New head of Human Resources in Sandvik Group

New head of Human Resources in Sandvik Group

Peter Larson has been appointed head of Human Resources for the Sandvik Group.
He will take up his duties immediately.

Peter Larson has been Executive Vice President and a member of Group Executive
Management since May 2000. As head of Human Resources, he will succeed Carina
Malmgren Heander, who has taken up a position outside Sandvik. 

“HR matters have the highest priority within the Group and comprise a
strategically important and integrated part of business operations,” says
Sandvik President and CEO Lars Pettersson. “Peter has extensive experience
within Sandvik and his solid knowledge of the organization and the people within
it will be important qualities in the continued development of the organization,
management and corporate culture.” 


Sandviken, 4 December 2007

Sandvik AB; (publ)


For further information, contact Anders Wallin, Vice President Group
Communications, Sandvik AB, tel +46 26 26 09 20.

Sandvik is a global industrial group with advanced products and world-leading
positions in selected areas - tools for metal cutting, machinery and tools for
rock excavation, stainless materials, special alloys, metallic and ceramic
resistance materials as well as process systems. The Group had at the end of
2006 about 42,000 employees and representation in 130 countries, with annual
sales of more than SEK 72,000 M.