New Head of Human Resources at Scania

    STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Dec. 3, 2001--Hans Narfstrom has been appointed new head of Human Resources, the company's global personnel staff unit, with effect from 1 January 2002. He will also become Senior Vice President and a member of Scania's Group Management on that date.
    Hans Narfstrom, who has been MD of Scania Parts Logistics since 1997, has previously held a number of leading positions at Scania, including Technical Manager at the production unit in Tucuman, Argentina.
    Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. With 26,900 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin America, Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its sector. In 2000, turnover totalled SEK 53,800 million and the result after financial items was SEK 4,500 million. Scania products are marketed in about 100 countries worldwide and some 95 percent of Scania's vehicles are sold outside Sweden.

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