Göran Gezelius to leave Atlas Copco

Stockholm, Sweden, December 21, 2004: Effective April 1, 2005, Göran Gezelius, Business Area Executive for Industrial Technique, will leave the Atlas Copco Group for a position as President and CEO for Swedish-based Gunnebo AB.

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