Anders Danielsson appointed new President of Skanska Sweden

Anders Danielsson appointed new President of Skanska Sweden

Anders Danielsson has been appointed new President of Skanska Sweden. He will
take office immediately, thus replacing Mats Williamson who recently assumed the
position of President of Skanska UK. 

After joining Skanska in 1991, Anders Danielsson has held a variety of positions
in Skanska Sweden. Since 2003, he has been Executive Vice President and member
of the business unit's management team. He has also participated in the
development of the Group's diversity efforts.

“Skanska Sweden's development in recent years has been highly favorable. Anders
has taken part in this process and we believe he will be able to additionally
improve the unit by, for example, enhancing its customer orientation. His values
and documented favorable characteristics as a leader and communicator have
convinced us that he is the right person to lead Skanska Sweden in the future,”
says Johan Karlström, President and CEO of Skanska.

Skanska Sweden is one of the largest construction companies in Sweden with
operations in the building and civil engineering area. The company has
approximately 11,000 employees and generated revenues totaling about SEK 27
billion in 2007. In Sweden, Skanska is also active in the development of
residential and commercial premises.


For further information please contact:

Per-Lennart Berg, Press Officer, Skanska Sweden, tel +46 8 504 350 50
Karin Lepasoon, Senior Vice President Communications, 
tel +46 8 753 88 99


This and previous releases can also be found at www.skanska.com

Skanska AB may be required to disclose the information provided herein pursuant
to the Securities Markets Act.

Skanska is one of the world's leading construction groups with expertise in
construction, development of commercial and residential projects and
public-private partnerships. The Group currently has 60,000 employees in
selected home markets in Europe, in the US and Latin America. Headquartered in
Stockholm, Sweden and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Skanska's sales in
2007 totaled SEK 139 billion.