New Head of Supply Chain

Thomas Andersson has been appointed Executive Vice-President of Husqvarna AB and Head of the Group’s supply-chain organization. He will report to President and CEO Magnus Yngen, and will be a member of Group Management.

The supply-chain organization comprises the Group’s production, purchasing and logistics.

Thomas Andersson is currently Senior Vice President and Head of Volvo Powertrain Sweden. Volvo Powertrain is the Volvo Group’s business unit for development and manufacturing of engines and transmissions.

Thomas Andersson, 43, has held various leadership positions within Volvo Car Corporation since 1988, and has an MBA from Henley College. He will assume his new position during the first quarter of 2010.

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 09.00 on 2 November 2009.