Anders Sahlén steps down at FöreningsSparbanken

Anders Sahlén steps down at FöreningsSparbanken Anders Sahlén, who in recent years has been an adviser to FöreningsSparbanken's board of directors and in that role served as chairman of Hansabank and Robur, has announced that he plans to step down for personal reasons. As a result, he is relinquishing the chairmanship of Hansabank at today's board meeting and after the summer will resign as chairman of Robur. Anders Sahlén will remain at FöreningsSparbanken's disposal until the end of the year. "Through his exceptional efforts, Anders Sahlén has contributed greatly to giving FöreningsSparbanken, via Hansabank, a leading position in the three Baltic States," says Carl Eric Stålberg, Executive Chairman of FöreningsSparbanken. "I am sorry that he has decided to step down from his duties, but I must, of course, accept his personal reasons for doing so." For further information, please contact: Carl Eric Stålberg, Executive Chairman, phone +46 8 585 912 96 Henrik Kolga, Head of Communications, phone +46 708 11 13 15 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/06/29/20040629BIT00240/wkr0001.pdf