Mikael Carleson appointed MD for Inwido Sweden

Inwido Sweden , the market leader in window and doors , has appointed Mikael Carleson as new Managing Director. Mikael will be responsible for all operations in Sweden including the brands Elitfönster, Outline, Erafönster, Diplomat, Hajom and SnickarPer. The former MD of Inwido Sweden , Anders Isaksson, has left the group.

Mikael Carleson is a highly experienced and market oriented MD who has successfully led international operations at Alfa Laval , Höganäs and Cardo before coming to Inwido in 2012. The past two years he has been heading business area Europe within the Inwido group.

- I am delighted to recieve this trust and challenge from Inwido. My primary focus now will be on working with the management and employees to develop the Inwido Group's largest business so that we maintain our leading position in Sweden, says Mikael Carleson. However we operate in a challenging market that is becoming increasingly competitive. Still, with a clear strategy at hand I consider us to have very good prospects for continued success, says Mikael.

- I am very pleased with this solution, says Håkan Jeppsson, President and CEO of the Inwido Group. Inwido faces several exciting challenges, particularly on the commercial side, the coming years and with Mikael's skills and experience I believe we will be able to strengthen our business further.

Mikael Carleson takes over as MD for Inwido Sweden immediatly, while Håkan Jeppsson will be acting head of business area of Europe.

For more information, please contact:
Inwido AB
Håkan Jeppsson, President and CEO Tel.: 46 (0)10-451 45 51 or 46 (0)70-550 15 17
Jonna Opitz, SVP Marketing, Sales & Communication Tel.: 46 (0)10-451 45 58 or 46 (0)722 11 90 10
E-mail: jonna.opitz@inwido.com

About Inwido
Inwido is Northern Europe’s leading supplier of innovative, environmentally friendly, wood-based window and door solutions. The company has operations in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Poland, Russia, the UK, Austria and Ireland, as well as exports to a large number of other countries. The Group markets some 20 strong local brands including Elitfönster, SnickarPer, Hajom, Hemmafönster, Outline, Tiivi, Pihla, Diplomat and Sokolka. Inwido has approximately 3,100 employees and generated sales of slightly more than SEK 4.6 billion in 2012. The Group's headquarters are located in Malmö, Sweden. For further information, please visit www.inwido.com

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