Attendo appoints Fredrik Lagercrantz as new Chief Financial Officer

Attendo has appointed Fredrik Lagercrantz as new CFO. He joins Attendo from Swedish Match, where he was Senior Vice President Business Control and a Member of the Group Management Team. Rebecca Ericsson will take on the role of acting CFO from 27 September and until Fredrik Lagercranz joins Attendo. 

“I am delighted that Fredrik Lagercrantz is joining Attendo. He has solid experience in financial management from international operations. We will benefit greatly from Fredrik’s expertise and energy in our continued ambition to develop Attendo by establishing new, modern nursing homes, thereby countering the shortages in care for older people,” says Attendo’s CEO Henrik Borelius.

“Attendo is a leading company that enables more and more people to access high-quality care throughout the Nordic region. I look forward to contribute to the company’s overall development, and the development of the accounting and finance function in the coming years,” says Fredrik Lagercrantz.

Fredrik Lagercrantz (39) has an MSc in business and economics from the Stockholm School of Economics. He was formerly a management consultant at McKinsey & Co, and since 2009 has held the roles of Vice President Group Business Control and Senior Vice President Group Business Control at Swedish Match.

Rebecca Ericsson, Head of Corporate Control at Attendo, will become the acting CFO from September 27, when Attendo’s current CFO Tomas Björksiöö leaves the position. 

Attendo AB (publ)

For further information, please contact:
Andreas Koch, Communications and IR Director Attendo
Phone: +46 705 09 77 61
E-mail: andreas.koch@attendo.com

Attendo AB (publ) is required to disclose this information under the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was provided by the Communications and IR Director for publication on September 12, 2017 at 08.00 CET.

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Attendo – the leading care and healthcare company in the Nordics
Attendo is the leading private provider of publicly financed care and healthcare services in the Nordic region. The company was founded in 1985 and was first to provide outsourced care for older people in Sweden. In addition to care for older people, Attendo provides care for people with disabilities, individuals and families, and, in Finland, healthcare and dental care. Attendo has more than 20,000 employees and is locally anchored with over 500 operations in more than 200 municipalities in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. www.attendo.com