Ratos: Elin Ljung new Head of Corporate Communications

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Elin Ljung has been appointed as the new Head of Corporate Communications at
Ratos and will take up her position at the turn of the year at the latest. Elin
joins Ratos from Bisnode where she has been Marketing and Communications
Director.

Elin Ljung is 37, she has a BSc in Media Technology, studies in business
administration and many years' experience from leading positions within
marketing and communications. Elin joins Ratos from Bisnode where she has worked
since 2007, most recently as Marketing and Communications Director where she has
been responsible for a major brand building and change programme. Prior to that
her positions included Information and IR Manager for the listed IT groups
AddNode and Nocom.

"It is extremely pleasing that we have found our new Head of Corporate
Communications within the Ratos Group. We have worked with Elin for many years
and know that her broad experience of marketing and strategic information will
be extremely valuable, both for our holdings and for further strengthening
communications at Ratos," says Ratos's CEO Susanna Campbell."

For further information, please contact:
Susanna Campbell, CEO, +46 8 700 17 00
Elin Ljung, incoming Head of Corporate Communications, +46 708 66 10 40

Financial calendar from Ratos:

 Interim report January-September 2014   7 November 2014

 Year-end report 2014                    19 February 2015

 Annual General Meeting 2015             16 April 2015

 Interim report January-March 2105       7 May 2015

 Interim report January-June 2015        14 August 2015

 Interim report January-September 2015   6 November 2015


Ratos is a private equity conglomerate. The company's mission is to maximise
shareholder value over time through the professional, active and responsible
exercise of its ownership role in primarily medium to large unlisted Nordic
companies. Ratos's holdings include AH Industries, Aibel, Arcus-Gruppen, Biolin
Scientific, Bisnode, DIAB, Euromaint, GS-Hydro, Hafa Bathroom Group, HENT, HL
Display, Inwido, Jøtul, KVD, Mobile Climate Control, Nebula, Nordic Cinema Group
and SB Seating. Ratos is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm and market
capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK 18 billion.