STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 30, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Jan Liden, Executive Vice President of ForeningsSparbanken and currently head of Swedbank Markets, has been appointed the bank's new Regional Manager in Stockholm. Replacing him at Swedbank Markets will be Annika Wijkstrom, Executive Vice President and head of international banking operations. In the future Annika Wijkstrom will manage both areas. Goran Gunnarsson, who previously served as Regional Manager in Stockholm, will remain as Deputy Head of the Retail business area with responsibility for shared functions, including Internet and telephone banking, in the Retail business area.
"Jan Liden has held senior positions in several areas at ForeningsSparbanken. With his broad experience, he is well qualified to lead our efforts in the Stockholm market, where we will be increasing our activity. This includes the recruitment of around 100 employees. The bank is also strengthening its position in the region through the acquisition of HSB Bank," said ForeningsSparbanken President and CEO Birgitta Johansson-Hedberg.
"Annika Wijkstrom previously worked at Swedbank Markets for four years and knows the business well," Johansson-Hedberg continued. "There are obvious ties between our international banking and Swedbank Markets in terms of development potential across borders. Annika therefore has the opportunity to build on Markets' successful business."
As head of the Stockholm region, Goran Gunnarsson has led the drafting of the development plan that will now be implemented. In his new role, he will coordinate our shared functions so that they successfully support the work of the regions."
The executives involved will assume their new positions effective 2 April.
For further information, please contact: Birgitta Johansson-Hedberg, President and CEO phone +46 8 585 910 88 Jan Liden, Executive Vice President phone +46 8 585 922 27 Annika Wijkstrom, Executive Vice President phone + 46 8 585 913 97 Staffan Salen, Executive Vice President, Head of Communications phone + 46 8 585 927 79, mobile +46 705 310 111
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