New CEO of Swedbank Ukraine appointed

Press Release 29th of April 2009

New CEO of Swedbank Ukraine appointed

Reiner Müller-Hanke has been appointed the new CEO in Swedbank Ukraine. Sergey
Tigipko will resign from his operational position by the 15th of June 2009 and
take up the position as a member of the council of OJSC Swedbank.  

For the past ten years Reiner Müller-Hanke has served as the CEO of KMB BANK,
Bank of Intesa Sanpaolo, in Moscow. Before his present position at KBM Bank
Reiner Müller-Hanke has held several top management positions in the financial
sector in Germany, Russia and South America.  

 ”We are very pleased to have recruited Reiner Müller-Hanke. With his
broad-based competence and experience in the financial sector I am convinced
that he is able to navigate us and our clients through this challenging time”
says Annika Wijkström, Executive Vice President and Head of International
Banking of Swedbank Group.

The appointment requires necessary approval from the National Bank of Ukraine. 
For further information:
Annika Wijkström, Executive Vice President and Head of International Banking,
phone: +46 8 585 13 97
Thomas Backteman, Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs, phone: +46 708 311
166
Anna Sundblad, Press Officer, phone: +46 70 321 39 95 


Swedbank's vision is to be the leading financial institution in the markets
where we are present. Swedbank has 9.4 million retail customers and 600,000
corporate customers with 419 branches in Sweden, 278 branches in the Baltic
countries and another 215 branches in Ukraine. The group is also present in
Copenhagen, Helsinki, Kaliningrad, Luxembourg, Moscow, New York, Oslo, Shanghai,
St. Petersburg and Tokyo. As of December 2008 the group had total assets of SEK
1,812 billion and approximately 21,000 employees. For more information about
Swedbank, please visit www.swedbank.com.