company's mission is to maximise
shareholder value over time through the professional, active and responsible
exercise of its ownership role in primarily medium to large unlisted Nordic
companies. Ratos's holdings include AH Industries, Anticimex, Arcus-Gruppen,
Biolin Scientific, Bisnode, Contex, DIAB, EuroMaint, Finnkino, GS-Hydro, Hafa
Bathroom Group, HL Display, Inwido, Jøtul, KVD Kvarndammen, Lindab, Medisize,
Mobile Climate Control, SB Seating and Stofa. Ratos is listed on Nasdaq OMX
Stockholm and market capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK 41 billion.
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