Bo Askvik appointed CFO at Intrum Justitia

Bo Askvik appointed CFO at Intrum Justitia Bo Askvik has been appointed the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Intrum Justitia and will also become a member of the Group Management Team. He succeeds Bertil Persson, who will remain CFO until Bo takes up the position no later than August 2004. Born in 1958, Bo Askvik has extensive experience in Swedish and international business, most recently from the Swedish industrial group Sapa, where he served as CFO since 2001. He joined Sapa AB in 1997 in Group Treasury and later was responsible for M&A activity. Bo gained his experience in finance through earlier positions at Nordstjernan, Östgöta Enskilda Bank, Neste and Borealis. He is a graduate of the Stockholm School of Economics. "The role of CFO is central to the Intrum Justitia group, and I am pleased that we were successful in recruiting Bo to this position," says Jan Roxendal, President and CEO of Intrum Justitia. "His international experience, combined with his financial background, is an asset in our efforts to further develop the Group's management accounting and financial procedures." For further information, please contact: Jan Roxendal, President and CEO Tel: +46 (0)8 546 10 200 Anders Antonsson, Director of Communications Tel: +46 (0)8 546 102 06, mobile: +46 (0)70 336 7818 E-mail: a.antonsson@se.intrum.com Intrum Justitia is Europe's leading credit management services group. The group has revenues of SEK 2.9 billion and has about 2,900 employees in 21 European countries. Intrum Justitia's objective is to be a leading provider of CMS in Europe through excellence in local client care, ledger administration and debt collection and by measurably improving clients' cash flow and long-term profitability. The group offers efficient high quality management of commercial and consumer receivables in all phases in the CMS process. Intrum Justitia has a growth strategy and aims to take active part in consolidating its industry. Intrum Justitia is listed on Stockholmsbörsen, the Stockholm Exchange, ticker IJ. For more information, please visit www.intrum.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/04/19/20040416BIT21160/wkr0002.pdf PDF-version