Björn Wolrath becomes new Boardmember at Mind
Björn Wolrath becomes new Boardmember at Mind Björn Wolrath, former boss of Skandia, has become an ordinary member of the Board of Internet consultants Mind. Wolrath is currently chairman of the Board for a number of organisations including Skattbetalarnas förening [the Swedish taxpayers' union] and is a Board member of several Swedish companies. Björn Wolrath, 56, was formerly the president and CEO of Skandia and currently runs the Momentum company. Wolrath is chairman of the Board for a number of organisations including Skattebetalarnas förening, com hem, Svensk Exportkredit and Arbetarskydds-nämnden [the Swedish Joint Occupational Safety Council] and also sits on the Board of Goodguy, Industrivärden, Stockholm University and Hammarby Football Club. Wolrath was formerly chairman of the Board of Corda Internet consultants. With Mind's acquisition of the company, he has now become an ordinary Board member of Mind. "I see Mind as a company with extensive, internationally marketable expertise and with an extremely good delivery capacity. The company's business activities have been boosted by the recent acquisition and it will be especially stimulating to work with the continued expansion of the company," says Björn Wolrath. Mind has expanded dramatically over the winter months. The business has acquired four companies and opened offices in Karlstad and Uppsala. The number of staff employed has increased from 220 employees at the end of the year to 400 at present. "Recent developments have been extremely positive and, with Björn Wolrath on the team, the Board of Directors has gained a highly skilled person with an impressive degree of experience and a large network of contacts. This is, of course, a positive development now that the company is about to be listed on the Swedish stock exchange and continue its expansion plans in Europe," says Jörgen Larsson, CEO of Mind. For further information, please contact: Jörgen Larsson, CEO Mind, Phone +46 8 406 64 00 or +46 703 21 18 00 Mind AB is a third generation Internet consultancy specialising in portals aimed at developing and strengthening their customers' business activities. Mind currently employs nearly 400 staff and is represented in Sweden, Norway and France. We aim to float the company on the stock exchange in the year 2000. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/03/21/20000615BIT00020/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/03/21/20000615BIT00020/bit0002.pdf