Acting Managing Director of Atea Sweden AB

Atea has appointed deputy Managing Director Bjørn- Erik Karlsson as acting Managing Director in Atea Sweden AB, following the resignation of Lars Pettersson who will take up the position as CEO of Bisnode.

Björn-Erik Karlsson has been in Atea Sweden's management team for over 6 years, and during this time worked closely with Lars Pettersson as deputy Managing Director. Karlsson has 25 years of experience in the IT industry in Sweden and has played a central role in the development of Atea Sweden and the fulfillment of the company's growth objectives.

Atea will shortly start the process of recruiting a new Managing Director in Sweden.

Björn-Erik Karlsson is appointed acting Managing Director 1 January 2012.

Lars Pettersson will resign his position 31 December 2011, and will thus see to that Atea Sweden fulfills its goal by the 20:11:1 plan. Pettersson will leave Atea at the end of April 2012 and will in the 4 months of 2012 support Björn-Erik Karlsson and work with strategic projects.

For further information, please contact:
Claus Hougesen, CEO Atea ASA, mobile + 45 3078 1200
Rune Falstad, CFO Atea ASA, mobile +47 906 14 482

   
About Atea
Atea is the leading Nordic and Baltic supplier of IT infrastructure with approximately 5500 employees. Atea is present in 79 cities in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Atea delivers IT products from leading vendors and assist its customers with specialist competencies within IT infrastructure services. Atea had revenue of approximately NOK 17 billion in 2010 and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange.
www.atea.com

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