Knut Pedersen leaves as CEO of Catella

Catella AB's (publ) President and CEO Knut Pedersen has informed the Board that he wishes to leave his role as CEO. He will continue in his current role during the notice period of a maximum of 6 months and will leave the position as CEO at the latest in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting.

Knut Pedersen has been CEO of Catella since January 1, 2014.

“During his six years as CEO, Knut Pedersen has successfully developed Catella into a pan-European finance group in real estate and alternative investments. It is my belief that Knut still have a lot to add to Catella, why my wish is that Knut will be elected to the Catella AB's Board of Directors. Recruitment of a new CEO begins immediately with the ambition of finding a CEO who can lead the company's continued growth journey.” says Johan Claesson, Chairman and main owner of Catella.

“Catella is a fantastic company which it has been a privilege to lead and develop together with my colleagues. I am proud of what we have achieved during my time at Catella. Catella is well positioned for future growth while at the same time the company stands on a broad, commercial and geographical basis.” says Catella CEO Knut Pedersen.

For more information, please contact:                       

Johan Claesson                                                                          
Chairman of the Board
+46 70 547 16 36

Knut Pedersen                                                                            Jonas Burvall

President and CEO                                                                    Head of Group Communications

+46 8 463 33 10                                                                        +46 766 27 97 55

knut.pedersen@catella.se                                                            jonas.burvall@catella.se

This is information that Catella AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 8:45 a.m. CET on 18 November 2019.

Catella is a leading specialist in property investments and fund management, with operations in 15 countries. The group has assets under management of approximately SEK 185 billion. Catella is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm in the Mid Cap segment. Read more online at catella.com.