New Head of Communications at Husqvarna

Boel Sundvall has been appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations. She will report to President and CEO Magnus Yngen and be a member of Group Management.

Boel Sundvall will assume her new position as of March 8, 2010. She succeeds Åsa Stenqvist, who is retiring in accordance with the terms of employment for Husqvarna Group Management.

Boel Sundvall is currently a partner at the consultancy firm WG & Partners. She holds an M Sc in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics and has previously held leading positions within Communications and IR at Swedish Match, Eniro and Mekonomen.

For additional information, please contact

Åsa Stenqvist, Senior Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations, telephone +46 8 738 64 94

Husqvarna Press Hotline at +46 8 738 70 80 or press@husqvarna.se

Husqvarna is the world’s largest producer of lawn mowers, chainsaws and portable petrol-powered garden equipment such as trimmers and blowers. The Group is also a world leader in diamond tools and cutting equipment for the construction and stone industries. Net sales in 2008 were SEK 32.3 billion and the average number of employees was 15,700.

The above information has been made public in accordance with the Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was published at 10.00 on 22 December 2009.