Esselte establishes web sales team

Esselte establishes web sales team In line with the commitment to expand the presence on the Web, Esselte has established a separate worldwide web sales team. This team will be led by Stephen Keenan, Vice President, Web Sales who will report directly to Magnus Nicolin, Executive Vice President. Stephen joins Esselte from Index Stock Imagery - an Internet photo delivery company based in New York where he led marketing and sales building partnerships with companies including; Kinkos, Excite and Alta Vista. "I am excited about attracting web talent like Steve to Esselte, and look forward to building strong web solutions together with our distributor partners", said Magnus Nicolin. Stephen will focus on expanding Esselte's web presence with traditional office products distributors "Clicks & Mortar" as well as with new "web only" distributors. Furthermore, the team will focus on search engine optimization, web communication and on disseminating "best web practices" between Esselte's divisions and country operations. Esselte is the leading provider of office supplies world-wide. A global group with annual sales exceeding 11bn SEK, subsidiaries in 31 countries, selling office products in over 100 countries and employing over 7,000 people. Esselte brings innovation, efficiency and style to the way people work in the office and at home. Our principal brands are: Dymo; Pendaflex; Leitz and Curtis. Esselte AB is listed on the Stockholm and London stock exchanges. To learn more about Esselte, visit our website at www.esselte.com. For further information please contact: Magnus Nicolin+44 1895 878 730 UK or +1 516 873 3402 US From Sweden, alternatively 020 021 4796 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/01/31/20000131BIT00690/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/01/31/20000131BIT00690/bit0002.pdf