ConNova´s CEO Christian Ekström leaves the company, Claes Rossby is appointed as acting CEO.
ConNova´s CEO Christian Ekström leaves the company, Claes Rossby is appointed as acting CEO. Motala, Sweden, 20 June 2001 The CEO of ConNova Group AB (Publ.), Christian Ekström has resigned and will leave the company with immediate effect. Ekström will also leave his position within the board of ConNova Group AB (Publ.). As of today, Claes Rossby has been appointed as acting CEO. Rossby has been active in the media business since the early eighties and has held positions as Marketing Director within Luxor/Nokia and CEO of Viasat. Between 1993 and 1999, Rossby worked for ConNova and held several leading positions within the company. Rossby has extensive knowledge about the company and its business. About Connova ConNova specialises in developing and supplying business support systems for multimedia operators handling pay-TV, Internet, broadband, publishing and telecom services. The company has 15 year's experience of the industry. ConNova´s services extend from consulting services to the development of software adapted to meet the market's latest requirements. Within the framework of ConNova TVX AB, ConNova also runs customer services on an assignment basis for European pay-TV operators. ConNova´s current customers are mainly to be found in the fields of cable TV, DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television), multimedia, publishing and telecommunications. At the international exhibition for billing systems in London in May 1999, ConNova´s customer management system BizManager was awarded two honorable mentions, one for "Overall Best Contribution to Billing" and the other for "Most Innovative Billing Product". The ConNova Group AB (publ) has been listed on the OM Stockholm Stock Exchange's O list since 1997. For further information, please contact: Björn Persson, Chairman of ConNova Group AB (publ.) Tel: +46 705 38 08 80, Fax: +46 141 564 24 Email: bjpe@connova.se www.connova.se ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/06/20/20010620BIT00790/bit0002.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/06/20/20010620BIT00790/bit0002.pdf