Anders Lannebo retires as president of Robur-Göran Espelund appointed

Anders Lannebo retires as president of Robur - Göran Espelund appointed The Board of Directors of Robur Kapitalförvaltning AB, the parent company of the Robur Group, has decided to appoint Göran Espelund as president of the company. In addition, the Board has appointed Joachim Spetz as deputy president with overall responsibility for equity investments by Robur funds. The current president, Anders Lannebo, is retiring. However, the company will still be able to utilize his experience as he will remain chairman of a number of Robur's fund management companies. "After 17 years as president of Robur Kapitalförvaltning, I am ready to hand over operative responsibility," says Anders Lannebo. "Together with FöreningsSparbanken's local banks and the independent savings banks, we have successfully created Sweden's largest and leading company for fund investments. With Göran Espelund as the new president and Joachim Spetz as his deputy, we have a talented pair whom I am convinced will lead Robur to further success in the future." Göran Espelund has been employed by the Robur Group since 1987, his latest appointment being president of Roburs Värdepappersfonder AB, the largest fund management company in the Group Joachim Spetz was employed by the Robur Group in1986 and in recent years has been president of Robur's Allemansfonder (public savings accounts). For further information, please contact: Anders Sahlén, chairman, Robur Kapitalförvaltning AB, phone +46-8-585 935 90 Anders Lannebo, phone +46-8-585 912 50 Göran Espelund, phone +46-8-585 920 33 Joachim Spetz, phone +46-8-585 920 21 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/03/30/19990330BIT00070/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/03/30/19990330BIT00070/bit0002.pdf