Scania: Erik Ljungberg New Head of Corporate Relations

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Regulatory News:

Erik Ljungberg has been appointed Senior Vice President and head of Corporate Relations.

Erik Ljungberg aged 36, is currently Head of Corporate Marketing at CLAAS Group in Germany, one of the biggest producers of agricultural machinery in the world.

During the period 1997 to 2006 Erik Ljungberg was employed by Scania (STO:SCVA) (STO:SCVB) and held various positions with Sales & Services, amongst others as head of Communication and Marketing at Scania Deutschland Österreich.

Erik Ljungberg has a Master of Science in Business Administration, specialising in strategic management, from the School of Economics at the University in Lund, Sweden.

In his role as head of Corporate Relations, Erik Ljungberg will report to Leif Östling, President and CEO of Scania, and become a member of group management.

Corporate Relations is responsible for External and Internal Communications, Media and Investor Relations, Public and Environmental Affairs, as well as Business and Market intelligence.

Erik Ljungberg succeeds Cecilia Edström, who will take up a similar position outside the group.

Scania is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. A growing proportion of the company’s operations consists of products and services in the financial and service sectors, assuring Scania customers of cost-effective transport solutions and maximum uptime. Employing 35,000 people, Scania operates in about 100 countries. Research and development activities are concentrated in Sweden, while production takes place in Europe and South America, with facilities for global interchange of both components and complete vehicles. In 2006, invoiced sales totalled SEK 84.5 billion and the net income amounted to SEK 8.5 billion.

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