Leo Brecklinghaus appointed Business Unit Manager for Optifit

Leo Brecklinghaus appointed Business Unit Manager for Optifit Leo Brecklinghaus, 44, has been appointed Business Unit Manager for the business unit Optifit Jaka-Möbel GmbH in Germany. He has been acting as Local Manager since the beginning of this year. Prior to this he held the position as Technical Manager for the company since 2000. Optifit is Nobia's specialist manufacturer of flat-pack kitchens and bathrooms. Leo Brecklinghaus holds a master of Engineering. He absolved the technical college in Rosenheim. Before joining Optifit he worked over 13 years for the German furniture company Hülsta, last as Technical Manager. Nobia AB 9 May 2003 For further Information, please contact: Fredrik Cappelen, CEO, Tel: +46 8 440 1600 Leo Brecklinghaus, Business Unit Manager Optifit Jaka-Möbel GmbH, Tel +49 5773 880 See also Nobia's Website; www.nobia.se Nobia is Europe's leading kitchen interiors company. The Group operates in a number of European markets under strong brand names. Nobia's own specialist kitchen stores and franchise stores are responsible for most of the Group's sales. Nobia is leading the consolidation of the European kitchen market and creating profitable growth by making efficiency improvements and acquisitions, taking an industrial approach. The Group has sales of approx. SEK 9.6 billion annually and around 5,900 employees. Nobia is listed on the Attract40 section of Stockholmsbörsen's O-list. Goldreif - HTH - Invita - Magnet - Marbodal - Myresjökök - Norema - Novart - Optifit - Poggenpohl - Pronorm - Sigdal ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/05/09/20030509BIT00590/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/05/09/20030509BIT00590/wkr0002.pdf