Mariann Klint named Managing Director of Observer Sverige AB

Mariann Klint named Managing Director of Observer Sverige AB The Observer group has appointed Mariann Klint president of Observer Sverige AB. She was most recently with iobox Svenska AB, where she also served as managing director. Mariann, 46, was also formerly country manager for Reuters in Sweden and has extensive experience in marketing and sales in the financial sector. "Many of Observer's services are developed in Sweden and the Nordic region, and the market here generates valuable ideas for our 12 other countries," says Observer Deputy CEO Hans Strand. "Observer's organization in Sweden is one of our most important trend spotters in the market. "Against this backdrop, it has been important to find a person who combines management experience with a marketing background. Mariann has worked with marketing issues in industries that are important clients of Observer, and she will be a big asset." Observer has expanded greatly in recent years and now has its own operations in 13 countries, the largest of which are the U.S. and the UK. For further information, please contact: Jens Nielsen, Regional Manager, Northern Europe, telephone: +45 26 16 06 96 e-mail: jens.nielsen@observer.dk Per Blixt, Senior VP Corporate Communications, telephone: +46 8 507 410 12/+46 70 549 28 08, e-mail: per.blixt@observergroup.com About Observer AB Observer AB, quoted on the O-list (Attract 40) of Stockholmsbörsen, is active in business and communication intelligence, offering media and market monitoring, analysis and communication evaluations as well as target group identification and distribution of information for PR and IR purposes. Observer AB has a turnover of nearly SEK 1,900 million on an annual basis, with around 2,700 employees in the U.S., the UK, Sweden, Canada, Germany, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. This press release is also available online at: www.observergroup.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/03/20/20020320BIT00890/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/03/20/20020320BIT00890/wkr0002.pdf