Hexagon announces organisational changes and new appointments to group management

Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies for geospatial
and industrial enterprise applications, announced today the following
organisational changes, effective immediately:

  · Innovation Hub – In an effort to strengthen and expand corporate R&D
functions to better support its solution-centric strategy, Hexagon has formed an
Innovation Hub. This internal organisation will support R&D and innovation in
hardware and software technologies, as well as interoperability, applications
and systems engineering platforms that benefit Hexagon’s businesses as a whole.
Claudio Simão, president of Hexagon Solutions, has been appointed to Group
Management in the role of Chief Innovation Officer (CINO) to lead this
initiative.

  · Hexagon Technology Center (HTC) – Bo Pettersson is retiring as Chief
Technology Officer (CTO) of Hexagon and lead of the HTC, a role he has held
since 2001. He will however remain an essential resource for Hexagon and
continue to run several key projects on a part-time basis. Knut Siercks, who has
served as managing director of the HTC for the past six years, has been
appointed CTO. Moving forward, the HTC will operate as the Technology Centre
under the umbrella of the newly formed Innovation Hub.

  · Marketing – With the goal to better align, integrate and elevate the role of
marketing across the company, Kristin Christensen, vice president of corporate
communications, has been appointed to Group Management in the role of Chief
Marketing Officer (CMO). Christensen will lead efforts to sophisticate and
amplify strategic marketing initiatives across the businesses in support of
company-wide objectives.

  · Human Resources – In an effort to align Human Resources (HR) initiatives
with organizational needs across Hexagon, Ed Porter, who has led HR for
Intergraph for over ten years, has been appointed to Group Management in the
role of Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).  Porter will lead corporate HR
efforts and drive HR strategies that support all of Hexagon’s businesses.
For further information please contact:
Carl Gustafsson, Investor Relations Manager, Hexagon AB,
46 8 601 26 27, ir@hexagon.com

Kristin Christensen, Chief Marketing Officer, Hexagon AB,
1 404 554 0972, media@hexagon.com
Hexagon is a leading global provider of information technologies that drive
productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise
applications. Hexagon's solutions integrate sensors, software, domain knowledge
and customer workflows into intelligent information ecosystems that deliver
actionable information. They are used in a broad range of vital industries.
Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has more than 15,000 employees in 46
countries and net sales of approximately 2.6bn EUR. Learn more at
www.hexagon.com.