PER MIKAEL JENSEN APPOINTED NEW CEO AND PRESIDENT OF METRO INTERNATIONAL

The board of  Metro International S.A.  ("Metro International"),  the
world's largest global newspaper, has appointed Per Mikael Jensen  as
the new CEO  and President  of Metro International.  Per Mikael  will
join the company  on 1st  of November  2007. Mr  Jensen is  currently
Chief Executive Officer of TV2 Denmark, Denmark's largest free-to-air
TV channel.  Prior  to  joining  TV  2  Denmark  he  was  the  Global
Editor-in-Chief of Metro International."The Board of Directors is delighted  that Per Mikael Jensen will  be
joining Metro  International  as CEO.  He  brings a  long  and  broad
experience from the media industry,  a strong commitment to  creating
unique and successful content and a recent track record of  improving
profitability in TV2 Denmark," comments Dennis Malamatinas,  Chairman
of Metro International.

Mr Jensen,  born in  1962,  holds a  degree  in journalism  from  the
Denmark School of  Journalism. He  has had  a 21-year  career in  the
media  industry  including  management  positions  with  the   Danish
newspapers Politiken, Jyllandsposten  and MetroXpress (subsidiary  of
Metro International),  as well  as  Global Editor-in-Chief  of  Metro
International and CEO of TV2 Denmark.

TV 2  Denmark is  a state  owned public  service channel.  It is  the
leading free-to-air TV channel in Denmark comprising 6 TV-channels, a
national radio station and extensive on-line businesses. TV 2 Denmark
has approximately 950  employees and  an annual turnover  of USD  355
million."I am thrilled to re-join Metro International, which I believe is one
of the most interesting  media companies there is.  Metro is a  young
company, with many young and talented employees and strong  positions
in  a  number  of  large  advertising  markets.  It  has  significant
potential to  further  develop  its position,"  comments  Per  Mikael
Jensen.

Pelle Törnberg will leave  his position as CEO  and President on  the
31st of  July, 2007.  Metro International's  Chief Operating  Officer
Chris Spalding will act  as interim CEO  and Dennis Malamatinas  will
assume the role of Executive Chairman until 1st of November 2007.

For further information, please visit www.metro.lu or contact:

Dennis Malamatinas, Chairman of the Board                   tel:  +44
(0)20 7016 1300

Birgitta Henriksson, Brunswick Group, IR Contact            tel:  +46
(0) 708 12 86 39



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ABOUT METRO INTERNATIONAL AND METRO

Metro is the largest and  fastest growing international newspaper  in
the world.    Metro is  published  in over  100  major cities  in  21
countries across Europe, North & South America and Asia. Metro has  a
unique global  reach  -  attracting a  young,  active,  well-educated
Metropolitan  audience  of  over  20  million  daily  readers.  Metro
International's advertising  sales have  grown at  a compound  annual
rate of 41% since the launch of the first edition in 1995.

Metro International 'A' and 'B' shares  are listed on the OMX  Nordic
Exchange's Nordic List under the symbols MTRO SBD A and MTRO SBD B.