New Head of Human Resources at Sandvik AB

Anna Vikström Persson has been appointed Senior Vice President Human Resources and member of Group Executive Management at Sandvik AB. She takes on the new position on 1 March, 2011.

Anna Vikström Persson is currently Executive Vice President and Head of Group Human Resources at the SSAB and member of its Group Executive management. She has previously held several leading positions within the human resource area in Sweden as well as abroad, among others as Head of Human Resources for Ericsson Swedish operations.

She will succeed Göran Westberg, who has so far held dual roles. He remains in the role as Executive Vice President Human Resources at Sandvik Materials Technology.

Sandviken, 20 December 2010

Sandvik Aktiebolag; (publ)

Sandvik AB discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at 11:00 a.m. on 20 December 2010.

For additional information, contact Anders Wallin, Vice President Group Communications call +46 26 26 09 20.

Sandvik is a global industrial group with advanced products and world-leading positions in selected areas – tools for metal cutting, equipment and tools for the mining and construction industries, stainless materials, special alloys, metallic and ceramic resistance materials as well as process systems. In 2009, the Group had about 44,000 employees and representation in 130 countries, with annual sales of nearly SEK 72,000 M

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