Åsa Landén Ericsson Appointed Acting CEO of Enea
STOCKHOLM, May 28, 2008 - Enea®, (Nordic Exchange/Small Cap/ENEA), a world leading provider of network software and services, today announced the appointment of board member Åsa Landén Ericsson as acting president and CEO following the resignation of Johan Wall. Before formally taking up the position on July 1 Åsa will work side by side with Johan to secure a smooth transition. Åsa comes most recently from the assignment as Managing Director of Scanpix Sweden AB.
Enea also announces the appointment of Carl G Sköld as acting CFO from August 1. Carl joins Enea on June 1 to work side by side with current CFO Håkan Gustavson, whose resignation was made public in connection with the interim report on April 23.
"Åsa Landén has thorough knowledge of Enea and is in tune with all projects currently underway. This makes her well placed to take over the responsibility for day-to-day operations on short notice. Åsa and Carl will both work side by side with the current CEO and CFO which allows for a smooth transition. It also enables the board to focus on the recruitment of the permanent CEO and CFO", said Staffan Ahlberg, chairman of the board, Enea.
"Enea is a world leading provider of software and services primarily to the telecom industry. The company is at the forefront of technology development in an exiting market. I look forward to working more closely with the team that I have gotten to know and respect during my years as a board member", said Åsa Landén.
Åsa Landén Ericsson is a member of the Enea board since 2003. Åsa comes most recently from the assignment as Managing Director of Scanpix Sweden AB. Åsa has a background in telecommunications from AT&T and Allgon and has also worked as director of IT and telecom investments at Catella. Åsa also serves on the board of Reijlerkoncernen AB and holds a M.Sc. Eng degree and a MBA from INSEAD.
Carl G Sköld works as an independent consultant since 2002 and has held assignments as CFO for Teleca, Resco, Seelig & Co and BTJ Group. Prior to that Carl held the position of CFO for Cap Gemini Nordic division. Carl has a Bachelor of Business Economics from the University of Stockholm and a MBA from the University of Umeå.
For more information, please contact:
Staffan Ahlberg
Chairman of the Board, Enea
+46 706 272 420
staffan@staffanahlberg.se
Åsa Landén Ericsson
+46 70 858 23 25
asa.landen@alumni.insead.edu
Jenny Palmblad
Director of Communications, Enea
+46 8 507 143 24
jenny.palmblad@enea.com
About Enea
Enea (Nordic Exchange/Small Cap/ENEA) is the leading supplier of real-time operating systems, middleware, development tools, database technology and professional services for high-availability systems such as telecommunications infrastructure, mobile devices, medical instrumentation, and automobile control/infotainment. Enea's flagship operating system, Enea OSE, is deployed in approximately half of the world's 3G mobile phones and base stations. Enea has over 750 employees and is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm AB. For further information on Enea, please visit www.enea.com.
Enea®, Enea OSE®, Netbricks®, Polyhedra® and Zealcore® are registered trademarks of Enea AB and its subsidiaries. Enea OSE® ck, Enea OSE® Epsilon, Enea® Element, Enea® Optima, Enea® LINX, Enea® Accelerator, Polyhedra® Flashlite, Enea® dSPEED Platform, Accelerating Network Convergence(TM), Device Software Optimized(TM) and Embedded for Leaders(TM) are unregistered trademarks of Enea AB or its subsidiaries. Any other company, product or service names mentioned above are the registered or unregistered trademarks of their respective owner. © Enea AB 2008.
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